Three-Self Churches Under Constant Government Surveillance
The CCP has installed cameras in places of worship to ensure complete control and punish those who don’t worship according to its regulations.
Three-Self Church
Approved by the State but Not Allowed to Function
While the CCP governs the Three-Self Church, many of its venues are not issued religious activity registration certificates and are subsequently stifled and shut.
Three-Self Church Clergy Punished for Not Preaching CCP’s Dogma
To accelerate the “sinicization” of religion, China’s regime compels preachers to indoctrinate congregations and turns places of worship into propaganda centers.
Crosses Purged from Churches in Northeastern China
The CCP’s campaign to remove religious symbols from places of worship continues unabated, as believers are harassed in places of worship and at home.
Numerous Protestant Churches Stifled in Hubei Province
In the past year, not only unregistered house churches but also state-controlled Three-Self churches in Hubei suffered severe clampdowns.
China’s Police Probe People Amid Expanding Online Censorship
Sending “sensitive” messages, even reposting or liking anything the government deems “harmful” to its regime, may put you under investigation.
Three-Self Churches Demolished in Henan and Shanxi
Amid intensifying religious suppression in China, even membership in an official church no longer guarantees believers that they can practice their faith.
Government Persecutions Result in Church Workers’ Deaths
Even state-run churches are not spared CCP’s endless harassments. Two directors of Three-Self churches in Henan died after crackdowns on their places of worship.
Christians Not Allowed to Hold Religious Funerals
Rules and regulations prohibiting religious funerary rituals are being adopted across China, as the government promotes “civilized secular” traditions.
