Both Three-Self and house church venues have been demolished under various pretexts in Shaanxi, Anhui, and other provinces. Exclusive videos and pictures from Bitter Winter.
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The CCP Cuts the Number of Churches Through Mergers
To prevent people from worshiping close to their homes, authorities across China close state-run Protestant venues and force believers to attend other churches.
Churches Told to Worship the CCP or Face Closure
Government propaganda continues to invade China’s places of worship, as they are turned into publicity centers to promote the Communist Party and its leaders.
Closed Churches Ordered to Be Sold, Rented, or Destroyed
Local governments repurpose places of worship and turn them into propaganda centers, entertainment venues, or factories. Some are even leveled to the ground.
Religious Venues Shut After Assessment of Local Party Cadres
Countless places of worship suffer devastating consequences as local authorities do anything to please CCP’s visiting higher-ups.
Facial Recognition Cameras Installed in State-Run Religious Venues
More than 200 facial recognition cameras were installed in churches and temples in one Jiangxi Province county. This alarming practice is spreading across China.
Clergy Ordered to Promote the Communist Party in Sermons
The government increases censorship on was is said in state-run Protestant churches, demanding pastors and preachers to advocate CCP policies and praise its leaders.
State-Run Protestant Churches Demolished on Bogus Pretexts
Even members of government-approved churches find it hard to practice their faith, as authorities throughout China exert increasingly harsh suppression measures.
Believers Forced to Renounce Faith for Social Benefits
People of faith who receive subsistence allowances from the government face a hard decision to choose between religion and sustaining their livelihood.
‘Xi Jinping’s Religious Persecution Harsher than Mao Zedong’s’
Members of state-run Protestant churches suffer unmatched harassment at the hands of authorities, as their worship places are demolished on trumped-up pretexts.