It wasn't a matter of stopping it.
It was a ban.
Stopping something might mean it wasn't possible for now, but could be possible later.
A ban, however, meant it was absolutely forbidden until there was a new policy change.
Everyone's emotions were stirred up in an instant.
"Mr. Chairman, do you know how many religions there are in the world right now, and how many believers they have?"
Someone asked a rather tactful question. He hadn't opposed Lin Qi's resolution—that would have been foolish. Everyone knew that. If they wanted to make a suggestion contrary to Lin Qi's decision, they had better persuade him tactfully rather than tell him without any reason, "That won't work."
Lin Qi was a reasonable man as well. As long as someone could persuade him, he would make concessions.
This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. In fact, it was precisely because people had successfully stopped Lin Qi before that they still didn't feel pressured despite his forceful manner.
They weren't facing a brutal dictator, but a wise arbiter possessing great wisdom.
Lin Qi nodded slightly. "There are more than two hundred different religions, and ninety-five percent of the population are believers. I've seen these figures in some reports."
"If we calculate based on the seven hundred million people under our rule, approximately six hundred and fifty million of them are believers."
Religion hadn't developed very rapidly in the past.
The rapid advancement of science had made it possible to explain many things with religious and fantastical elements, which had caused people to lose their awe and curiosity toward religion.
Religion was doing terribly among the younger generation. Those people didn't care at all about the authority of religion or the sanctity of faith.
They could make lewd jokes about those