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In regards to fasting 74 days, being more than Jesus' 40 days of fasting in the wilderness, one needs only to read of Moses fasting for 80 days, having obtained the Ten Commandments from God upon Mt. Sinai, then after 40 days going down to see backsliding Israel dancing before a golden calf, smashing the tablets, then going back up the mountain for a second period of 40 days. Samuel Lamb should have been familiar with this Old Testament account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.125.126 ( talk) 19:00, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
his name is Liu Zhenying. it says it in the book
The article says he's been accused of heterodox. Someone probably should cite a reference there.
The claim of going without food and water for 74 days cannot possibly be factual - human being need water much sooner than that!
Sorry, but what's with all the "citation needed" tags? Isn't it clear that that is what his book claims? Simply cite the book then! On the claim of fasting for 74 days: (not to be biting now but) it doesn't matter if you think its factual or not. That's what Yun's book says. Wikipedia is only here to give a summary of what other sources of information say (i think). -HannesJvV- ( talk) 15:43, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
In the Controversy section:
"Yun comes from the so-called ‘Born Again’ movement which is widely regarded by many house-church leaders in China as extreme, if not a heretical departure from Christian orthodoxy."
Is the Chinese Born Again movement different from the mainstream thinking on the words 'born again' which is accepted as orthodoxy in most churches? Churches define it differently, some as a lifelong process, others as a single definitive moment in life and some others as a defined period in which th person crosses the line from unbeliever to believer.
Isn't the above sentence in the article POV? Moreover it does nto cite any references. I suggest removing this.
Wayfaringstranger1976 ( talk) 16:20, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
Still missing an RS on the Allan Yuan criticism. Suggesting adding or delete that portion of the section. -- Esquire880 ( talk) 23:22, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
From my reading, the word "claim" is used 5 times in this very short article. While I have read some of Brother Yun's accounts, and some of the accounts do seem unbelievable, the burden of proof that these accounts are false lies with any detractors. Using his autobiography as a reference source is not an acceptable substantiation of these accounts. However, presenting the accounts as facts is acceptable. We don't use the word "claims" in articles that are pure myth, but present the mythic material as fact.
While I agree with the comments about his 74 day fast in the comment below being impossible, I also would refuse to deny that "impossible" things can occur. We certainly have not seen all things that can occur, and have not listed things that can not occur.
Furthermore, Brother Yun has substantiated his accounts with testimony of several of his prison mates, so miraculous or myth, I believe we owe it to the subject to present his material as fact until the detractors compile their case. 71.208.92.201 ( talk) 01:44, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
-- Brian0324, if Liu Zhenying wrote his own article, you are correct, but when someone else cites an autobiography, it is unacceptable to question the veracity of the author of the autobiography. "Autobiographical claims" can rarely be established as fact, and reliable sources may be difficult to locate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.135.16.162 ( talk) 23:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)