Elderly Christians across China are deprived of government subsidies if they continue practicing their faith.
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Three-Self Churches Ordered to Unite with the Communist Party
The clergy and management of state-run Protestant churches are evaluated on their patriotism and adherence to the CCP rule. Those who fail are dismissed.
48 State-Run Churches Shut Down in One County in Two Weeks
Protestants in Jiangxi Province’s Yugan county have been suffering CCP’s persecution for the past few years. Attacks renewed after coronavirus lockdown was lifted.
House Church Venues Closed, Demolished in Jiangxi Province
As soon as coronavirus lockdown lifted, house churches immediately felt the resurgence of CCP’s crackdowns, aimed at forcing them to join the state-run church.
Catholics Disallowed Religious Funerals
Even the dead are not spared religious persecution in China, as most religious ceremonies are prohibited, and symbols are removed from believers’ gravesites.
Hotels Penalized for ‘Insufficient Control’ of Uyghur Guests
The CCP’s unyielding control over Muslims from Xinjiang extends to every aspect of their daily life, including travel and staying in hotels.
In Jiangxi Province, Crosses Removed from Churches, Cemeteries
As part of the ongoing campaign to eradicate religions, the regime disposes of religious symbols, pressures believers to give up God, and follow the Communist Party.
Eradication of Jiangxi Province’s House Churches in Full Swing
Unregistered Protestant churches were continuously pressured in 2019 to join the state-run Three-Self Church. Crackdowns don’t seem to ease down this year.
Coronavirus Doesn’t Stop Religious Persecution in China
The CCP continues harassing people of faith amid the outbreak of the deadly virus, accusing those who pray for the ill and dead of “endangering social stability.”
Coronavirus: CCP Censorships Makes the Epidemic Worse
Chinese reporters talk to Bitter Winter about how they are prohibited from publishing real news about the epidemic. They should follow the official guidelines and press releases, thus depriving their readers of potentially vital information.
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