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China Begins Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles by Bensmart04(m): 6:07pm On Sep 10, 2018
China's government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China.

AP reports that the campaign corresponds with a drive to "Sinicize" religion by demanding loyalty to the officially atheist Communist Party.

Read Also: Religion and Corruption in Nigeria What You Should Know
Chinese law requires religious believers to worship only in congregations registered with the authorities, but many millions belong to so-called underground or house churches that defy government restrictions.

In Beijing, the Zion church was shut on Sunday, the church's pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, said on Monday. Zion is known as the largest house church in Beijing, with six branches.

Besides Christianity, millions of Muslims in far-west China have been facing forced political indoctrination at alleged ‘brainwashing camps’ where they have to eat pork and drink alcohol as ‘punishment’,

Whereas, children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet, have been banned from taking part in religious activities during the summer holidays.
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Re: China Begins Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles by Nobody: 6:14pm On Sep 10, 2018
Good.
Re: China Begins Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles by Bensmart04(m): 6:16pm On Sep 10, 2018
charliboy654:
Good.

Good how? Are you an atheist?
Re: China Begins Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles by budaatum: 7:32pm On Sep 10, 2018
And from the same source

Religion and Corruption in Nigeria What You Should Know

Religion and Corruption in Nigeria: It is pertinent to know these important facts conveyed in this article, What You Should Know about corruption and religion and how you should view this statement depends.

Are Nigerians Truly Religious?
It is quite evident that Nigeria is a very religious country. There are churches and mosques in every nook and cranny of Nigeria’s cities, towns and villages. Loud religious chants and prayers can be heard every day from these worship centers. Religion also plays a huge role in the politics of Nigeria. If the President is Christian, then the vice must be a Muslim and vice versa.

Meanwhile, Nigerians hold a huge sentimental value to their religious faiths. However, this strong religious beliefs does not reflect in Nigeria as a society. In fact, one might argue that, the strong religious beliefs of Nigerians has played a negative role in the development of the Nigerian society in the form of corruption.

According to latest statistics for corrupt countries It is an open secret that Nigeria is among them. One would expect that a country with so much religious values will keep corruption at a minimal. However, the reverse is the case. Nigerians are very corrupt individuals and if corruption was an Olympic sport, Nigeria will win gold almost every single time.

Are these Evidence that Religion and Corruption in Nigeria is at peak?
Furthermore, the scary aspect is that the religious institutions in the country aide corruption. It is open secret that pastors and imams’ collect expensive gifts and cash from corrupt politicians in exchange for prayers and public endorsements. Some Pastors in particularly also use biblical tricks to exploit money from poor church goers in exchange for financial breakthrough.

These creates a society where pastors and politicians become millionaires whereas, the rest of the population remain poor. latest Forbes list for richest pastors in the world, 4 Nigerian Pastors made the top ten list. Nigerian politicians are among the richest in the world and there is a strong possibility that they are the richest. On the other hand, Nigerian citizens are getting poorer.

According to the world poverty index, more Nigerians are falling into poverty. This is a contrast to what pastors, imams’ and politicians are currently experiencing in Nigeria.
Re: China Begins Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles by rekinomtla(m): 8:24pm On Sep 10, 2018
Atheist hatred of religion is very real and dangerous.

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