Hundreds of Chinese pastors have signed a declaration stating that the new Regulation of Religious Affairs amounts to persecution of Christianity, and wowing to resist.
Regulation on Religious Affairs
Brand New Draft Regulation: More Restriction on Religions in China
A new regulation confines mention of religion on any Internet platform to a few government-controlled organizations that will receive a special license for very limited Web activity.
The New Religious Affairs Regulation Came into Force in 2018: What Exactly Happened?
Some hoped that with the new religious law, which was finally signed on August 26, 2017 and came into force on February 1, 2018, there would have been less control on religion. In fact, things went from bad to worse.
40 Christians Arrested for Participating in Summer Camp
The group included 28 underage students and were meeting in a remote area when the police detained them. On July 18, Xie Biao, a pastor with Justification by Faith church, organized religious summer camp in a remote forest in Sichuan’s Langzhong city. The group was...
CCP Denies Tourist Visas To Christian Citizens
The authorities refused to issue tourist visas to citizens wanting to visit South Korea. Following the implementation of the new Regulations of Religious Affairs, Chinese citizens of Christian faith are finding it difficult to obtain permission to travel out of China....
CCP Questions 39 Religious Leaders, Removes 16 in Henan
The government has dismissed leaders of official churches in Henan for not implementing central government policies sufficiently. After the implementation of the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, Cultural Revolution-style religious management policies are back in...
Government Employees Persecuted for Their Beliefs
Believers working for the state lost their jobs, homes, and privileges after their faith had been exposed. Since the new Regulation on Religious Affairs came into force in February 2018, China’s government employees, teachers, healthcare workers, and Communist Party...
Secret Document Reveals Plans for Crackdown on Religion in Liaoning
Bitter Winter has received a secret Communist Party document with a plan to close down churches and religious meeting places in Liaoning Province. Since February 2018, following the implementation of the new national Regulations on Religious Affairs, authorities in...
Forty Gathering Sites of Three-Self Church Closed Down in Henan
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 25, 2018 Forty gathering sites of the Three-Self Church - the government-controlled united Protestant church - in Guanyintang town, Henan Province, were forced to close down in a period of few months, after the new...
21 Japanese Arrested in China for Preaching
Source: Asahi Shimbun and Direct Reports from China Date: May 27, 2018 Since the newly revised Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect in February 2018, Chinese authorities have strengthened their suppression of both Chinese and foreign religious groups. On...