While Yiguandao’s persecution ceased, other groups had problems in post-authoritarian Taiwan. In China, Yiguandao was never really free.
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The Persecution of Yiguandao in China and Martial-Law Taiwan. 2. Repression in Taiwan, 1951–1987
Many Yiguandao followers escaped to Taiwan fleeing Mao’s persecution. But the Kuomintang regime persecuted them, too.
The Persecution of Yiguandao in China and Martial-Law Taiwan. 1. Persecution in China
For number of those arrested and executed, the crackdown on Yiguandao in Mao’s China was the largest repression of a single religious group in the history of the People’s Republic.
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Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 9. Chinese Surveillance of CAG Refugees Abroad
If CAG Chinese members have been identified by China abroad, they will be arrested if they return to their native country.
Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 8. The Passport Issue: The Freiburg Decision
In 2019 the Administrative Court of Freiburg, Germany, rejected the argument that asylum applications by CAG members who obtained a passport in China should be rejected.
Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 7. How Did They Obtain a Passport?
A typical but ill-founded argument against CAG refugees is that, if they were really persecuted in China, they could never have obtained a passport.
Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 6. Issues About Theology and the Family
Immigration authorities often misunderstand the CAG refugees’ attitude to the person they worship as Almighty God and to the family.
Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 5. The Credibility of Individual CAG Members
Some applications for asylum by CAG refugees were rejected based on the argument that their stories were not “credible.”
Church of Almighty God Refugees Asylum Claims. 4. How Do You Prove to Be a CAG Member?
While accusations that CAG “commits crimes” have become less fashionable, asylum claims are still rejected when the authorities are not persuaded the refugee is “really” a member of the church.