It no longer news how churches in China are vehemently trying to be suppressed by their government. Even the Bible is not freely circulated. They have underground churches and the other churches who are known to the government are controlled by them.
Why is this?
What's happening?
It is reported by a human rights magazine that churches in China 'stuff' central province of Henan have been forced to replace the Ten commandments with President Xi Jinping's quote amidst pressure from the government.
They say the ten commandments have been removed from nearly every Three-Self church. It's part of the Chinese Communist Party's effort to 'sinicize' Christianity.
Why is this?
What's happening?
It is reported by a human rights magazine that churches in China 'stuff' central province of Henan have been forced to replace the Ten commandments with President Xi Jinping's quote amidst pressure from the government.
They say the ten commandments have been removed from nearly every Three-Self church. It's part of the Chinese Communist Party's effort to 'sinicize' Christianity.
The Biblical commandments given to Moses, which include “You shall have no other gods before Me” and “You shall not make for yourself a carved image,” have been replaced with quotes from Xi.
“The core socialist values and Chinese culture will help to immerse various religions of China," he said. "Support religious community in interpreting religious thought, doctrines, and teachings in a way that conforms with the needs of the progress of the times. Resolutely guard against the infiltration of Western ideology, and consciously resist the influence of extremist thought.”
The communist Party is said to be methodically destroying Three-Self churches by eroding Christian doctrine.
* In case you are wondering what's this Three-Self churches, these are Protestant churches in China controlled by the government.
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