Taiyuan Pastors Told to Teach Christians to “Always Follow the Party”
A plan for church activities hardly includes anything Christian, and calls for studying and teaching the works of Marx and Xi Jinping, and the CCP official documents.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.
A plan for church activities hardly includes anything Christian, and calls for studying and teaching the works of Marx and Xi Jinping, and the CCP official documents.
One year and ten months in jail was the penalty for holding a sign asking to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre with prayers.
The rental of premises where the service should be held on Sunday March 5 was cancelled on Saturday night, and the police prevented several believers from leaving home.
The door lock of Deputy Deacon Xiao Lubiao’s home was repeatedly damaged, and the police told them they should stay home on Sunday.
Inspired by Putin’s crackdown on “illegal” religion, Chinese authorities now claim that pastors they do not like are guilty of “extremism.”
As the banned Bloody Holy Spirit christian movement continues to be active in China, persecution intensifies.
Gao Heng asked to commemorate Tiananmen with prayer and repentance. He was told this is a criminal offense in China.
In Beijing, Jiangsu, and Guangxi local Shouters communities were forced to close. Several members remain in jail.
Despite heavy persecution, the offshoot of the Shouters is still active in rural areas. The CCP arrests and tortures members to eradicate it.
MASSIMO INTROVIGNE
MARCO RESPINTI
CESNUR
Via Confienza 19,
10121 Turin, Italy,
Phone: 39-011-541950
We welcome submission of unpublished contributions, news, and photographs. Each submission implies the authorization for us to edit and publish texts and photographs. We reserve the right to decide which submissions are suitable for publication. Please, write to INFO@BITTERWINTER.ORG Thank you.