As Americans’ belief in God continues to decline, the number of Chinese Christians is soaring, even in the midst of intense religious persecution.
to expose some of the extreme steps that the Chinese Communist Party is taking to “erase Christianity from China,” including crippling fines and imprisonment.“Religious freedom is at the worse point that it’s been since… the 1960s,”. “I think the Chinese Church is facing a similar degree of persecution more like its neighboring country North Korea.
ChinaAid, an international, Christian non-profit human rights organization that advocates for religious freedom in China, estimates that there are nearly 100 million Christians in China, with many worshiping in underground house churches in an effort to escape CCP control. Currently, the government requires that all churches register with the CCP and pledge their loyalty to Communist leader Xi Jinping. Those that do not and are caught, face harsh penalties and fines.
That’s what happened to Pastor Yang Xibo and his wife, leaders of the Xunsiding Church, which is the largest house church in Xiamen. According to Mr. Fu, the couple was first fined in 2021 for leading their house church without being registered with the Chinese Communist government. The authorities recentlyto a combined 400,000 yuan in an effort to escalate sanctions against the couple who have been vocal about their refusal to pay.
The escalation follows a growing trend of persecution and censorship, with extreme measures being taken by the CCP to, as Mr. Fu puts it, “erase Christianity from the map of China.” These efforts include a campaign to completely shut down unregistered churches, punish thousands of church leaders, “declare tithes and offerings as financial fraud,” and deny access to the Bible.
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