Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province.
The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. (Photo: Lvv2.com)
Thousands of Christian villagers in China have been told to take
down displays of Jesus, crosses, and gospel passages from their homes as
part of a government propaganda effort to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party.”
According to The South China Morning Post
(SCMP), Communist Party of China (CPC) officials visited Chritian
believers’ homes in Yugan county of Jiangxi province where about 10
percent of the population are Christians. They urged residents to
replace personal religious displays with posters of President Xi
Jinping; more than 600 removed Christian symbols from their living
rooms, and 453 hung portraits of the Communist leader, according to
SCMP.