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Shinian Christian Church

  • Churches Mandated to Promote Communism
    A sign in Chinese with a hammer and sickle mounted next to it.
    A 'hammer and sickle' symbol was placed
    next to Shinian Christian Church’s sign.
    Photo: ChinaAid

    On July 3rd, a banner displaying the Communists' symbolic 'hammer and sickle' was raised next to the Shinian Christian Church in Zhejiang province, China. According to a pastor in the area, the Taizhou Religious Affairs Bureau sent notices to local churches mandating that all religious venues must put up large signs with the following wording at their entrances: "Love the Chinese Communist Party, love the country, and love the religion," as well as "Uphold the principle of developing religions in the Chinese context."