The campaign against large open-air religious icons is now targeting the dead: they are not allowed to rest in peace in the company of deities.
China
The Grooming of Chinese Atheists Starts in Kindergartens
Even the very young are giving oaths to the Communist Party, pledging to resist religion and report on believers in their families.
In Xinjiang, Even Nan Bread Is Being “Sinicized”
Nan bread is a sacred sign of Uyghur identity and is usually decorated with traditional symbols. Now, the CCP wants nan “sinicized” with Communist slogans.
Ancient Temple Sealed off on False Accusations
As the CCP continues its crackdown on religious belief, even objects designated as protected historical and cultural sites do not escape destruction.
Officials Pledge to Suppress Religions
The CCP is making local party functionaries personally responsible for monitoring believers and eradicating unwanted religious groups.
Bitter Winter To Co-Host Tiananmen Commemorative Rally in Washington D.C.
Our magazine joins several religious organizations, NGOs in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 massacre.
Sermons with Too Much Religion Not Allowed
The CCP is demanding state-approved preachers to replace the words of God with Communist ideology and Confucian values.
Four Years of Hell on Earth
A member of The Church of Almighty God recounts torture and indoctrination at the hands of Chinese authorities after she was arrested at the age of 21.
Religious Drug Addiction Center Suppressed in Guangzhou
Anything religion-related is off limits in the country. Welfare and support centers established by believers or churches are closed down.
Deceived Twice in 2 Years, Believers Left with no Church
Authorities destroy a Three-Self church in a Henan county, promising to rebuild it, but instead, clamp down on the construction of a new one.