China syndrome…again!
News is that wheat from China, tainted with rat poison, may be the culprit in poisoning and killing Canadian and American pets. (Why would we ever purchase Chinese wheat in the first place, the U.S. and Canada surely produce enough for our consumption - right?)
The tainted wheat comes from a country that flays dogs and cats alive for their fur, which also finds its way into U.S. markets. Realizing this, I was on a personal campaign to boycott Chinese products. Because of the fur thing, I reevaluated products from a country that neither respects animal or human rights. The persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in China has been well known, yet was considered by many Catholics (myself included) a separate issue from economics and our insatiable appetite for cheap manufactured goods to appease our conspicuous consumption and greed.
When the proposal to limit buying Chinese manufactured products was made at the company where I was formerly employed, the argument was that they cannot find equal quality products for the cost of Chinese goods - and the mark-ups are terrific. A principal of the company told me, “I’m sure there are many conversions as a result of the Chinese creating religious product for export.”
I’m not so sure. The selling of religious articles, along with the accompanying prosperity does not seem to have helped their faith that much. Which gives me reasonable doubt that the Chinese will be converted through exploitaion, even if the products they produce are religious, they are just getting a better paycheck. Some Christians, even Catholics, equate prosperity with blessings - it is their measure in life.
