The former General Secretary of the China Taoist Association knew nothing about religion but was made by the CCP first into a Catholic and then a Taoist leader.
He Yuyan
Red Backpack: Taoist Clergy’s Mandatory Pilgrimage to a Maoist Shrine
On June 21, China Taoist Association imparted some “red education” to Taoist clergy and staff by taking them to honor a Communist Party folk hero.
Diocese of Baoding, Repression of Catholic Conscientious Objectors Continue
Those who refuse the Vatican-China deal and do not join the Patriotic Catholic Church are “disappeared.”
Taoist Seminarians Compelled to Watch Korean War Propaganda Movies
The not-so-successful film “Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack” is being used to indoctrinate future Taoist clergy on the evil of U.S. “aggressions.”
Even Taoists Are Being “Sinicized”: Shanghai Hosted the “First Forum on Sinicization of Taoism”
Taoism is quintessentially Chinese. The campaign confirms that “Sinicizing” religion does not mean making it more Chinese, but more subservient to the CCP.
China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression
After the one for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, a new data base will allow the authorities to identify priests, pastors, and imams not controlled by the CCP.
Wenzhou, Parents Asked to Sign a “Kindergarten Family Commitment Not to Believe in Religion”
In the mandator statement, they promise to educate their children to socialism and atheism.
The “Buddhist and Taoist Clergy Database,” Another CCP Imposture
Advertised as a tool against fraudulent “false monks,” it will in fact also help cracking down on Buddhist monks and Taoist priests not controlled by the CCP.
Christian from Wenzhou Prosecuted in Sichuan
Lin Xuesui wanted to be a missionary. He has ended up being a prisoner of conscience.
Yarchen Gar Buddhist Novice Nuns Deported Back to Tibet for “Reeducation”
Because of quotas limiting the number of nuns in Tibet, they went to the large monastery in Sichuan. The long arm of the CCP found them there.
He Yuyan
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.