Tag: religious persecution

Beijing’s Religious Persecution Intensified Ahead of the Winter Olympics

News Analysis Over the past year, leading up to the Winter Olympics, the Chinese regime has been intensifying its campaign against religion, particularly Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, and Falun Gong. “Don’t sportswash genocide,” read the signs held by Olympic protesters in London, who were enraged that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had granted hosting rights…


Exploring History of the Book of Revelation in Search for Its Meaning Today: Film Producer

An investigative documentary that explores historical circumstances surrounding the Book of Revelation was produced with an intention to reflect on the book’s meaning for the people of today, said Tim Mahoney, executive producer of “The 7 Churches of Revelation: Times of Fire.” Filmmaker Christophe Hanauer went to Patmos—a Greek island in the Aegean Sea where…


101 Falun Gong Practitioners Dead in Past 10 Months Amid Persecution

In the past 10 months, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted to death 101 Falun Gong practitioners, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that documents the nationwide campaign. The death cases involved 54 cities in 24 provinces. The majority of cases were concentrated in northeastern China’s Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Jilin provinces. Some of the…


101 Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted to Death in Past 10 Months in China

In the past 10 months, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted to death 101 Falun Gong practitioners, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that documents the nationwide campaign. The death cases involved 54 cities in 24 provinces. The majority of cases were concentrated in northeastern China’s Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Jilin provinces. Some of the…


The Dangers of Being Catholic in Australia

Commentary As Christmas is fast approaching, it is a time for Christians, especially Catholics, to reflect on a turbulent year. Those who are even remotely interested in spiritual matters know that Christianity, especially Catholicism, is threatened. The threat is, at least partially, a consequence of the powerlessness of the Catholic Church and its leaders to…


The Dangers of Being a Catholic in Australia

Commentary As Christmas is fast approaching, it is a time for Christians, especially Catholics, to reflect on a turbulent year. Those who are even remotely interested in spiritual matters know that Christianity, especially Catholicism, is threatened. The threat is, at least partially, a consequence of the powerlessness of the Catholic Church and its leaders to…


Is Atheism Dead?

In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, D’Souza Gill explores the current state of Christianity in America and around the world. She discusses the decline of Christianity in America as well as its explosion abroad and dives into the religious persecution Christians face abroad. She interviews author Eric Metaxas on his new book…


Coalition of Christians Call for Global Prayer for Prisoners of Conscience Persecuted by CCP

An informal coalition of prominent lay Christians from six continents have launched a global campaign calling on the faithful to pray for the persecuted prisoners of conscience in China from May 23 to May 30. Specifically, the global prayer effort will focus on the millions of Christians, Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong prisoners of…


Australian Senate Uyghur Inquiry Crosses China’s ‘Red Line’

An Australian government inquiry into the use of Uyghur forced labour in China has been told the government’s investigation into the slave labour is crossing “a red line” for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a submission to the Senate inquiry, analyst Vicky Xu, who was lead author on the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s 2020 report “Uyghurs…


School in China Requires Students to Disclose Their Religious Beliefs

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities in one Chinese city are mandating that school students disclose their religious beliefs, according to a Chinese parent who recently moved to the United States. He spoke with The Epoch Times and expressed concern that China could be seeing another wave of religious persecution. Yan Tao, a new Chinese immigrant…