Hi-tech surveillance equipment is put into use for further control over believers in state-run Three-Self churches in Hubei Province and elsewhere in China.
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More Bizarre Alterations of Buddhist and Taoist Statues
The CCP is reaching new highs of “creativity” in crushing religious belief, by revamping statues of Buddha and Lao-Tzu to look like Chinese emperors and writers.
State-Run Churches Shut Down and Ruined, Congregations Merged
The CCP deploys all possible means to reduce the number of Three-Self churches, forcing congregations to sign handover agreements and manipulating them otherwise.
“Art” to Prevent Demolition: A National Catastrophe for Religious Statues
After the CCP ordered a crackdown on religious statues, many were modified in bizarre ways as this was the only alternative to destruction. Bitter Winter here collects several typical cases for our readers.
Portraits, Statues of Mao and Xi Replace Deities in Temples
To save Buddhist and Taoist temples from demolition, believers hide or remove religious statues, replace them with images of China’s past and current leaders.
Fearing Family Clans, CCP Eliminates Ancestral Halls
Tongcheng county government in Hubei Province launched a coordinated crackdown against folk religions by repurposing family shrines built to honor ancestors.
Inside the Shenzhen Family Suicide (III): CCP’s Nazi-Style Propaganda
The third in a series of three articles about an incident used by CCP propaganda to justify its persecution of The Church of Almighty God.
Inside the Shenzhen Family Suicide (II): Political Driving Force Behind Fake Case
The second in a series of three articles about an incident used by CCP propaganda to justify its persecution of The Church of Almighty God.
Mongolian Buddhism: Under the Shadow of the CCP
Since 2012, Buddhists in Mongolia are without an officially recognized Jebtsundamba, their local leader. Beijing claims Mongolia should only enthrone a CCP-friendly Jebtsundamba – or else.
Inside the Shenzhen Family Suicide (I): Fake News with Countless Holes
The first in a series of three articles about an incident used by CCP propaganda to justify its persecution of The Church of Almighty God.