1,634 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in First Half of 2020
Mass arrest operations were planned across China before the coronavirus outbreak. If it were not for the pandemic, even more people could have been detained.
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Religious Persecution
Bans on Buddhist Printed Materials Intensify Across China
The CCP blocks the publication, sale, and dissemination of all Buddhist books and other publications not approved by the state.
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‘You Can’t Believe in God in China,’ Police Tell Believers
Attacks on house churches across China intensified in the past few months, as police and government officials raid places of worship and intimidate congregations.
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In China, ‘Civilized’ Means Having Nothing to Do with Religion
Offering monetary rewards and praises, the CCP encourages communities to do away with religions to be named a “civilized village, town, or city.”
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400+ Protestant Venues Destroyed or Closed in Shangrao City
The CCP continues cracking down on house churches and state-approved venues in the southeastern province of Jiangxi.
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A Sad Father’s Day: The Story of Siqi
In the United States and other countries, June 21 is Father’s Day. A member of the Church of Almighty God tells Bitter Winter the sad story of her beloved and persecuted father.
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Protestant House Church Raided For Second Time in China’s Xiamen
Authorities in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen have raided a Protestant house church for the second time in two months, RFA has learned.
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Crosses Removed from over 250 Churches in Anhui Province
Provincial authorities ordered to eradicate crosses “no matter what,” and in four months, many state-run Protestant churches were left without them.
by Lu An
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“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in Chinby Ruth Ingram
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Catholics Disallowed Religious Funerals
Even the dead are not spared religious persecution in China, as most religious ceremonies are prohibited, and symbols are removed from believers’ gravesites.
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