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 magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Famous schools must cut all ties with their historical past, shedding robes and statues and names that evoke their Buddhist origins.
Employers in China are requiring that workers sign “no-faith” commitments or else be at risk of losing their jobs and livelihood.
Government agents attend all services, and church members themselves are bribed to inform for the government, leading to paranoia among believers.
In the provinces of Sichuan and Zhejiang, authorities have demolished two large Buddhist statues under ridiculous pretenses.
Reminiscent of early Christians, Chinese Catholics must move in secret and meet in out-of-the-way places, while priests face arrest if caught.
Authorities are coming up with absurd reasons for taking away Christians’ ability to worship and preach. The new one is the age of preachers.
China’s suppression of religious belief is at its worst since the Cultural Revolution, and Christian house churches are especially targeted.
With the help of the “four requirements” policy, the CCP is seeking to penetrate churches with communist symbols and ideology to eliminate religion completely.
The march to establish religion “with Chinese characteristics” continues, with Buddhist temples now feeling the pressure, compromising their beliefs.
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