The word of "Christ" was banned in China

China has banned “Christ” and other religious words from social media apps under a new policy that went into effect on March 1. According to a new report, the policy also requires licensing and training to post Christian and religious content on the internet.

The Chinese Communist Party’s new law – dubbed the “Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services” – prohibits individuals and organizations from posting religious information on the internet unless they have first obtained permission from a provincial government department, according to China Aid, which monitors religious freedom within the country.

The Rain Covenant Church, an evangelical church, has recently discovered the far-reaching impact of the new law. Using social media, they tried to mail the names of eight books to members of a study group and asked them to vote for their favorite option. These titles were: "Defending the Faith by Cornelius van Teil", "Tradition and Individual Talent by T.S Elliott" and "Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis".they were greeted with this message: "The word 'Christ' you are trying to publish violates the rules of the Internet Information Services."

The watchdog group also noted that under the new law, individuals and organizations must undergo government training and obtain an “Internet Religious Information Service License” in order to post religious information on the internet. Yet, even then, the content must conform to the Chinese Communist Party’s beliefs on religion and government.

“Anyone who posts content with the purpose of ‘inciting the state power using religion,’ ‘objecting to the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership,’ ‘obstructing the socialism system,’ ‘damaging national reunification,’ or ‘harming the unity of various ethnic groups and social stability’ shall be punished,” China Aid reported.

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China has banned “Christ” and other religious words from social media apps under a new policy that went into effect on March 1. According to a new report, the policy also requires licensing and training to post Christian and religious content on the internet.

The Chinese Communist Party’s new law – dubbed the “Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services” – prohibits individuals and organizations from posting religious information on the internet unless they have first obtained permission from a provincial government department, according to China Aid, which monitors religious freedom within the country.

The Rain Covenant Church, an evangelical church, has recently discovered the far-reaching impact of the new law. Using social media, they tried to mail the names of eight books to members of a study group, and asked them to vote for their favorite option. These titles were: "Defending the Faith by Cornelius van Teil", "Tradition and Individual Talent by T.S Elliott" and "Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis".they were greeted with this message: "The word 'Christ' you are trying to publish violates the rules of the Internet Information Services."

The watchdog group also noted that under the new law, individuals and organizations must undergo government training and obtain an “Internet Religious Information Service License” in order to post religious information on the internet. Yet, even then, the content must conform to the Chinese Communist Party’s beliefs on religion and government.

“Anyone who posts content with the purpose of ‘inciting the state power using religion,’ ‘objecting to the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership,’ ‘obstructing the socialism system,’ ‘damaging national reunification,’ or ‘harming the unity of various ethnic groups and social stability’ shall be punished,” China Aid reported.

 

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