Reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, the CCP’s drive to eliminate Buddhism sweeps across the country. Even icons in state-sanctioned temples are not spared.
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Comics and Vocational Courses Used to Fight Religion
People in China are bombarded with atheist propaganda in a variety of forms, as the government seeks to eliminate religion from their lives.
The New National School Textbooks: A Weapon Against Democracy and Religion
The Ministry of Education of China has uniformed and “sinicized” the curriculum, and is training teachers to use the new materials to criticize the West and promote atheism.
How Many Li Wenliangs Are There in China?
Amid the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, China’s communist government is censoring and suppressing any information that might damage its reputation.
Hubei Province Destroys Buddha Statues and Seals Off Temples
Threatened to be fired, local officials intensify crackdowns on outdoor religious statues and temples, leaving Buddhists with no place to worship.
Folk Religion Temples and Ancestral Halls Suppressed in Hubei
Ahead of central government inspections and a significant international event, the province launched numerous campaigns against religion in 2019.
CCP Cracks Down on Islamic Schools in Mosques
Mosque-based tutoring was a common way for Muslims in China to study Quran and Islamic customs. Amid government suppression, the number of schools is dwindling.
Crackdowns on House Churches in Zhejiang’s Ninghai County
During the last month of 2019, Protestants in the county’s towns and villages suffered intense persecutions, as their churches were shut down for “being illegal.”
House Churches in Heilongjiang Severely Persecuted in 2019
Nearly 100 places of worship were closed down in Daqing and Nehe cities alone. Believers were intimidated and pressured to renounce their faith, fined, arrested.
More Temples Shut Down in Hubei Province
As the crackdown on Buddhist and Taoist venues sweeps across the province, believers are left with no place to worship, and monks forced to return to secular life.