The CCP vs Bao Zheng, Patron Saint of the Petitioners
Legendary for his sense of justice, the divinized Medieval magistrate is worshiped by Chinese who cry for the regime’s injustice. The CCP is not amused.
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Legendary for his sense of justice, the divinized Medieval magistrate is worshiped by Chinese who cry for the regime’s injustice. The CCP is not amused.
Those running Yabo Academy in Jinshui district of Zhengzhou city were also hit by the maximum fine, 200,000 yuan (more than $27,000).
Jail penalties are increasingly severe for common devotees, guilty only of living their faith. One died in prison.
Between January and March 2021, in Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, and other provinces, devotees were arrested. Many were tortured.
Women and men are sentenced merely for being active in the church, and tortured and humiliated during their detention. Some suffer permanent harm.
Countless CAG members have been arrested following a national crackdown operation launched this September to eradicate the Church.
“Judaism is not one of the five authorized religions, and therefore is illegal,” authorities tell the century-old Jewish community.
The CCP bans all religious rites and traditions during funerals and threatens to punish local officials who allow them.
Even little keepsakes with religious content are becoming off-limits to people of faith in China, as authorities punish those who make and distribute them.
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