(cont'd from yesterday's post)
President Xi of China is being called "Emperor Xi" because of his growing grasp of power. He sees religion, all kinds, as a threat to his hold. Christian churches have been destroyed, even those that were supposedly approved. Thousands of crosses (symbols of Christianity) have been torn from churches.
Fear creates social pressure:
"In one school in Xinjiang, 200 students in one high school identified themselves as Christians. After three rounds of threats and intimidation from parents, teachers and headmasters, only one 14-year-old had the strength to admit he was still a Christian. Everybody else was forced to deny their faith."
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