In a meeting of Chinese Communist officials and religious advisors last month, the panel decided that religious texts should be re-interpreted “to keep pace with the times” and to not offend Chinese senses.
In a meeting of Chinese Communist officials and religious advisors last month, the panel decided that religious texts should be re-interpreted “to keep pace with the times” and to not offend Chinese senses.
Persecution against Christians is ramping up in China with government officials now blocking Christians from jobs, bank loans and schools.
As the year nears its end, China continues to crack down on Christians living in the country.
The Chinese Communist Party is censoring what phone owners say via text. Phrases like "Almighty God" are considered "sensitive" and could result in the loss of the phone service.
A Chinese church elder has been sentenced to four years in prison for having Christian literature.
In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Fred Hiatt, who is Jewish, wrote that “In China, every day is Kristallnacht.” The comparison to Nazi Germany is especially powerful when you learn that Hiatt’s grandfather founded an organization to help settle Jewish refugees after World War II. In other words, Hiatt’s comparison is not made lightly.
Bitter Winter reports that the Chinese government's state-sanctioned Protestant church network is now using artwork depicting biblical characters, including Jesus and the Virgin Mary, as ancient Chinese men and women.
A Chinese church was fined this year the equivalent of $1,400 in U.S. for having a copy of the Bible in a different language, according to a religious watchdog.
Communist authorities destroyed a 3,000-seat megachurch over the weekend, using a large excavator to tear apart the building as members and citizens watched helplessly, according to China Aid.
