China Requires Religions to ‘Implement Xi Jinping’s New Era of Socialism’
China is now requiring religions to “support the leadership of the CCP, support the socialist system,” and teach dictator Xi Jinping’s ideology.
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Beijing Pressures Hong Kong Catholic Church to ‘Sinicize’
Chinese bishops and religious leaders arranged a meeting with senior Hong Kong Catholic clergy to urge them to “Sinicize” the Church in Hong Kong, Reuters reported this week.
China Announces Crackdown on Religious Content on the Web
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted new Administrative Measures for Internet Religious Information Services to restrict the spreading of religious content via the internet, Bitter Winter revealed Wednesday.
Chinese Catholics Face ‘Increasing Persecution’ After Vatican Deal, Commission Finds
A new U.S. government report states that the persecution of Catholics has worsened in China since the Vatican signed a provisional deal with the Communist Party regarding the naming of bishops.
Gov’t-Approved Chinese Bishop Insists State Is Above Religion
Chinese Bishop John Fang Xingyao, president of the state-run Catholic Patriotic Association, said last week that allegiance to the nation must always predominate over allegiance to God.
Chinese Communists Replace Statue of Jesus with a Lightning Rod
Officials of China’s United Front have removed a statue of Christ the King from the steeple of the church of Linjiazhuang in Shandong, replacing it with a lightning rod.
Beijing Holds ‘Patriotic’ Indoctrination Course for Catholic Priests
ROME — Officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hosted a week-long training program for Catholic priests who have enlisted in the state-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association, organized around the theme “Guiding the Catholic Church to follow a path conforming to socialist society.”
Chinese Officials Announce Demolition of Underground Parish Church
Communist party officials have notified a diocese in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province that they will soon demolish the underground church of the Annunciation because of the failure of its pastor to join the state-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association.
China Puts On a Show for Media at Muslim Re-Education Camps
China reluctantly began allowing select foreign journalists to visit the massive re-education camps of Xinjiang province last month, staging performances to reinforce the Communist Party line that the hundreds of thousands of Muslims consigned to the camps for reprogramming are actually the happy voluntary residents of “vocational schools.”
Chinese Communists Destroy Catholic Shrines Following Vatican Accord
Chinese authorities demolished two Catholic pilgrimage sites dedicated to the Virgin Mary just weeks after the Vatican signed a deal with the Communist Party over the appointment of bishops.
Chinese Communists Step Up Crusade Against Christian Crosses
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its crackdown on Christian symbols, removing several more crosses from churches this month.
China Pulls Bibles from Online Bookstores in Crackdown on Christianity
In the wake of the release of a new white paper on “religious freedom,” Beijing has ordered bibles and other Christian books removed from online bookstores across China, sparking a wave of complaints.
