Posted on 03/07/2019 5:16:40 PM PST by marshmallow
Returning to a Cultural Revolution practice, China sets up boxes, phone lines, and web sites to report on neighbors, and defines monetary rewards for snitches.
Religious belief is common among China’s rural population, representing the most significant base of believers. In an effort to attack religion at its core, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mobilizing the masses to monitor and report each other using a variety of means. The latest tool is the revival of Cultural Revolution-era tip-off measures.
An iron box hangs from the wall of the office of the Caizhuang Village Committee in Mangzhongqiao township, part of Yucheng county in Henan province in north-central China. The text on the box reads: “Religious Belief Reporting Box."
According to one local villager, “The township government has issued such ‘reporting boxes’ to each village. Authorities are waging a crackdown against religious belief, and people in the village are prohibited from believing in God.”
He also revealed that investigations into religious belief in villages intensified following the 2019 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).
On February 9, a similar iron box was installed at the entrance to the village committee of Chenzhuang village in Mangzhongqiao township. The text on the box reads: “Box for reporting private (meeting) venues and missionary activities,” and gives the phone number for a free tip hotline: 4431919.
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Ok, from prior articles, the issue is registration with the govt. All religious organizations must register.
Now before you get you hackles up, stop and think.
Every church, ministry, charitable organization in the USA is registered with the government.
Just saying the obvious, nothing more.
And then, strangely, a Chinese movie channel just last night showed a full length inspirational movie about Jesus.A 2006 Italian film called “The Inquiry” about a Roman soldier searching for Jesus after the Resurection. At first he believes it’s all a hoax. But by the end he has become a Christian. China is a weird place with many layers.
According to one local villager, “The township government has issued such ‘reporting boxes’ to each village. Authorities are waging a crackdown against religious belief, and people in the village are prohibited from believing in God.”
Communism and Christ are antithetical
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