01/16/20
New regulations regarding religious practice took effect in China in 2018, Open Doors notes in its 2020 World Watch List, which was released Wednesday.
“Christians are increasingly being pushed underground in China,” said David Curry, president of Open Doors. “Pastors are being detained, churches are being closed and people who have a personal faith in Jesus are being watched using technology that was never available before.”
“The Church is being squeezed in China,” he noted.
Yet along with increased monitoring of religious activity and an outright ban on unregistered religious groups, the new norms specifically target children.
Read More: Watch List 2020: China Targets Youth in Its War on Christianity
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