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Apr 4, 2019 11:34:59   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
As American Christians, we still have the freedom to choose to believe and to worship as we please. Let us appreciate this and take advantage of it to the fullest, as we pray to thank Almighty God and petition Him, that our freedom may continue, and always in Jesus' Name.

Chinese City Pays Citizens $1,500 to Be a ‘Mini Judas’ and Turn in Christians
Persecution Rising in China

| ChristianHeadlines.com | Wednesday, April 3, 2019


China’s crackdown on Christianity escalated on March 20th when the government of the fifth-largest city began issuing rewards to those who report “illegal religious activities,” including house church meetings.

The Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Guangzhou said it would reward prizes of 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yuan ($450, $750 and $1,500 U.S.) to Chinese citizens who spot and turn in their neighbors to government officials, according to Asia News.

The size of the prize will depend on the scale of the illegal activity.

All churches in China are required to register with the government. Some churches, though, face severe restrictions in how they worship and practice their faith. Because of this, millions of Chinese Christians worship underground.

“The authorities could not have picked a better time, just before Easter to introduce these measures,” a priest told AsiaNews. “At this time, we often meditate on the passion of Jesus and Judas’ treachery for 30 pieces of silver. The Guangzhou government wants to turn people into many mini Judas.”

Guangzhou, with 11 million people, is the fifth-largest city in China and the capital of the province of Guangdong.

Last year Guangzhou authorities shut down the 5,000-member Rongguili Church, but members still meet in homes, Asia News reported.

Referencing the new regulations, one Christian woman told the website, “Now here in China we live in a Big Brother atmosphere.” Under the new law, citizens can report suspicious Christian activities at the government office, by phone or via letter.

The law lists as dangerous people who “establish religious places without authorization; non-religious groups; non-religious institutions; non-religious places, temporary places of worship, religious activities and religious donations.” This includes “organizing unauthorized religious courses, conferences, unauthorized pilgrimages,” AsiaNews said.

Children under 18 are not allowed to take part in Mass or catechism, according to AsiaNews.

What little freedom Chinese Christians had is now being taken away: Provincial officials have demolished crosses, cracked down on house churches, arrested pastors, and put officially-recognized churches under tighter control.

Thus, the recent report out of Liaoning province, a region near the border with North Korea, shouldn’t surprise us. It should trouble and appall us, but not surprise us.

According to the Australian website MercatorNet, the Education Bureau of Lishan district” in Liaoning “issued a plan for the campaign to resist religious beliefs in kindergartens.”

The plan prohibits schools from “hiring new teachers who hold religious beliefs.” With regard to existing teachers, it calls for increased supervision, including “comprehensive inspections of teachers’ preparation for lessons in order to root out any and all religious content.”

But the plan doesn’t stop with teachers. Students, as well as teachers, are now required to “sign a commitment statement promising they won’t browse religious websites or participate in religious forums.” The statement reads in part, “I will adhere to the correct political direction, advocate science, promote atheism, and oppose theism.”

These are kindergartners!

It’s not only in that province. Students in other parts of China have also been coerced into signing anti-religious pledges. And there are reports of students who, because they refused to sign, have been beaten.

Christians have been in the crosshairs of the Xi Jinping cult. Believers in south China have been forced to take down pictures of Jesus from their walls and replace them with pictures of Xi Jinping.

Not only is he a jealous would-be god, he’s also an insecure one. To understand why, you need to understand that the source of the Communist Party’s legitimacy has been economic growth. For the past forty years, the Chinese people have been asked to trade certain freedoms that we take for granted, such as freedom of speech and religion, for increasing prosperity. That trade has preserved a measure of social order.

But now, many economists see signs that the good times are coming to an end in China. In fact, that may be an understatement. It could be something even worse. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early.”

Unfortunately, short of divine intervention, it may be that things will get significantly worse. Xi Jinping has become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. Like Mao, Xi has fostered a cult of personality. He calls himself lingxiu, a reverential term for “leader” not heard since the days of Mao. It’s very similar to what Fuehrer means in German. Fawning coverage of Xi in official media borders on self-parody.

In other words, the Communist Party may not be able to keep up its end of the bargain. If they fail, ordinary Chinese people could remember everything they’ve had to put up with and get angry. Very angry.

So how will Xi respond to this? We already know the answer to that question. He will crack down even harder. Cult leaders don’t admit mistakes, much less give up their power voluntarily. They look for scapegoats and hunt for heretics.

In China, Christians qualify as both. As adherents to what many Chinese regard as a “Western” religion, their loyalties can be called into question. And they’ll likely not join Xi’s cult of personality, so they will be ideal targets.

All of this is why our Christian brothers and sisters there need our prayers. And our voice. We must urge our our government and all U. S. corporations that do business in China to use their influence on behalf of persecuted Chinese Christians.



Michael Foust
John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera

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Apr 4, 2019 11:59:49   #
bahmer
 
Zemirah wrote:
As American Christians, we still have the freedom to choose to believe and to worship as we please. Let us appreciate this and take advantage of it to the fullest, as we pray to thank Almighty God and petition Him, that our freedom may continue, and always in Jesus' Name.

Chinese City Pays Citizens $1,500 to Be a ‘Mini Judas’ and Turn in Christians
Persecution Rising in China

| ChristianHeadlines.com | Wednesday, April 3, 2019


China’s crackdown on Christianity escalated on March 20th when the government of the fifth-largest city began issuing rewards to those who report “illegal religious activities,” including house church meetings.

The Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Guangzhou said it would reward prizes of 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yuan ($450, $750 and $1,500 U.S.) to Chinese citizens who spot and turn in their neighbors to government officials, according to Asia News.

The size of the prize will depend on the scale of the illegal activity.

All churches in China are required to register with the government. Some churches, though, face severe restrictions in how they worship and practice their faith. Because of this, millions of Chinese Christians worship underground.

“The authorities could not have picked a better time, just before Easter to introduce these measures,” a priest told AsiaNews. “At this time, we often meditate on the passion of Jesus and Judas’ treachery for 30 pieces of silver. The Guangzhou government wants to turn people into many mini Judas.”

Guangzhou, with 11 million people, is the fifth-largest city in China and the capital of the province of Guangdong.

Last year Guangzhou authorities shut down the 5,000-member Rongguili Church, but members still meet in homes, Asia News reported.

Referencing the new regulations, one Christian woman told the website, “Now here in China we live in a Big Brother atmosphere.” Under the new law, citizens can report suspicious Christian activities at the government office, by phone or via letter.

The law lists as dangerous people who “establish religious places without authorization; non-religious groups; non-religious institutions; non-religious places, temporary places of worship, religious activities and religious donations.” This includes “organizing unauthorized religious courses, conferences, unauthorized pilgrimages,” AsiaNews said.

Children under 18 are not allowed to take part in Mass or catechism, according to AsiaNews.

What little freedom Chinese Christians had is now being taken away: Provincial officials have demolished crosses, cracked down on house churches, arrested pastors, and put officially-recognized churches under tighter control.

Thus, the recent report out of Liaoning province, a region near the border with North Korea, shouldn’t surprise us. It should trouble and appall us, but not surprise us.

According to the Australian website MercatorNet, the Education Bureau of Lishan district” in Liaoning “issued a plan for the campaign to resist religious beliefs in kindergartens.”

The plan prohibits schools from “hiring new teachers who hold religious beliefs.” With regard to existing teachers, it calls for increased supervision, including “comprehensive inspections of teachers’ preparation for lessons in order to root out any and all religious content.”

But the plan doesn’t stop with teachers. Students, as well as teachers, are now required to “sign a commitment statement promising they won’t browse religious websites or participate in religious forums.” The statement reads in part, “I will adhere to the correct political direction, advocate science, promote atheism, and oppose theism.”

These are kindergartners!

It’s not only in that province. Students in other parts of China have also been coerced into signing anti-religious pledges. And there are reports of students who, because they refused to sign, have been beaten.

Christians have been in the crosshairs of the Xi Jinping cult. Believers in south China have been forced to take down pictures of Jesus from their walls and replace them with pictures of Xi Jinping.

Not only is he a jealous would-be god, he’s also an insecure one. To understand why, you need to understand that the source of the Communist Party’s legitimacy has been economic growth. For the past forty years, the Chinese people have been asked to trade certain freedoms that we take for granted, such as freedom of speech and religion, for increasing prosperity. That trade has preserved a measure of social order.

But now, many economists see signs that the good times are coming to an end in China. In fact, that may be an understatement. It could be something even worse. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early.”

Unfortunately, short of divine intervention, it may be that things will get significantly worse. Xi Jinping has become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. Like Mao, Xi has fostered a cult of personality. He calls himself lingxiu, a reverential term for “leader” not heard since the days of Mao. It’s very similar to what Fuehrer means in German. Fawning coverage of Xi in official media borders on self-parody.

In other words, the Communist Party may not be able to keep up its end of the bargain. If they fail, ordinary Chinese people could remember everything they’ve had to put up with and get angry. Very angry.

So how will Xi respond to this? We already know the answer to that question. He will crack down even harder. Cult leaders don’t admit mistakes, much less give up their power voluntarily. They look for scapegoats and hunt for heretics.

In China, Christians qualify as both. As adherents to what many Chinese regard as a “Western” religion, their loyalties can be called into question. And they’ll likely not join Xi’s cult of personality, so they will be ideal targets.

All of this is why our Christian brothers and sisters there need our prayers. And our voice. We must urge our our government and all U. S. corporations that do business in China to use their influence on behalf of persecuted Chinese Christians.



Michael Foust
John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera
As American Christians, we still have the freedom ... (show quote)


Amen and Amen I will keep them in my prayers. Thanks Zemirah

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Apr 4, 2019 12:09:24   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
Thank you, Bahmer,

for your steadfastness.

Have a blessed weekend.

Warm weather is finally on the rise here.

Hope that's true for you.


bahmer wrote:
Amen and Amen I will keep them in my prayers. Thanks Zemirah

Reply
 
 
Apr 4, 2019 12:24:56   #
bahmer
 
Zemirah wrote:
Thank you, Bahmer,

for your steadfastness.

Have a blessed weekend.

Warm weather is finally on the rise here.

Hope that's true for you.


Yes slowly but surely spring is coming some days more slowly than surely tomorrow is to be 62 but today will barely make the high 40's.

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Apr 5, 2019 07:23:16   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Zemirah wrote:
As American Christians, we still have the freedom to choose to believe and to worship as we please. Let us appreciate this and take advantage of it to the fullest, as we pray to thank Almighty God and petition Him, that our freedom may continue, and always in Jesus' Name.

Chinese City Pays Citizens $1,500 to Be a ‘Mini Judas’ and Turn in Christians
Persecution Rising in China

| ChristianHeadlines.com | Wednesday, April 3, 2019


China’s crackdown on Christianity escalated on March 20th when the government of the fifth-largest city began issuing rewards to those who report “illegal religious activities,” including house church meetings.

The Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Guangzhou said it would reward prizes of 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yuan ($450, $750 and $1,500 U.S.) to Chinese citizens who spot and turn in their neighbors to government officials, according to Asia News.

The size of the prize will depend on the scale of the illegal activity.

All churches in China are required to register with the government. Some churches, though, face severe restrictions in how they worship and practice their faith. Because of this, millions of Chinese Christians worship underground.

“The authorities could not have picked a better time, just before Easter to introduce these measures,” a priest told AsiaNews. “At this time, we often meditate on the passion of Jesus and Judas’ treachery for 30 pieces of silver. The Guangzhou government wants to turn people into many mini Judas.”

Guangzhou, with 11 million people, is the fifth-largest city in China and the capital of the province of Guangdong.

Last year Guangzhou authorities shut down the 5,000-member Rongguili Church, but members still meet in homes, Asia News reported.

Referencing the new regulations, one Christian woman told the website, “Now here in China we live in a Big Brother atmosphere.” Under the new law, citizens can report suspicious Christian activities at the government office, by phone or via letter.

The law lists as dangerous people who “establish religious places without authorization; non-religious groups; non-religious institutions; non-religious places, temporary places of worship, religious activities and religious donations.” This includes “organizing unauthorized religious courses, conferences, unauthorized pilgrimages,” AsiaNews said.

Children under 18 are not allowed to take part in Mass or catechism, according to AsiaNews.

What little freedom Chinese Christians had is now being taken away: Provincial officials have demolished crosses, cracked down on house churches, arrested pastors, and put officially-recognized churches under tighter control.

Thus, the recent report out of Liaoning province, a region near the border with North Korea, shouldn’t surprise us. It should trouble and appall us, but not surprise us.

According to the Australian website MercatorNet, the Education Bureau of Lishan district” in Liaoning “issued a plan for the campaign to resist religious beliefs in kindergartens.”

The plan prohibits schools from “hiring new teachers who hold religious beliefs.” With regard to existing teachers, it calls for increased supervision, including “comprehensive inspections of teachers’ preparation for lessons in order to root out any and all religious content.”

But the plan doesn’t stop with teachers. Students, as well as teachers, are now required to “sign a commitment statement promising they won’t browse religious websites or participate in religious forums.” The statement reads in part, “I will adhere to the correct political direction, advocate science, promote atheism, and oppose theism.”

These are kindergartners!

It’s not only in that province. Students in other parts of China have also been coerced into signing anti-religious pledges. And there are reports of students who, because they refused to sign, have been beaten.

Christians have been in the crosshairs of the Xi Jinping cult. Believers in south China have been forced to take down pictures of Jesus from their walls and replace them with pictures of Xi Jinping.

Not only is he a jealous would-be god, he’s also an insecure one. To understand why, you need to understand that the source of the Communist Party’s legitimacy has been economic growth. For the past forty years, the Chinese people have been asked to trade certain freedoms that we take for granted, such as freedom of speech and religion, for increasing prosperity. That trade has preserved a measure of social order.

But now, many economists see signs that the good times are coming to an end in China. In fact, that may be an understatement. It could be something even worse. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early.”

Unfortunately, short of divine intervention, it may be that things will get significantly worse. Xi Jinping has become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. Like Mao, Xi has fostered a cult of personality. He calls himself lingxiu, a reverential term for “leader” not heard since the days of Mao. It’s very similar to what Fuehrer means in German. Fawning coverage of Xi in official media borders on self-parody.

In other words, the Communist Party may not be able to keep up its end of the bargain. If they fail, ordinary Chinese people could remember everything they’ve had to put up with and get angry. Very angry.

So how will Xi respond to this? We already know the answer to that question. He will crack down even harder. Cult leaders don’t admit mistakes, much less give up their power voluntarily. They look for scapegoats and hunt for heretics.

In China, Christians qualify as both. As adherents to what many Chinese regard as a “Western” religion, their loyalties can be called into question. And they’ll likely not join Xi’s cult of personality, so they will be ideal targets.

All of this is why our Christian brothers and sisters there need our prayers. And our voice. We must urge our our government and all U. S. corporations that do business in China to use their influence on behalf of persecuted Chinese Christians.



Michael Foust
John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera
As American Christians, we still have the freedom ... (show quote)


Maybe Trump will leave those tariffs on Xi for a while. That Chinese spy had two passports and a thumb drive in her possession and pretended to not know English to get into Mar Largo in FL. They later discovered she speaks English fluently. I've seen some videos of the underground churches in China. Hundreds stand for hours so that more can fit into the service and hear the Bible read to them. Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat of Israel goes and preaches there several times a year and his wife is Chinese. The Orthodox in Israel are afraid of him too. He just co-wrote a book with Carl Gallops about Rabbi Kaduri you might find interesting. He even has Rabbis and Muslims meeting secretly with him under cover of darkness. The Sanhedrin has already threatened him not to bring his book to Israel. The man is fearless and he knows the Bible. He has an awesome testimony. You can find him on YouTube.

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Apr 5, 2019 09:00:02   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
ROFLMAO...

April Fool's was a few days ago...

In Guangzhou, like in all municipalities, Religious organizations must be registered... It might be fun to have a cult, but probably safer not too....

Liaoning allows teachers to be any religion the wish... But no teaching religion in the public schools... Crazy I know... Not a practice America would ever forbid... But on the other hand one can choose to send one's children to a private school that teaches religion... Even kindergartens are available... Even in Lishan county

No one is replacing Jesus's picture with Xijingping... That is hilarious... My friends and I had a good laugh about it... And what is "Lingxiu"? Mao was refered to as "Zhuxi" and some have started to refer to Xijingping that way as well....

Some of the other stuff is a riot... Children being forbidden to search religious information on the internet But doesn't every five year old do that? Woe and dismay...

On a more serious note...
I would personally turn in anyone who started an unregistered underground Church... They are extremely dangerous..
Had a student just a few weeks ago explaining how Jews and Muslims are Satan worshippers who seek to destroy christitity ,and Catholics worship Mary rather than God, and a whole lot of other crapola... Her deskmate was a Muslim (she had no idea) and took exception to some of the comments...
I suggested she visit a real church and talk to some of the people there... Her attitude has changed quite a bit....
Wish I could convince her to report the church she belongs to to the authorities... But so far not much luck....

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Apr 5, 2019 09:00:40   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Peewee wrote:
Maybe Trump will leave those tariffs on Xi for a while. That Chinese spy had two passports and a thumb drive in her possession and pretended to not know English to get into Mar Largo in FL. They later discovered she speaks English fluently. I've seen some videos of the underground churches in China. Hundreds stand for hours so that more can fit into the service and hear the Bible read to them. Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat of Israel goes and preaches there several times a year and his wife is Chinese. The Orthodox in Israel are afraid of him too. He just co-wrote a book with Carl Gallops about Rabbi Kaduri you might find interesting. He even has Rabbis and Muslims meeting secretly with him under cover of darkness. The Sanhedrin has already threatened him not to bring his book to Israel. The man is fearless and he knows the Bible. He has an awesome testimony. You can find him on YouTube.
Maybe Trump will leave those tariffs on Xi for a w... (show quote)


Sounds really interesting Peewee.... I will check him out... Thanks....

How have you been?

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Apr 5, 2019 09:27:13   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Sounds really interesting Peewee.... I will check him out... Thanks....

How have you been?


I'm as fine as frog hair. Who was the April Fool comment addressed to? Now you have me worried. Are you going to snitch on him and collect some dinero? I hope not, that might hurt a lot of really nice people. Might even make some of them martyrs.

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Apr 5, 2019 09:47:20   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Peewee wrote:
I'm as fine as frog hair. Who was the April Fool comment addressed to? Now you have me worried. Are you going to snitch on him and collect some dinero? I hope not, that might hurt a lot of really nice people. Might even make some of them martyrs.


April Fool's was directed at the post itself... It was funny in its absurdity... (at least to me)

Snitch... No... I will continue to encourage my student to inform the proper authorities.. But the decision is hers... I doubt that they are nice people... They have some bizarre beliefs... Including not to have contact with other Christian groups... I worry for her....

Glad you are well...

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Apr 5, 2019 10:08:11   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
April Fool's was directed at the post itself... It was funny in its absurdity... (at least to me)

Snitch... No... I will continue to encourage my student to inform the proper authorities.. But the decision is hers... I doubt that they are nice people... They have some bizarre beliefs... Including not to have contact with other Christian groups... I worry for her....

Glad you are well...


Who isn't nice, the Christians or your student? Lots of cults have a veneer of Christianity. Like the Watch Tower and Jehovah Witnesses. Both have been in court many times for abusing their followers and destroying families. Depends on who the leader is and what he/she is teaching them. That's what happens when you don't have a good translation of the Bible or a Bible at all.

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Apr 5, 2019 10:13:56   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Peewee wrote:
Who isn't nice, the Christians or your student? Lots of cults have a veneer of Christianity. Like the Watch Tower and Jehovah Witnesses. Both have been in court many times for abusing their followers and destroying families. Depends on who the leader is and what he/she is teaching them. That's what happens when you don't have a good translation of the Bible or a Bible at all.


My student is a sweet, hard working young girl... Belongs to one of the more interesting ethnic groups in China...

This 'Church' she belongs to sounds dangerous to me... She has suggested (and I may be wrong) that she doesn't date because she isn't allowed to... This is when I inquired about other Christians... And she told me that she isn't supposed to have contact with them either...

That's why churches should be registered and monitered... I am in complete agreement with these policies..

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Apr 5, 2019 11:57:21   #
Rose42
 
Zemirah wrote:
As American Christians, we still have the freedom to choose to believe and to worship as we please. Let us appreciate this and take advantage of it to the fullest, as we pray to thank Almighty God and petition Him, that our freedom may continue, and always in Jesus' Name.

Chinese City Pays Citizens $1,500 to Be a ‘Mini Judas’ and Turn in Christians
Persecution Rising in China

| ChristianHeadlines.com | Wednesday, April 3, 2019


China’s crackdown on Christianity escalated on March 20th when the government of the fifth-largest city began issuing rewards to those who report “illegal religious activities,” including house church meetings.

The Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Guangzhou said it would reward prizes of 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yuan ($450, $750 and $1,500 U.S.) to Chinese citizens who spot and turn in their neighbors to government officials, according to Asia News.

The size of the prize will depend on the scale of the illegal activity.

All churches in China are required to register with the government. Some churches, though, face severe restrictions in how they worship and practice their faith. Because of this, millions of Chinese Christians worship underground.

“The authorities could not have picked a better time, just before Easter to introduce these measures,” a priest told AsiaNews. “At this time, we often meditate on the passion of Jesus and Judas’ treachery for 30 pieces of silver. The Guangzhou government wants to turn people into many mini Judas.”

Guangzhou, with 11 million people, is the fifth-largest city in China and the capital of the province of Guangdong.

Last year Guangzhou authorities shut down the 5,000-member Rongguili Church, but members still meet in homes, Asia News reported.

Referencing the new regulations, one Christian woman told the website, “Now here in China we live in a Big Brother atmosphere.” Under the new law, citizens can report suspicious Christian activities at the government office, by phone or via letter.

The law lists as dangerous people who “establish religious places without authorization; non-religious groups; non-religious institutions; non-religious places, temporary places of worship, religious activities and religious donations.” This includes “organizing unauthorized religious courses, conferences, unauthorized pilgrimages,” AsiaNews said.

Children under 18 are not allowed to take part in Mass or catechism, according to AsiaNews.

What little freedom Chinese Christians had is now being taken away: Provincial officials have demolished crosses, cracked down on house churches, arrested pastors, and put officially-recognized churches under tighter control.

Thus, the recent report out of Liaoning province, a region near the border with North Korea, shouldn’t surprise us. It should trouble and appall us, but not surprise us.

According to the Australian website MercatorNet, the Education Bureau of Lishan district” in Liaoning “issued a plan for the campaign to resist religious beliefs in kindergartens.”

The plan prohibits schools from “hiring new teachers who hold religious beliefs.” With regard to existing teachers, it calls for increased supervision, including “comprehensive inspections of teachers’ preparation for lessons in order to root out any and all religious content.”

But the plan doesn’t stop with teachers. Students, as well as teachers, are now required to “sign a commitment statement promising they won’t browse religious websites or participate in religious forums.” The statement reads in part, “I will adhere to the correct political direction, advocate science, promote atheism, and oppose theism.”

These are kindergartners!

It’s not only in that province. Students in other parts of China have also been coerced into signing anti-religious pledges. And there are reports of students who, because they refused to sign, have been beaten.

Christians have been in the crosshairs of the Xi Jinping cult. Believers in south China have been forced to take down pictures of Jesus from their walls and replace them with pictures of Xi Jinping.

Not only is he a jealous would-be god, he’s also an insecure one. To understand why, you need to understand that the source of the Communist Party’s legitimacy has been economic growth. For the past forty years, the Chinese people have been asked to trade certain freedoms that we take for granted, such as freedom of speech and religion, for increasing prosperity. That trade has preserved a measure of social order.

But now, many economists see signs that the good times are coming to an end in China. In fact, that may be an understatement. It could be something even worse. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early.”

Unfortunately, short of divine intervention, it may be that things will get significantly worse. Xi Jinping has become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. Like Mao, Xi has fostered a cult of personality. He calls himself lingxiu, a reverential term for “leader” not heard since the days of Mao. It’s very similar to what Fuehrer means in German. Fawning coverage of Xi in official media borders on self-parody.

In other words, the Communist Party may not be able to keep up its end of the bargain. If they fail, ordinary Chinese people could remember everything they’ve had to put up with and get angry. Very angry.

So how will Xi respond to this? We already know the answer to that question. He will crack down even harder. Cult leaders don’t admit mistakes, much less give up their power voluntarily. They look for scapegoats and hunt for heretics.

In China, Christians qualify as both. As adherents to what many Chinese regard as a “Western” religion, their loyalties can be called into question. And they’ll likely not join Xi’s cult of personality, so they will be ideal targets.

All of this is why our Christian brothers and sisters there need our prayers. And our voice. We must urge our our government and all U. S. corporations that do business in China to use their influence on behalf of persecuted Chinese Christians.



Michael Foust
John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera
As American Christians, we still have the freedom ... (show quote)


We are so fortunate to be free to worship here without government oversight. That is a God given right not a government given right. Any 'right' the government gives can be taken away.

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Apr 5, 2019 13:55:06   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
Rose,

as you say, our good fortune and our freedom is based upon God who wills it, and never upon any government, including our own, whose elected officials increasingly seek to thwart the will of God as well as our own Constitution's "freedom of religion" rights, and impose whatever seems right in their own eyes, but as the apostle Paul reminds us, God's plans will not be thwarted.

"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come … shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)


Rose42 wrote:
We are so fortunate to be free to worship here without government oversight. That is a God given right not a government given right. Any 'right' the government gives can be taken away.

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Apr 5, 2019 15:05:19   #
bahmer
 
Zemirah wrote:
Rose,

as you say, our good fortune and our freedom is based upon God who wills it, and never upon any government, including our own, whose elected officials increasingly seek to thwart the will of God as well as our own Constitution's "freedom of religion" rights, and impose whatever seems right in their own eyes, but as the apostle Paul reminds us, God's plans will not be thwarted.

"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come … shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)
Rose, br br as you say, our good fortune and our ... (show quote)


Amen and Amen

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Apr 5, 2019 15:05:20   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Guangzhou-to-encourage-modern-day-Judas-with-cash-rewards-for-people-to-report-on-house-churches-46640.html?


So, China is a close knit, down home communal village of unrestricted openness and sunshine where no nefarious activity toward Biblical Christianity could possibly be taking place without your knowledge and approval!

Good to know, Canuckus.

Your advice to a Christian seeking to be able to worship with fellow Bible believing Christians, is to seek a "real" (that would be government approved) church (which you, would instantly recognize)...

Were I to diligently seek out the saddest possible post on this entire forum, one exemplifying 100% pure, unadulterated, but verifiable ignorance, for five stars, this one to which I am responding would win.

- and it was presented to me, no effort required, congratulations.



Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
ROFLMAO...

April Fool's was a few days ago...

In Guangzhou, like in all municipalities, Religious organizations must be registered... It might be fun to have a cult, but probably safer not too....

Liaoning allows teachers to be any religion the wish... But no teaching religion in the public schools... Crazy I know... Not a practice America would ever forbid... But on the other hand one can choose to send one's children to a private school that teaches religion... Even kindergartens are available... Even in Lishan county

No one is replacing Jesus's picture with Xijingping... That is hilarious... My friends and I had a good laugh about it... And what is "Lingxiu"? Mao was refered to as "Zhuxi" and some have started to refer to Xijingping that way as well....

Some of the other stuff is a riot... Children being forbidden to search religious information on the internet But doesn't every five year old do that? Woe and dismay...



On a more serious note...
I would personally turn in anyone who started an unregistered underground Church... They are extremely dangerous..
Had a student just a few weeks ago explaining how Jews and Muslims are Satan worshippers who seek to destroy christitity ,and Catholics worship Mary rather than God, and a whole lot of other crapola... Her deskmate was a Muslim (she had no idea) and took exception to some of the comments...
I suggested she visit a real church and talk to some of the people there... Her attitude has changed quite a bit....
Wish I could convince her to report the church she belongs to to the authorities... But so far not much luck....
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