MODESTO, Calif.—Wally Herger is a retired Congressman of Northern California, the second congressional district. He and his wife Pam have seen Shen Yun Performing Arts three times in the past four years and this time, they brought their friend Faye Amos, a retired government employee. “You feel the beauty of God,” Herger said about New York-based Shen Yun. “You just feel everything is so beautiful. They’re so well coordinated. I could watch them forever.” Shen Yun’s values also spoke to the retired couple. They found hope in the performance saying that they saw the message of divine creation. “[The performance] mentioned how communism, and atheism is taking over the world. But there’s still good people,” Herger said. “There’s people like Shen Yun.” They were able to find a connection between Shen Yun and their own faith. Herger said that he found the traditional culture in the performance resonated with him. …