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The Tiananmen Square massacre fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/07/militant-atheists-caused-massive-and.html Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity]</ref>
 
The Tiananmen Square massacre fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/07/militant-atheists-caused-massive-and.html Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity]</ref>
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==Recognition==
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On June 14, 1989, Former President [[Ronald Reagan]] spoke about the massacre.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/14/world/reagan-gets-a-red-carpet-from-british.html Reagan Gets A Red Carpet From British], [[The New York Times]], June 14, 1989, "''You cannot massacre an idea, you cannot run tanks over hope. You cannot riddle a people's yearning with bullets.  Those heroic Chinese students who gave their lives have released the spirit of democracy and it cannot be called back. That spirit is loose upon the world this spring''."</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcuniversalarchives.com/nbcuni/clip/5112542724_007.do President Reagan Speaks Out on Tiananmen Square Massacre], [[NBC]]</ref>  He said: "''The seeds of democracy have been planted.  It may take years or even decades before the people of these countries can sit in the shade of democracy, but sit in the shade of democracy they someday will.''"
      
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