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China Now Arresting Families for Praying at Home

23 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Grandmother, daughter, and grandson arrested for Practicing Christianity in their home In the most recent case of religious persecution in China, a house church pastor, Xu Shizhen, her daughter and her 3-year-old...

Dalai Lama Attacks Trump’s America

19 Oct 2017
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Corey Barnett

Argues Against Nationalism and Message of Non-Violence The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan nation, speaking at the Five Fifty Forum being held in a northern Indian town, mentioned he has concerns...

You Need to Know about China’s New Religious Discrimination

01 Oct 2017
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Corey Barnett

Finds New Target and New Tactics in Xinjiang China continues its attack on religious organizations. Accusations have been made that Chinese officials have told Muslims in the Xinjiang region that they...

China Amps Up War Against Religion

07 Sep 2017
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Derek Welch

New Laws to Restrict Private Worship Being a person of faith in China has just gotten much worse. The Chinese cabinet created a new set of rules massively restricting the religious freedom of their...

Chinese Government Acts To Limit Tibetan Religious Freedom

04 Sep 2017
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Derek Welch

China Creates Indoctrination Program to replace Buddhist Teachings The Chinese government has recently declared a ruling over a Tibetan Buddhism center. The ruling has rendered all authority from...

China Angrily Lashes Out At Criticism of Religious Persecution

19 Aug 2017
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Derek Welch

Rejects State Department Report by "Imperfect" United States China responded to the criticism put forth by the United States in which the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that China does...

10 Biggest Controversial Religious Sites

03 Jul 2017
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Corey Barnett

These religious locations around the world cause tension and conflict. 1. Western Wall This wall, located near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, is historically part of an ancient temple. It has been...

Why Does China Have Women-only Mosques?

28 Jun 2017
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Michael Wood

Islam in China has a long tradition of women-only mosques. Traveling, writing, and filming for the last 35 years between the Mediterranean and the Yellow Sea, I have often had occasion to reflect...

Forcibly Removed Chinese Catholic Bishop is Missing

27 Jun 2017
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Corey Barnett

Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was taken into custody in late 2016 and has not been seen since. In late 2016, one of the bishops in the small parish of Wenzhou in China passed away. Per the canon law, the Vatican...

21 Apr 2017
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Corey Barnett

Ever since his speech against the occupation of Tibet during the '93 Oscars, the actor has seen a downward spiral in his popularity. Once one of the most sought after and loved actors in Hollywood,...