(Express) – Chinese authorities have ripped down more than 100 crosses that decorate unregistered churches as the country continues its pledge to stamp out Christianity and all its traces. Religion watchdog International Christianity Concern (ICC), reports the removal of 100 crosses from registered and unregistered churches, including one in Jiangsu, north of Shanghai. The Dao En Presbyterian church was one of many
stripped of crosses following a period of intense harassment from Chinese authorities. A source close to the incident said the church and several others in the Chinese province had been closed and in the process of “cleaning up gang crime and eliminating evil”. The church has since been banned. Christianity is a barrier to the Chinese Communist Parties, who believe the worship of any God or higher power is a direct challenge to their views. READ MORE
