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China Worst Violator of Religious Freedom, Says PEW Study

A new PEW research study has ranked China at the top of its Government Restrictions Index (GRI) out of 198 nations, noting that the Asian nation is the worst violator of religious freedom in the world. In fact, China has been at the top of the list every single year since the annual study began. ...

Nspirement Staff

Inside a church.

China and the Rise of Underground Churches

The Chinese government is famous for the persecution of religious beliefs in their country, whether it be against Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, or others. However, Christian communities in the country are facing ongoing persecution by establishing so-called underground churches, where they are free to practice their beliefs in a genuine way. The underground churches Unlike what ...

Emma Lu

A Christian church in Changsha, China.

Chinese Catholic Church Forced to Replace Madonna Painting With President Xi’s Picture

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always persecuted religious adherents. Christians have faced huge struggles in the country since the religion is seen as “foreign” and “invasive” in origin. Recently, the state took down a painting of the Madonna, replacing it with a picture of President Xi Jinping. Bringing down the Madonna The incident took ...

Max Lu

Photo of President Xi has replaced the Madonna.

Mass Sinicization: China Tears Down Arabic Symbols in Beijing

China has ordered hotels that serve halal food in Beijing to remove any Arabic or Islamic symbols if they wish to continue operating in the city. The new order is part of a broader policy for Islamic sinicization in China. Sinicization of Islamic culture The owners of the restaurants were told by the local authorities ...

Max Lu

Halal restaurants in Beijing.

CCP-Appointed Church Leader Accuses West of Using Christianity to Subvert China

The leader of a Chinese state-sanctioned church has accused the West of trying to subvert the country through Christianity. Xu Xiaohong, the Head of the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China, characterized “private meeting places” and “foreign infiltration” as problems with the Christian religion in the country. Western ...

Emma Lu

Taiwan Shows Communist China That Religions Are Not to Be Feared

In a joint conference on religious freedom called “A Civil Society Dialogue on Securing Religious Freedom in the Indo-Pacific Region,” representatives from both the U.S. and Taiwan highlighted how the island nation was markedly different from China when it comes to matters of faith. While Beijing practices a policy of crushing religious identities, Taiwan openly ...

Nspirement Staff

CCP’s Evil Plans to Merge Islam and Christianity With Communism

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is obsessed with ensuring that only its ideology is held supreme in all of China. Ideas it can’t destroy, the Party co-opts. This is the evil tactic the Chinese regime has adopted for the religions of Islam and Christianity. It is a long-term plan that seeks to “sinicize” the religions ...

Armin Auctor