chinese persecution of church
Jun 4, 2020 19:54:07 #
Fodaoson
Loc: South Texas
As c****av***s restrictions lift in China, the c*******t government remains steadfast in its ongoing persecution of local Christians.
In April, at least 48 Three-Self Churches were shut down by the local government in Yugan County, according to Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious rights and human rights in China.
The reasoning behind the shutdowns is due to Yugan County’s “large number of believers,” making it “one of the key targets of the CCP’s religious persecution.”
According to the Christian Post, Yugan county has a population of over 1 million people, in which more than 10 percent are Protestants who attend over 300 officially registered Three-Self churches.
One Three-Self congregant told Bitter Winter that in April, officials of Shegeng town, under the direction of the mayor, raided the church and removed its podium, cross and all other religious symbols.
Congregants wept in distress at the sight of the destruction of the church’s most cherished items.
The believer noted, “if you try to protest, they will accuse you of fighting against the C*******t Party and the central government.”
In Yugan’s Daxi township, a village press secretary told believers that shutting down churches and demolishing crosses was a part of state policy.
One of the local believers noted that the press secretary said that “there were too many believers in the county,” after an inspection by the government.
“When so many believe in God, who will listen to the C*******t Party?” the believer said, quoting the secretary. “There is no other choice but to remove crosses from your churches.”
In addition to church closures, the government ordered that religious symbols be purged from the homes of believers.
In April, at least 48 Three-Self Churches were shut down by the local government in Yugan County, according to Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious rights and human rights in China.
The reasoning behind the shutdowns is due to Yugan County’s “large number of believers,” making it “one of the key targets of the CCP’s religious persecution.”
According to the Christian Post, Yugan county has a population of over 1 million people, in which more than 10 percent are Protestants who attend over 300 officially registered Three-Self churches.
One Three-Self congregant told Bitter Winter that in April, officials of Shegeng town, under the direction of the mayor, raided the church and removed its podium, cross and all other religious symbols.
Congregants wept in distress at the sight of the destruction of the church’s most cherished items.
The believer noted, “if you try to protest, they will accuse you of fighting against the C*******t Party and the central government.”
In Yugan’s Daxi township, a village press secretary told believers that shutting down churches and demolishing crosses was a part of state policy.
One of the local believers noted that the press secretary said that “there were too many believers in the county,” after an inspection by the government.
“When so many believe in God, who will listen to the C*******t Party?” the believer said, quoting the secretary. “There is no other choice but to remove crosses from your churches.”
In addition to church closures, the government ordered that religious symbols be purged from the homes of believers.
Jun 4, 2020 20:24:29 #
Fodaoson wrote:
As c****av***s restrictions lift in China, the c**... (show quote)
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I found this...
I can find no government policy that states such an absurd thing...
There are larger communities of Christians, Buddhists, and Muslims all over China...
In many areas churches are still closed... As are schools and pools and clubs...
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