Posted on 10/10/2014 11:43:30 PM PDT by goldstategop
A Chinese court has sentenced five cult members for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant in Shandong province last May.
Two members were given death sentences, one was given a life sentence, and two were given 10 and seven-year jail terms.
The victim was allegedly killed after she refused to give her phone number to the members, who tried to recruit her.
The Church of the Almighty God cult is banned in China.
However, it claims to have millions of members. 'A demon'
Zhang Fan and her father Zhang Lidong were given death sentences by the Yantai Intermediate People's Court in Shandong on Saturday, state media reported.
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Its illegal in China to organize and maintain a cult.
They sentenced two to death.
I should add that I’m for freedom of religion but cults are the antithesis of a legitimate religious community.
>> The Church of the Almighty God cult is banned in China.
Just so there’s no confusion, the cult members made the demand in English prior to beating the woman to death.
Strange group...
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