A new textbook published by an entity of the Chinese Communist Party has changed the John 8 story of Jesus and the adulterer. Originally a story of mercy and grace, the altered version says that Jesus stoned and killed the woman as He asserted that He, too, was a sinner.
According to a report from the Center for Studies on New Religion, Chinese authorities are monitoring teachers to make sure they refrain from mentioning anything about democracy, freedom, religion or God.
After refusing to install security cameras inside of their house church, the Chinese government shut down the church Zion. The church was also reportedly meeting without registering, an action that has caused many churches across China to close their doors.
Chinese officials are offering money to citizens who submit images of underground churches to the government.
In recent months, China’s communist government has expanded its ban on Christian funerals.
Recently, the Intercept reported that Lenovo, the world’s largest manufacturer of laptops, “has imported an estimated 258,000 laptops” built by a certain Chinese manufacturer named Hefei Bitland. Through this manufacturer, Lenovo “participates in a Chinese government program that provides factories with cheap labor from persecuted Uighurs.” “Cheap labor,” in this case, means “forced labor.”
According to Bitter Winter, a persecution watchdog group, the Chinese government has removed at least 900 crosses from churches in a single province since the start of this year.
According to a recent report, hospital workers performed forced abortions of religious minorities as to limit the number of children they are allowed to have.
A Christian in China was fined more than $2,000 for holding an online Bible study.
An 84-year-old Christian in China was forced to remove Christian imagery from their homes and replace them with pictures of President Xi Jinping.
