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Bitter Winter

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Regulation on Religious Affairs

Students at a Shaolin martial arts school

02/26/2019 Wang Yichi

Shaolin Martial Arts Schools Forced to Take “Red Road”

Famous schools must cut all ties with their historical past, shedding robes and statues and names that evoke their Buddhist origins.

A distressed and depressed man

02/24/2019 Shen Xinran

Christians Are Losing Jobs Due to Beliefs

Employers in China are requiring that workers sign “no-faith” commitments or else be at risk of losing their jobs and livelihood.

The church is in a gathering

02/08/2019 Zhou Xiaolu

Agents and Moles Infiltrate Churches

Government agents attend all services, and church members themselves are bribed to inform for the government, leading to paranoia among believers.

Maitreya statue has been covered up

02/05/2019 Sun Kairui

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.

The Catholic church in Xintaizi has been sealed off

02/03/2019 Yang Xiangwen

Underground Catholic Churches Forced to the Catacombs

Reminiscent of early Christians, Chinese Catholics must move in secret and meet in out-of-the-way places, while priests face arrest if caught.

Preaching giver

02/02/2019 Li Ping

Preachers of State-Sanctioned Churches Losing Their Permits

Authorities are coming up with absurd reasons for taking away Christians’ ability to worship and preach. The new one is the age of preachers.

Propaganda posters with new Regulations on Religious Affairs

01/30/2019 An Xin

House Churches’ Choice: State-Run Church or Persecution

China’s suppression of religious belief is at its worst since the Cultural Revolution, and Christian house churches are especially targeted.

The national flag displayed on the wall of a church

01/25/2019 Zhou Xiaolu

Inside China’s “Red Revolution” to Eliminate Religion

With the help of the “four requirements” policy, the CCP is seeking to penetrate churches with communist symbols and ideology to eliminate religion completely.

Political slogans

01/16/2019 Zhou Xiaolu

Buddhist Temples Face “Sinicization” and Coercion

The march to establish religion “with Chinese characteristics” continues, with Buddhist temples now feeling the pressure, compromising their beliefs.

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