CCP intensifies its campaign to eradicate places of worship that don’t belong to the official Three-Self Church. Bibles destroyed, assets seized, believers arrested.
Li Guang
59 Households Left Homeless as the State Builds New Road
Violating ownership rights, authorities forced residents in a Henan Province village to give away their homes, without providing new housing or compensation.
Hui Muslims: “We’re Facing an Unprecedented Crisis of Faith”
Hailed for their loyalty to the CCP for years, the “good Muslims” are losing their preferential status and become victims of persecutions just because of ethnicity and faith.
Henan Wages Intense Crackdown on Hui Muslims’ Faith
The CCP is “sinicizing” Muslims outside Xinjiang, eliminating their culture and religion, as part of the five-year plan. Islam-related symbols are first to go.
Exorbitant Fines Imposed on Landlords of Religious Venues
Anyone renting to a house church can be punished with a steep fine – up to $ 30,000. The measure, supported with propaganda, has left many churches homeless.
“Sinicization” of State-Controlled Churches: Patriotism Instead of Bible
CCP is invading Three-Self churches: propaganda introduced into sermons, communist symbols replace crosses; even architectural style of buildings is changed.
Party-Glorifying Songs Replace Buddhist Chants
Even dances and aerobics for seniors to traditional Buddhist music are prohibited in public spaces, for fear of the spread of religion.
Chairman Mao Temple Demolished After “Bitter Winter” Report
CCP-designated “red education base” to worship communist leaders was razed to the ground day after the news appeared, to rid of this oddity and avoid humiliation.
The Purge of Religion-Related Signboards Escalates
Many businesses have been forced to change their names, eliminating any references to faith, even if the signs were not meant to be religious at all.
Mao Zedong Worshipped as Buddha
The CCP’s campaign to “exterminate Buddha” is reaching new levels of oddness: a temple in Henan Province has replaced Buddhist deities with revolutionary leaders.
Li Guang
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