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.
Testimonies China
The Human Price of Wuhan’s Military World Games
For residents of Hubei Province’s capital, 2019 was hard: the coronavirus virus outbreak was preceded by severe security measures ahead of the international event.
Xi Jinping’s Quotes Replace Holy Images in Catholic Churches
Churches refusing to join the Patriotic Catholic Association are repurposed for cultural or propaganda centers, as congregation members are driven away.
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.
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.
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.
Another Catholic Pilgrimage Site Demolished in Shanxi
The Gate of Heaven on the Seven Sorrows Mountain was replaced with a building in traditional Chinese style, as part of the CCP’s religion “sinicization” campaign.
People Are Risking Lives to Protect Their Rights
The CCP claims that the situation of human rights in China “is the best in history.” Two more cases prove that such statements are very far from reality.
Three-Self Churches Demolished in Henan and Shanxi
Amid intensifying religious suppression in China, even membership in an official church no longer guarantees believers that they can practice their faith.