China Arrests 30 Pastors

in China. Their leader was taken from his home last week. No lawyer has been allowed to see him. The Zion church is not approved by the Chinese government officially. In fact, China is an atheist nation. They say there’s freedom to practice your religion, but of course conditions apply. It has to be approved by the Chinese state. There are five state recognized faiths in China. Catholicism is one of
them, but it is controlled by a government body. In the rest of the world, bishops are elected by the Vatican. But in China, they are picked by the Communist Party. This is part of a wider policy called
cynicization. It means religion must follow Communist Party values. And this crackdown is just the latest example of how far China is ready to go to impose these rules on its people. 30 pastors have been detained in China. Their crime, preaching without the Communist Party’s permission. Last week,
Chinese authorities raided homes across six provinces. their target, the Zion Church Network, one of the largest unregistered Christian groups in the country. Pastors were arrested in Beijing, Guangshi, and four other provinces, among them, the church’s founder, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri. He was taken from his home in Bahigh. The charge, illegal use of information networks. A vague accusition that
carries a maximum sentence of seven years. Zion church is what China calls a house church. It’s not registered with the government. It operates independently and that’s the problem. Under Tinping,
loyalty to the Communist Party comes first, even in matters of faith. China’s constitution technically
guarantees freedom of religion, but critics say the government is rewriting that promise. They call it synicization, reshaping religion to fit communist party ideology. In practice, this means all clergy must pledge allegiance to the party. Their sermons must not challenge its authority, and they can only preach online through…read more watch video

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