The western media has widely reported Falun Gong as a spiritual movement. However, the damage that Falun Gong did to the Chinese society seems to be ignored. The media in China has extensively reported its direct social damage. In the guise of health-building, Falun claims that those who sincerely practice Falun Gong will not fall sick or encounter danger. It also says that birth, old age, disease and death are karma retribution. Taking medicine merely presses back karma, so one can not cure disease by taking medicine. Deceived by such fallacies, many Falun Gong practitioners refuse to take medicine or consult doctors when they fall ill. Some Falun Gong practitioners claimed that they felt much better and their illnesses were gone after practicing Falun Gong. In fact, it was not due to any miraculous effects of Falun Gong. People with common medical knowledge will know that human beings can build up anti-bodies by doing exercises, adjusting mood, or cultivating mind quietness.
However, Falun Gong uses suggestion psychology and exaggerates its efficacy. Falun Gong repeatedly stimulates the practitioners by suggesting that it "gives them supernatural perception" and "the wheel of law revolving constantly in the abdomen."
As a result, some people with weak psycho characters will have fantasy and fall into mental distress. They may do some extremist things and result in tragedies. Up until now, more than 1,600 people in China have died of committing suicide or refusing medical treatment. Falun Gong has destroyed the normal life of many practitioners' families and has done very grave harm to the Chinese society.
He Huang
Chinese Friendship Association President
Original text from: http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/2001/11/11-27-01tdc/11-27-01dops-letter-04.asp
