Churches refusing to join the Patriotic Catholic Association are repurposed for cultural or propaganda centers, as congregation members are driven away.
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Banning Christmas as an ‘Infiltration of Western Forces’
While prohibiting all things Christmas, China seeks to fuel nationalist sentiment among its population and teach the young about the “evil Western world.”
Coronavirus: Why Chinese Don’t Trust the CCP
The Chinese government has a consistent record of denying the truth about disasters. Bitter Winter went to a village in Shandong to uncover a significant precedent about the Lekima Typhoon.
The ‘Sinicized’ Weizhou Grand Mosque in Ningxia
Spared demolition in 2018, the mosque was ordered to be “renovated” and had all its Islamic symbols removed. It now looks like a traditional Chinese building.
Students from Xinjiang Indoctrinated for ‘Stability Maintenance’
While millions of Muslims are detained in Xinjiang’s camps, their children are subjected to “sinicized” education thousands of miles away from home.
30 Police Officers Raid a House Church in Guangdong
They first cut off the power supply, then terrorized the congregation. Two pastors were taken in for interrogation, threatened to give up their faith.
Xi Jinping’s New “Little Red Book(s)”
Chinese from all walks of life, young and old, are required to memorize and copy by hand president’s speeches to prove loyalty to the president and the CCP.
6,000+ Members of The Church of Almighty God Arrested in 2019 in China
6,132 CAG members have been arrested in China in 2019. 3,824 have been tortured, and 19 died as a result of the persecution. These are some of the figures of the third yearly report about its persecution in China.
House Churches Subjected to Increasing Persecution
To drive believers into the state-run Protestant Church, the CCP threatens to take away their social benefits, shuts down and destroys meeting venues.
Nursing Home Destroyed for Worshiping Buddha
Buddhist temples continue to be demolished across China. Even their charitable projects, like providing a home for the elderly, are not spared.