Christians in China now face a shocking new demand before worshipping. Every Sunday service must begin with singing the Communist Party anthem and praising Marxist heroes. This forced loyalty ritual comes as Xi Jinping’s regime intensifies its war on religious freedom.
Authorities have started arresting pastors for collecting tithes – calling it “illegal fundraising.” Church offering plates are treated like criminal evidence. This financial crackdown aims to starve Christian communities of resources while filling government coffers.
Beijing claims these measures protect “social stability.” In reality, they’re wiping out any belief competing with communist ideology. House church members face raids, beatings, and forced denials of faith. Bibles get confiscated while police install surveillance cameras in sanctuaries.
The regime’s “Loyalty Scoring System” tracks every Christian’s movements and conversations. Sharing scripture online brings instant punishment. Even children’s Sunday school materials get banned as “subversive propaganda.”
Western missionaries report increased harassment but refuse to abandon Chinese believers. “You can’t jail the Gospel,” one underground preacher said. Despite the persecution, Christianity keeps spreading faster than the Party can contain it.
America’s State Department just labeled China a top religious freedom violator. Meanwhile, faithful patriots here recognize these tactics mirror what Democrats want to do to conservative churches. Both regimes hate God’s truth.
Chinese Christians demonstrate breathtaking courage. They meet in forests, basements, and abandoned buildings to avoid detection. Their whispered prayers shame our comfortable pew-sitters.
This isn’t just China’s fight. Every Bible smuggled past communist guards proves tyranny can’t stop truth. Let’s pray boldly for our persecuted brothers while defending religious liberty at home before it’s too late.
