Lately when we think of Christians being persecuted we think of how ISIS rapes and crucifies or beheads them in Iraq and Syria but there is another place where Christians also endure persecution and that is in China.
Christian pastors in China are routinely the victims of government surveillance and harassment. Out of fear of the government many of China’s Christians meet in-house churches in much the same way Christians met in secret in the time of the Roman Empire. Sadly, many are routinely “interrogated” while others simply “disappear” never to be seen again, as in permanently. Get the point?
A crackdown this month in Guiyang resulted in the shutdown of the thriving Living Stone Church, the shadowing of dozens of churchgoers by police, and the arrest of a priest for “possessing state secrets.” Further, all across the nation Chinese police are removing Christian crosses wherever they find them. Officially, China is an atheist state, still.
A leaked Chinese government directive reveals that the shuttering of churches is “necessary” in order that “social stability” can be maintained. That is a catchall term often used by the Chinese Communist regime to justify massive crackdowns by police.
Communist China is making a big effort to control the spread of religion in its nation along with a broader effort to prevent civil dissent. That would be because the atheist Chinese government fears Christianity as they well know it advocates FREEDOM AND LIBERATION! The Communist ruling China only desire subjection and oppression of the masses period! China wears many masks but things are NEVER what they appear to be in China, ever! Keep that in mind. Continue Reading