Chinese government officials like to come up with a vast swath of reasons, pretty much all untrue, as reasons to destroy religious sites.
Testimonies China
Criticize Xi Jinping – Expect Personal Trouble
Authorities are intensifying strict control over online activity, resulting in people being suppressed and punished for saying anything remotely critical of CCP.
Arrested for Using Chinese Character Deemed Dangerous
In China, where freedom is not free, decorating one’s own home or having a “sensitive” social media username is a license to be arrested or even sent to jail.
Shop Signs with Religious Symbols Removed
“Promoting religious belief or using religious words is not allowed in public places,” is the party line in China’s central province of Henan.
Buddhist Statue Destroyed for “Obstructing View of Pilots”
In the provinces of Sichuan and Zhejiang, authorities have demolished two large Buddhist statues under ridiculous pretenses.
Christian Beliefs Prevent a Hero From Receiving Reward
The Chinese government uses every possible means to conceal an act of bravery merely because the rescuer has a cross in his home.
Religions and Western Culture Banished from Campus
Chinese universities promote closed minds by banning religious knowledge and Western culture, as students and teachers alike find their futures threatened.
Chinese State: Build Wealth by… Destroying Property
In the topsy-turvy world that Communist China is becoming, Up is Down, False is True, and Poverty can be solved by destroying the possessions of the poor.
CCP Pits People Against Their Religious Relatives
Incited by government anti-religion propaganda, son attacks his mother, prohibiting her from practicing her faith.
Christian Suddenly Dies Within 24 Hours of Arrest
People in China are paying for their beliefs with their lives, like a member of The Church of Almighty God from Henan who died while in detention.