China bans unregulated online worship

Iain Taylor  |  World
Date posted:  1 Apr 2022
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China bans unregulated online worship

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Christians in China are facing a new digital crackdown by the government, as it seeks to control every type of content that churches post on the internet.

The country’s unregistered house churches have gone online to worship, and to survive the pandemic and persecution. Now they are having even that avenue of support stripped away, according to persecuted church agency Release International. The measure will hit churches, seminaries and many other ministries.

Late last year, the Chinese Government announced that all religious information on the internet will be forbidden, unless organisations wanting to post content first obtained government permission. This is simply not a viable option for those house churches.

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