“法轮功”策划于2009年2月11日至15日在华盛顿肯尼迪艺术中心上演所谓“神韵艺术团晚会”。“晚会”由同属“法轮功”的“新唐人电视台”和“华盛顿法轮大法协会”主办。近来，“法轮功”正到处宣传和兜售“晚会”门票，蒙骗观众前往观看，劝说公众以致贺信、赞助等方式支持该“晚会”。在您决定是否观看这个“晚会”之前，有必要了解一下“法轮功”及“晚会”的一些事实。
一、“法轮功”是危害社会的邪教
“法轮功”又称“法轮大法”，于20世纪90年代初起源于中国，创始人是李洪志。“法轮功” 编造和宣扬反人类、反科学的歪理邪说，对信徒实施极端精神控制，是严重危害社会、侵犯人权的邪教，是现代文明社会的毒瘤。“法轮功”头目李洪志宣称人类曾经毁灭了81次，他把“地球爆炸”推迟了30年；人类在败坏，地球是宇宙最大的垃圾站；“法轮功”是凌驾于一切宗教之上的“正法”，只要练“法轮功”就不会生病，也不会遇到危险。他甚至宣称希特勒屠杀犹太人是天象变化的结果。据不完全统计，在李洪志的欺骗下，在中国有1千多名“法轮功”信徒因病拒绝就医而死，数百名“法轮功”信徒自杀或自残，30多名无辜者被“法轮功”信徒杀害。“法轮功”口头上标榜所谓“真善忍”，实际上容不得任何不同观点。它曾多次组织信徒围攻对“法轮功”歪理邪说提出质疑的中国民众、媒体和政府机构。您如需了解有关“法轮功”的更多情况，请登录www.facts.org.cn。
二、“法轮功”是极端反华、破坏中美关系的政治组织
为保护人权和社会公众利益，中国政府于1999年依法取缔了“法轮功”邪教。但“法轮功”邪教却打着“宗教组织”的幌子继续在美国以各种手段蒙骗公众、宣扬邪教。“法轮功”还竭力从事反华和破坏中美关系的政治活动。他们捏造谎言攻击和诬蔑中国政府，诬告中国政府机构和官员，骚扰中国驻美使领馆，从事旨在破坏中国社会稳定、推翻中国政府的反华宣传，已沦为彻头彻尾的反华政治组织。“法轮功”的邪教和反华活动遭到在美华人的普遍反对和谴责。
三、“法轮功”的所谓“晚会”是其进行邪教和反华宣传的政治工具
所谓“新唐人电视台”、“神韵艺术团”都是由“法轮功”一手操纵的。近年来，“新唐人电视台”和“神韵艺术团”打着“弘扬中国文化”、“展示东方神韵”的旗号在美国搞所谓“晚会”。这些“晚会”不仅格调低俗，毫无艺术水准，还包含大量宣扬“法轮功”邪教教义、攻击中国政府的节目。如吹捧李洪志的歌曲“法轮圣王”，宣扬“法轮功”的歌曲“歌唱真善忍”和“找真相”，诬蔑中国政府“迫害法轮功”的舞蹈“归位”等。李洪志本人更公开声称，“神韵晚会”是他让各地“法轮功”组织举办的。“晚会”“不是给常人娱乐的”，而是“要展现大法弟子的风貌……救度众生、讲清真相”。事实证明，所谓“神韵晚会”根本就不是什么文艺演出，而是“法轮功”搞邪教和反华宣传，扩大影响并聚敛钱财的政治工具，是对中华文化的玷污和歪曲，是对观众的欺骗、愚弄和毒害。正因为如此，近年来，不少美国媒体发表文章谈到了“法轮功”所谓“晚会”的一些真实情况（如《纽约时报》2008年2月6日发表的A Glimpse of Chinese Culture That Some Find Hard to Watch,《洛杉矶时报》2008年1月7日发表的Ties to Falun Gong add Controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular）。
中华文化源远流长、绚丽多彩，一直受到美国公众的欢迎和喜爱。我们提醒您，在欣赏或支持有关中华文化的庆祝和演出活动时，一定要远离“法轮功”所谓“神韵晚会”，以免被“法轮功”蒙骗和利用。
Facts about the so-called 'Divine Performing Arts Spectacular'
The Falun Gong organization is planning to stage a so-called "Divine Performing Arts Spectacular" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC from February 11 to 15, 2009. The event will be cosponsored by the New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) and Falun Dafa Association of Washington, DC, which are both subordinates of the Falun Gong organization. The organization has been publicizing and selling tickets for the "Spectacular" recently in an attempt to round up audience and convince the public to endorse the event by way of sending letters of congratulations or sponsorship. Before you decide to view the show, it is necessary to find out more about Falun Gong and the "Spectacular".
1. Falun Gong is an anti-society cult.
Falun Gong, also known as "Falun Dafa", was founded by Li Hongzhi in China in early 1990s. This organization preaches heretical fallacies that are anti-humanity and anti-science, and exercises extreme mental manipulation on followers. It is a cult that seriously harms the society and violates human rights, and a cancer in the body of the modern, civilized society. Li Hongzhi, the chief ring leader of Falun Gong, says that the mankind has been destroyed 81 times, and that he has delayed the explosion of the earth by 30 years. He says that the mankind is corrupted, and the earth is the dumping ground of the universe, and that by practicing Falun Gong, the "true law" above all religion, one would never become sick or get in danger. He even claims that the Holocaust of Jewish people by Hitler was a result of the changes in celestial phenomena.According to incomplete statistics, over 1,000 cult practitioners died because they followed Li's teachings and refused to seek medical treatment for their illnesses.Several hundred practitioners committed self-mutilation or suicide. Over 30 innocent people were killed by mentally deranged practitioners of Falun Gong. Falun Gong advocates "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance". But in fact, the cult tolerates no opposing views whatsoever. It has, time and again, organized practitioners to besiege ordinary Chinese citizens, media and government institutions who questioned its fallacies. To find out more about Falun Gong organization, please visit www.facts.org.cn.
2. Falun Gong is a political group that is utterly anti-China and seeks to undermine China-US relations.
To protect human rights and the interests of the public, the Chinese Government outlawed Falun Gong cult in accordance with the laws in 1999. But here in the United States, the cult appears as a "religious group" and continues to deceive the public and preach cult messages. In addition, it is also engaged in anti-China political activities aimed at undermining China-US relations. From fabricating stories to attack and vilify the Chinese Government and filing unwarranted lawsuits against Chinese Government institutions and officials to harassing the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the US and engaging in anti-China propaganda aimed at undermining China's stability and overthrowing the Chinese Government, the cult group has sunk further and become a downright anti-China political group. The Chinese community in the US generally opposes and condemns the cult and its anti-China activities.
3. The so-called "Spectacular" is a tool of cult and anti-China agitprop.
The so-called "NTDTV" and "Divine Performing Arts" are controlled by Falun Gong cult. They have been staging the so-called "spectaculars" in the US in recent years in the name of promoting Chinese culture and showcasing the oriental charm. But in fact, tacky taste and low artistic value characterized the "spectaculars", which were also filled with cult messages and implied attacked on the Chinese Government. The program of the "spectaculars" include the "Holy Falun King" eulogizing Li Hongzhi, "A Song to Truthfulness, Benevolence and Tolerance" and "Seeking Facts" that preached the cult message and a dance playing up the rumor of "persecution on Falun Gong by Chinese Government". Li Hongzhi even claimed openly that it was he who instructed the various Falun Gong groups to organize the "divine spectaculars", and that the "spectaculars" was aimed at "showcasing the practitioners, salvation and telling the truth" rather than entertainment for ordinary people. Clearly, the so-called "divine spectaculars" is not a cultural performance but a political tool of Falun Gong to preach cult messages, spread anti-China propaganda, increase its own influence and raise fund. Such show denigrates and distorts the Chinese culture, and deceives, makes fool of and even brings harm to the audience. Quite a number of US media also carried articles about what the so-called "spectaculars" really was. (e.g. A Glimpse of Chinese Culture That Some Find Hard to Watch by New York Time on 6 February 2008 and Ties to Falun Gong add Controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular by Los Angeles Times on 7 January 2008)
The Chinese culture, with its long history and rich variety, has long been popular and loved by the American public. When endorsing or appreciating events and performances in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the public need to stay away from the so-called "divine spectacular" of the Falun Gong organization so as to avoid being deceived and used by the cult.
(Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America, January 7, 2009)