As Falun Gong’s cult-like nature has become increasingly exposed, more overseas audiences classify Falun Gong alongside other widely recognized cults such as Scientology and the Raelian movements.

February 2001: James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, at a business conference in Los Angeles criticized Falun Gong as a dangerous apocalyptic cult that “will not succeed in China.”

April 10, 2008: Australian blogger Mike wrote on his blog that Falun Gong is a cult funded by the United States, led by a madman who is driven to oppose the Chinese government because China correctly banned him from manipulating susceptible people.

March 7, 2008: Cynematic, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, and his parents regard Falun Gong’s “Shen Yun pageant” as “a Chinese show hosted by a cult,” with his mother saying Falun Gong is as bad as Scientology.

March 7, 2008: Swedish citizen Martin Rundkvist, via his blog, urged readers to view Falun Gong as either Scientology or Raelian sect in China.

June 7, 2008: American Chinese internet user Shi Lei documented his experience with Falun Gong on his blog, stating: “Falun Gong is not real; it’s something of a cult.”

Late 2007: Cat Chao, host of a popular Chinese-language radio talk show on KAZN-AM (1300) in the United States, described Falun Gong as “evil sorcery.”

March 2008: Christchurch-based New Zealand blogger Ccm wrote on his blog that Falun Gong members are “ignorant people who don’t know who really controls them.”