Eager to prove to higher-ups their gusto in suppressing religions, Xingyang city authorities shattered numerous Christian and folk religion places of worship.
Three-Self Church
Three-Self Clergy Warn Congregations to Beware of Fake Believers
With increasing surveillance by undercover agents in state-approved churches, churchgoers must exercise caution to avoid being implicated and suppressed.
Over 100 Believers Pressured to Agree to Church Demolition
When members of the congregation refused, authorities in Shaanxi still destroyed a state-approved Protestant church, under a trumped-up pretext.
“Sinicization” of State-Controlled Churches: Patriotism Instead of Bible
CCP is invading Three-Self churches: propaganda introduced into sermons, communist symbols replace crosses; even architectural style of buildings is changed.
Three-Self Clergy Beaten and Arrested for Disagreeing with the State
Preachers and pastors from state-approved Three-Self Church continue to suffer violent abuse for any divergence from the CCP’s plan to suppress people of faith.
With More Restrictions, Three-Self Churches Becoming Prison-Like Cages
The CCP is strictly controlling state-appointed pastors and preachers, as well as congregation members, limiting their worshiping to the areas where they live.
Three-Self Church Members Refuse to Worship Communist God
Despite harsh crackdowns on non-sanctioned places of worship, ever more state-approved church believers join them, preferring life in danger to indoctrination.
“Sinicization” of Hymns to Praise the Party
Patriotic ideology and traditional Chinese culture forcefully replacing religious activities, churches pressured to stage plays and operas to transform faith.
Surveillance Cameras Besiege Three-Self Churches
Believers in government-controlled churches have their personal and religious freedoms violated, as authorities watch their every move.
Churches Shut Down, Demolished—Despite Deals with CCP
The compromises Three-Self churches made with the Chinese government only brought intensified persecution, not peace.