Posted on 05/07/2015 9:02:44 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A Chinese province where authorities have forcibly removed hundreds of rooftop crosses from Protestant and Catholic churches has proposed a ban on any further placement of the religious symbol atop sanctuaries.
The draft, if approved, would give authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang solid legal grounds to remove rooftop crosses.
Since early 2014, Zhejiang officials have toppled crosses from more than 400 churches, sometimes resulting in violent clashes with congregation members. They have said the crosses violate building codes, but critics say the rapid growth of Christian groups have made the ruling Communist Party nervous.
“The authorities have attached great importance to this religious symbol,” said Zheng Leguo, a pastor from the province who now lives in the United States. “This means no more prominent manifestation of Christianity in the public sphere.” …
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The crosses are still there!
The good news is that they wouldn’t be banning roof-top crosses if there weren’t a huge number of them. China is fast becoming a Christian nation and the Communists are scared to death of it.
They keep going back up after the “authorities” rip them down.
Not unlikely that a ban put in place would mean a military response to violation.
China’s not all one nation, of course. Sinkiang (Xinjiang) is majority Muslim. If communism really did go kaput, then the lid on the folk-religionists, Buddhists and Confucians would be off as well.
Well . . . . . maybe nominally so.
When I said that the crosses were still there I was speaking of the Holy Spirit.
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