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worship of the heavens and the earth entered the teachings and for cen-
turies, almost all government agencies, traditions and the social order
were based on Confucius’s heretic beliefs. Between the years of 1313

and 1905, the entry exams for civil servants required knowledge of “the
four books of Confucius” and until 1912, this system was an obligatory
subject in the education system. Consequently, whole generations
emerged that lived only for the world, never reflected on death, the
hereafter or Judgment Day, seeking happiness instead in perverse and
meaningless rituals.
The influence of Confucianism began to decline in 1911 when the
empire collapsed. During Mao’s reign, Confucianism was declared the
arch enemy and he had first all religious centers subordinated to the
central authority, and then turned them into Maoist propaganda cen-

Maoists held anti-Confucian rallies all over China, and resorted to all forms
of oppression in order to eradicate Confucianism from the country.

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)