The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its crackdown on Christian symbols, removing several more crosses from churches this month. The Christian Examiner reported Wednesday that authorities had forcibly removed a cross from a church in Zhumadian Diocese in Henan province on October 3; demolished the cross at Lingkun St. Michael Church of Yongqiang Parish in Zhejiang province on October 11; and removed two more crosses at Luoyang Catholic Church in Henan the following day.On October 15, authorities ordered the Anlong church in southwestern Guizhou to remove structures and crosses erected as part of a local pilgrimage, claiming they were in violation of planning laws. They further threatened to confiscate the income from the pilgrimage unless a fine was paid by October 20. The harassment of Christians has escalated under the rule of president Xi Jinping, leading a recent congressional commission report to announce that Chinese Christians are living in a “nightmare.” Commission co-chair Chris Smith said Xi’s efforts to “Sinicize” religion — assimilating it into Chinese socialism and purifying it of outside influence — has made life extremely difficult for Christians in the country at the roll-out of the 2018 Annual Report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)… Read full this story
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