China Annihilates a Christian Megachurch
Xi Jinping
Sadly  no: The demolition was officially sanctioned  part of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s widening crackdown against Christian churches.
One reason for heightened concern: The party’s draconian new “Regulations on Religious Affairs” law  which takes effect Feb. 1. Observers worry that tightening the regulatory noose could provide the pretext for a new round of persecution. According to the Catholic News Service  in November officials in China's eastern Jiangxi Province “replaced religious images displayed by Christian families with portraits of the country's leader  Xi Jinping.”
According to the report  “As China’s President Xi Jinping further consolidated power  conditions for freedom of religion or belief and related human rights continued to decline. Authorities target anyone considered a threat to the state  including religious believers.”
The enormous and growing Christian presence on China’s home front  and a formidable U.S. military gathering on China’s horizon  clearly are not being taken lightly by  Xi  and  his  comrades.
Sadly  no: The demolition was officially sanctioned  part of Chinese president [TGT]’s widening crackdown against Christian churches.
One reason for heightened concern: The party’s draconian new “Regulations on Religious Affairs” law  which takes effect Feb. 1. Observers worry that tightening the regulatory noose could provide the pretext for a new round of persecution. According to the Catholic News Service  in November officials in China's eastern Jiangxi Province “replaced religious images displayed by Christian families with portraits of the country's leader  [TGT].”
According to the report  “As China’s President [TGT] further consolidated power  conditions for freedom of religion or belief and related human rights continued to decline. Authorities target anyone considered a threat to the state  including religious believers.”
The enormous and growing Christian presence on China’s home front  and a formidable U.S. military gathering on China’s horizon  clearly are not being taken lightly by  Xi  and  his  comrades.