Anti-Christianity Campaign Taking Place in Zhejiang Province, China
浙江再有教堂及十字架被强拆 中共党员公务员接受信教调查
(More Churches and Crosses Forcibly Removed in Zhejiang Province, CCP and Government Officials’ Religious Belief Being Surveyed)
ICC Note:
The Chinese article is discussing an anti-Christianity campaign being carried out step by step by Zhejiang province authorities: over 10 churches have been demolished since April, 2014; local house churches in Wenzhou city have received government notice to stop gathering; more than 10 crosses on church rooftops have been removed and many others are covered up; the Wenzhou city government have started investigating and recording government officials’ belief status; many believers’ family members involved in the government or local business are harassed by the government.
Some local believers expressed the concerns that a persecution in full swing in Zhejiang province may appear. However, there is not yet a formal public statement from either state church or house church leaders.
By乔农(Qiao Nong)
05/08/2014 China (ChinaAid)- 浙江省杭州市的基督教五常教会十字架,星期四(5月8日)上午被当局以“违章建筑”名义强拆。温州龙湾区的河滨基督教堂,在两个小时内被夷为平地,而温州多个家庭聚会接到通知,被要求停止聚会。此外,当局进一步调查中共党员、公职人员信教情况,永嘉县政府要求公职及退休人员登记,明确信仰情况。
浙江当局已经全面展开针对宗教信徒的各种打压。星期四上午,位于杭州市五常街道的五常教会教堂十字架,被当局拆除。中国基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选牧师当天告诉记者,除了杭州,金华也有教会的十字架将于不久被拆:“今天拆十字架的在杭州,前天我在金华也听说,也有人通知他们,要拆十字架,并且对他们逼迫,这也许是一件好事他们(当局)会受到谴责的。无论是三自,还是家庭教会,都会受到各种逼迫。整体而言,从河南张少杰案到浙江温州拆十字架,还有在北京的基督徒胡石根最近被拘留,我也在关注这些事情,我们要为他们祷告”。
当晚传出温州市龙湾区的河滨基督教堂,当天下午被当局夷为平地。信徒称,数十名强拆人员以重型机械,仅用了两个小时就将教堂拆毁。信徒拍摄的照片中,已无法辨认之前曾是一座完好的教堂。
温州市鹿城区的一位信徒说,最近多个家庭聚会点,接到区民族宗教事务局5月5日发出的责令停止活动通知书,称根据《中华人民共和国刑事处罚法》、《宗教事务条例》及《浙江省宗教事务条例》中的相关规定,责令停止宗教活动、清除建筑物内设置的宗教设施、解散参与活动人员。并要求聚会点的负责人于5月8日,带有效证件到指定地点接受问话。
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