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| West using Christianity to subvert Chinese state: official |
| 2019-03-14 |
| [DAWN] A Chinese official accused "anti-China forces" in the West of using Christianity to subvert the country’s political power and said worshippers must follow a Chinese form of religion. China’s officially atheist government, which oversees religious groups through state-sponsored institutions, has tightened its grip on all faiths in recent years. "Anti-China forces in the West are attempting to continue to influence the social stability of our country through Christianity, and even subvert the political power of our country," Xu Xiaohong, chairman of the state-backed National Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee, which oversees the Protestant churches, said on Monday. Speaking at the annual gathering of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a largely ceremonial advisory body, Xu described the introduction of Christianity in China as "accompanying the intense colonial aggression by the West". Only by incorporating Chinese culture into Christianity would the religion become something Chinese people could identify with, said Xu. For those who "subvert national security in the name of Christianity, we support the country in bringing them to justice," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Western governments feel the same way. Including the top guy in Vatican City. |
| Posted by: charger 2019-03-14 18:41 |
| #7 The "colonized" Christian was vexed By Chairman Xu's very short text In characters two With no "How do you do?" Or "Your old comrade, Xu," just, "You're next." |
| Posted by: Neville Clineth1387 2019-03-14 18:06 |
| #6 ...yeah, all those Christmas sales. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-14 11:26 |
| #5 You can see the way it's subverted Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. |
| Posted by: Fred 2019-03-14 11:25 |
| #4 In the west most of the church is further left than the chinese! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-14 11:15 |
| #3 "Thou shall have no other gods before me." -- Chinese Communist Party |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-03-14 10:34 |
| #2 WTF, we can't even use Christianity to "subvert" our own Muzzies and progs. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-03-14 10:01 |
| #1 Now the Chinese are going to play the 'cultural appropriation' game too? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-14 07:49 |