President Xi Jinping speaks at a conference in 2011. (Voice of America/Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
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The Chinese government has shut down Bible apps and Christian WeChat public accounts, as part of a series of restrictive measures against Christianity that came into effect on May 1.
According to a tweet by Father Francis Liu from the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, it is not possible to access some Christian sites on WeChat and “a few snapshots of Christian accounts’ landing page no longer show any content,” International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
Instead, a message that reads “[We] received report that [this account] violates the ‘Internet User Public Account Information Services Management Provisions’ and its account has been blocked and suspended” is shown.
President Xi Jinping speaks at a conference in 2011. (Voice of America/Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
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The Chinese government has shut down Bible apps and Christian WeChat public accounts, as part of a series of restrictive measures against Christianity that came into effect on May 1.
According to a tweet by Father Francis Liu from the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, it is not possible to access some Christian sites on WeChat and “a few snapshots of Christian accounts’ landing page no longer show any content,” International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
Instead, a message that reads “[We] received report that [this account] violates the ‘Internet User Public Account Information Services Management Provisions’ and its account has been blocked and suspended” is shown.
Beijing reportedly worried over projected Church growth
Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
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In the face of rife persecution and Beijing s increased crackdown on churches, Chinese Christians are projected to number upwards of 300 million by 2030 – constituting a movement that is bringing Chinese President Xi Jinping more and more unrest.
Ron Boyd-MacMillan, the strategic research director of Open Doors USA, tells the British website Express UK that the predicted growth of the Church bothers the Chinese leadership to the point of being scared that they ll have to share power.
Escalating hard times
Boyd-MacMillan credits the rising numbers for Jinping s ramped-up attack on Christians nationwide – which is predicted to only get worse – especially taking into consideration that Open Doors World Watch List ranks China as #17 of 50 when it comes to countries where Christian persecution is the worst.
Ethnic Uyghur members of the Communist Party of China carry a flag past a billboard of Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take part in an organized tour on June 30, 2017, in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. Kashgar has long been considered the cultural heart of Xinjiang for the province s nearly 10 million Muslim Uyghurs. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Authorities with the Chinese Communist Party fined a Christian man nearly $25,000 after he hosted a Christmas celebration, accusing the believer of violating multiple anti-religion laws.
Over the Christmas holiday, Niu Guobao, who lives in Huang Zhang Liang village in the province of Henan, hosted more than 40 Christians, including 20 children, to pray and sing hymns in honor of Christ’s birth.