Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Falun Gong" in French language version.
.« The entire issue of the supposed cultic nature of Falun Gong was a red herring from the beginning, cleverly exploited by the Chinese state to blunt the appeal of Falun Gong and the effectiveness of the group's activities outside of China »
« This book has, I hope, illustrated that, however we may personally react to Li Hongzhi’s writings and whatever political course the Falun Gong movement may have taken since 1999, large numbers of perfectly normal people have been able to find spiritual significance in the scriptures and corporal technologies offered by Falun Dafa. We can decide that Falun Gong is not for us, but refusal to respect the beliefs of others is at best disinterest-callous disinterest when the beliefs are used to justify persecution—and at worst bigotry. »
.« The entire issue of the supposed cultic nature of Falun Gong was a red herring from the beginning, cleverly exploited by the Chinese state to blunt the appeal of Falun Gong and the effectiveness of the group's activities outside of China »