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Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

The Chinese authorities have been demolishing and shutting down churches, and their reasons for doing that are now becoming increasingly unsound. Bitter Winter has reported extensively from Henan about the demolitions and shut down of the state-sanctioned Protestant...

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Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Authorities in Henan’s Sanmenxia city have issued an order to replace crosses with Chinese national flags in the churches that belong to the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement. On August 9, the Religious Governance Steering Group in Henan’s Sanmenxia city held a...

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CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members

CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members

The newly-adopted Communist Party disciplinary regulations increase the control and punishment for religious beliefs of political cadres. On August 26, 2018, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the newly revised Disciplinary Regulations...

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