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FRESNO, Calif.—On the afternoon of Oct. 31, while many in town were gearing up to go trick-or-treating, some lucky few were at William Saroyan Theatre, experiencing pure divinity through art. Shen Yun had arrived just the day before for a two-day run. Shen Yun, a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company, has become world-renowned for its colorful and touching performances since its inception in 2006. Its mission is to reawaken the world to what China was like before the communist takeover in 1949. A common theme with audience responses everywhere is that while the show introduces them to particulars of a foreign culture, the central thread of belief is in a Creator who is universal, no matter the faith of the viewer. Arnold and Gwen Tackett are both counselors and pastors. They learned of Shen Yun through television and were duly impressed by the colors, acting, and the overall effect of …