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The law does not prohibit religious believers from holding public office; however, most influential positions in government are reserved for Party members, and Communist Party officials state that Party membership and religious belief are incompatible.  This has a disproportionate effect in such minority-inhabited areas as Xinjiang and Tibet.  Party membership also is required for almost all high-level positions in government and in state-owned businesses and organizations.  The Communist Party reportedly issued a circular in 1997 ordering Party members not to adhere to religious beliefs.  This followed a 1995 document circulated to Party organizations at the provincial level ordering the expulsion of Party members who belonged to any religious organization, whether open or clandestine.  There were reports that the Government issued a circular in early 1999 to remind Party cadres that religion was incompatible with Party membership, a theme reflected in authori ... [Read More]