Beijing [China]: Continuing the repression of devout minorities, the Chinese government has ordered Christians to hurt crosses and remove photographs of Jesus from their homes, and to place photos of communist leaders.
Recently, authorities have forcibly destroyed devout symbols in churches in several provinces, adding Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei and Zhejiang, the US news page Radio Free Asia, the Daily Mail reported.
The Daily Mail, featuring the independent media outlet Bitter Winter, reported that Shanxi officials demanded that the photographs be erased and replaced by photos of communist leaders.
China has been criticized for its violations of giants’ rights against devout minorities in Xinjiang. The ruling Communist Party of China (PCCh) has locked up thousands of people.
The PCCh has carried out a giant offensive against all devout establishments in recent years, in line with President Xi Jinping’s orders that all religions will have to “synicize” to make them unwavering for the party.
In Huainan province, officials stormed the local Shiwan Christ church to dismantle his cross on Saturday and Sunday.
Authorities had asked the church to remove its cross a week earlier, Radio Free Asia reported that it mentioned local sources.
The Daily Mail reported that, according to the article, when officials arrived at the place to impose the order, they clashed through dozens of believers who had accumulated to save them from demolishing the cross.
Quoting a US-based group of industry, China Aid, he reports that the scenes took up position in Yongjia, Zhejiang, on July 7, where the local government sent a crane and a virtuous friend to a hundred staff to demolish crosses at Ao’di Christ Church and Yinchang Christ Church.
Local government officials in Linfen, Shanxi Province, summoned all village officials and ordered them to take strong action against activities, Bitter Winter reported.
According to the report, beyond last year, China’s central government ordered its censors to review and edit all versions beyond classic devoted books to their messages reflecting the principles of socialism.
According to the country’s devout authorities, the new editions will not have to include a large apple content that opposes the beliefs of the Communist Party.
The report comes at a time when China is facing an acute complaint about its treatment of devout minorities in Xinjiang province.