by emmanuelsunu March 18, 2020
World News

China Raids Churches for ‘Illegal’ Bibles, Threatens Fines up to $1,400

Michael Foust | Christianheadlines.Com Contributor  | Thursday, Ebruary 13, 2020 Government officials within China have confiscated Bibles from churches in recent months and threatened fines as part of an intensified crackdown on Christianity and an effort to eradicate “illegal publications,” according to a new report.  The campaign has targeted illegal underground churches as well as legal Three-Self churches, which are registered with the government. “If our Bibles are taken away, we have no more,” a pastor ...

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by emmanuelsunu February 24, 2020
World News

Chinese Churches ‘Must Support’ Communist Leaders and Gov’t, New Law Says

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Thursday, February 20, 2020 New regulations that went into effect in China this month require churches and other religious organizations to “support the leadership” of the Communist Party and “adhere to” the government’s teachings.  Further, all churches and religious organizations must be “examined and approved” before they can legally worship. The new regulations, dubbed the “Administrative Measures for Religious Groups,” were passed in 2019 and went into effect Feb. 1. ...

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by emmanuelsunu February 23, 2020
World News

‘Persecuted Even after Death’ – China Bans Christian Funerals

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Communist officials throughout China are using regulations that restrict religious freedom to also prohibit religious-themed funerals, even going so far as to arresting family members and stopping ceremonies mid-service. “The situation is quite adverse, and some believers don’t even dare to accompany the deceased to the graveyard,” an elder of a government-sanctioned Three-Self church told Bitter Winter, a religious watchdog.  For example, in one city in the ...

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by emmanuelsunu February 23, 2020
World News

China Persecuted 5,576 Churches in 2019, Climbs to 23 on Worst Persecutors List

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Thursday, January 16, 2020 Christians in China experienced an unprecedented level of surveillance, control and restrictions of their beliefs within the past year, according to Open Doors’ 2020 World Watch List, which saw the Communist nation rise four spots in the annual ranking of countries that persecute Christians the most. China jumped from 27 to 23 on the list, driven by the government’s desire to “Sinicize” Christianity and other religions ...

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by emmanuelsunu February 23, 2020
World News

China Appoints Notorious Leader Known for Destroying Church Crosses, Arresting Christians

Mikaela Mathews | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Tuesday, February 18, 2020 China has appointed a new leader best known for destroying crosses on churches as head of China’s office in Hong Kong. Xia Baolong has been a long-time ally of President Xi Jinping, as reported by The Guardian. He replaced Zhang Xiaoming as Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on Thursday. Baolong’s appointment is a sign that China is not budging on maintaining power over ...

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