Three-Self Church clergy forced to interpret the Bible through the prism of traditional Chinese culture – part of CCP’s campaign to make religions “more Chinese.”
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Bans on Shipment of Goods Imposed to Curb Hong Kong Protests
Masks, helmets, umbrellas, and other “sensitive” items are no longer allowed to be sent from mainland China to Hong Kong and neighboring regions.
New Testimonies Help to Sort out the Mystery of Pastor’s Suicide
“Bitter Winter” uncovered more information about the suicide of Song Yongsheng, the leader of the state-run Protestant Church in Henan’s Shangqiu city.
CCP Attempts to Enforce Social Credit in Hong Kong Campuses
An analog of the system that judges people’s behavior and reliability was introduced in a Hong Kong school, jeopardizing the education of students with low credit.
CESNUR Conference in Turin, Italy: A Scholarly Look at Religious Persecution in China and the Case of The Church of Almighty God
Holly Folk, Massimo Introvigne, and J. Gordon Melton analyze CCP’s religious policy. Sen. Lucio Malan, a hero of religious liberty in Italy, greets a large audience.
Villagers Fail to Save an Ancestral Temple from Demolition
After a month of guarding the temple, residents of a village in Jiangxi’s Nanfeng county see it turned into ruins, as officials wage war against folk religions.
House Churches Stifled for Refusing to be Controlled by CCP
Religious meeting venues that go against government’s requirements to joint Three-Self Church are sealed off and their pastors arrested across China.
Singing Communist Songs While Being Christian
CCP’s idea of celebrating 70 years of the People’s Republic of China – performances of patriotic songs and dances in churches. For believers, it’s an erosion of faith.
Church of Almighty God Members Given Hefty Prison Sentences
Ten believers from Jiangxi Province, arrested last year, were sentenced to prison from 3.5 to 11 years. They did nothing wrong except practiced their faith.
What is Successful Education According to CCP?
China’s leaders believe that the main cause of radicalism – including protests in Hong Kong – is deficient patriotism and insufficient exposure to communist ideology.