China boosts religious repression, arresting clergymen, removing crosses

Posted on August 14, 2023 
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“China has intensified its crackdown on the activities of religious groups in recent weeks, from pastoral outreach to religious services.

As part of this, crosses have been removed, members of the clergy arrested or held in administrative detention solely for practising their faith, and places of worship have been forced to support the campaign of ‘sinicisation’ in accordance with the ideology of President Xi Jinping. …”

– Report via Anglican.ink.

Image: Autograph book entry for September 2nd 1938 is a reminder that “China [still] needs our prayers!”