The CCP intensifies sanctions on Christian Sunday schools and summer camps while strengthening patriotic education to foster the new generation of Party followers.
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Folk Religion Temples Wiped Out Across China
After the coronavirus lockdown restrictions were lifted in April, authorities took to destroying temples on various pretexts.
Unapproved Buddhist Books Confiscated and Burned
Local authorities across China confiscate from temples and shops materials that are not sanctioned by the state and investigate their distribution channels.
Want to Keep Your Temple? Worship Mao Zedong
Amid the nationwide crackdowns on religions, only the venues venerating Chairman Mao are protected from closures and demolitions.
Facial Recognition Cameras Installed in State-Run Religious Venues
More than 200 facial recognition cameras were installed in churches and temples in one Jiangxi Province county. This alarming practice is spreading across China.
Vatican and China Renew Their Agreement
The Holy See admits that “extremely painful situations” are not solved, but claims it is too early to assess the effects of the deal.
Clergy Ordered to Promote the Communist Party in Sermons
The government increases censorship on was is said in state-run Protestant churches, demanding pastors and preachers to advocate CCP policies and praise its leaders.
State-Run Protestant Churches Demolished on Bogus Pretexts
Even members of government-approved churches find it hard to practice their faith, as authorities throughout China exert increasingly harsh suppression measures.
New High School Textbooks for Patriotic Education
The new teaching materials are one more tool to indoctrinate China’s youth by promoting Maoism and slating Western democratic values.
550+ Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in 4 Months
Adherents to this banned religious movement, a key target of CCP’s persecutions, were taken into custody in Jiangxi, Henan, and Guangdong provinces.