China's Communist Party Members Told They Must Abandon Religious Beliefs for Marxist Atheism
BY STOYAN ZAIMOV , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
Jul 19, 2017 | 1:34 PM

A top Chinese government official has said that members of the ruling Communist Party must abandon any religious beliefs they hold for Marxist atheism.

"Party members should not have religious beliefs, which is a red line for all members. ... Party members should be firm Marxist atheists, obey Party rules and stick to the Party's faith ... they are not allowed to seek value and belief in religion," Wang Zuoan, director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, wrote in an article for the CPC Central Committee, as reported by China's Global Times on Tuesday.

Wang further argued that Communist Party members shouldn't get involved in religious affairs, and that the government needs to maintain its tight grip on religious groups.

"We should guide religious groups and individuals with socialist core values and excellent traditional Chinese culture and support religious groups to dig into their doctrines to find parts that are beneficial to social harmony and development," he added.

"Some foreign forces have used religion to infiltrate China, and extremism and illegal religious activities are spreading in some places, which have threatened national security and social stability."

Wang's narrative fits with what several persecution watchdog groups have warned is happening in China, in terms of the government's crackdown on churches and believers.

For the past several years Communist Party authorities have arrested hundreds of pastors and Christian activists who've protested against forced church demolitions. Christian gatherings have also been accused of being a national security risk.

Freedom House estimated in March that as many as 100 million people, including Protestant Christians, are facing "high" or "very high" levels of persecution at the hands of the atheistic government.

Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, and Falun Gong practitioners were also said to be severely targeted for their faith.

Bob Fu of the nonprofit group China Aid previously told The Christian Post that the Chinese government fears the rise of the Christian population, which is subjected to severe persecution, and has been arresting those who speak out against its authority.

The Communist Party openly promotes its athistic beliefs and released an 11-minute propaganda video called "What If Atheism Is a Religion?" to its Youth League back in May.

The video largely mocks Christian beliefs, and positions that is was humans, and not God, who saved the world.

Commenting on the video, International Christian Concern wrote at the time: "Christianity is growing at exponential rates in China and there are more believers than ever now."

ICC added: "The fact that the video portrays atheism as a religion in itself could be a sign that China's government sees it is losing the battle against religion, and may represent a new approach to to counteracting Christianity's growth."

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The atheist Government is feeling the heat and now they are owning up that they are actually a religion. Thank God that Christianity is not a traditional religion and thus atheists are left to chase shadows instead of substance. They can ban traditional religions but no one can ban Christianity.

Great

good move.. when they banned Islamic names.. we are all happy about it... when they stopped Muslims from fasting.. we are all happy about it.. now they banned religion in its entirety.. so we all should be happy about.. good move

exco90:


good move.. when they banned Islamic names.. we are all happy about it... when they stopped Muslims from fasting.. we are all happy about it.. now they banned religion in its entirety.. so we all should be happy about.. good move

satan doesn't really bother about religions since as the chinese has claimed, that atheism is also a religion. What they are really against is Christianity, they are anti-christs.

exco90:
good move.. when they banned Islamic names.. we are all happy about it... when they stopped Muslims from fasting.. we are all happy about it.. now they banned religion in its entirety.. so we all should be happy about.. good move

Why some of una dey like cry more than d bereaved?? China which had always been a communist state with no affilitiation with any religion banned d use of "some " Islamic names and anyone who feels such Islamic names are more important to dem would have to forfeit govt benefits for d child and free education as well... How dat concerns some of u in dis parts is what I don't get.. And I don't know if u read d post at all but I'm pretty sure dey said "party members"... U cannot b contradicting urself by been a communist and also religious at d same tym... They don't seem to have a problem with it so make una no dey take drip for other ppl typhoid... I'm sure u'll b surprised by d list of things banned in China....

SHALOM!

OLAADEGBU:


The atheist Government is feeling the heat and now they are owning up that they are actually a religion. Thank God that Christianity is not a traditional religion and thus atheists are left to chase shadows instead of substance.

They forgot the Origins of Communism, which was started by JEWISH ROMAN CATHOLICS to overthrow the Russian Monarchy and Russian Orthodox Church.

The scheme backfired, when their assassins found that the Loot the Patriarch ransomed his life with sufficed them to break with Rome completely.

Only, they had to eliminate all Religion, because they knew what Christianity really stood for.

They can ban traditional religions but no one can ban Christianity.

Which shows how very little you know about History and The Gospel.

Lord Yahshua COMMANDED that his Disciples QUIT places where The Gospel was not wanted.

Denominational Leaders DON'T CARE how many of THEIR followers DIE trying to give THEM a FOOTHOLD in places that do not want The Gospel.

SCORES OF MILLIONS DIED standing up to Atheistic Communism.

These died IN DISOBEDIENCE.

Lol