Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted to eradicate all house churches. This documentary tells the true story of the persecution suffered at the hands of the CCP by the family of Chinese Christian Lin Haochen.
The documentary Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China primarily tells the true stories of two mainland Chinese Christians who were both persecuted to death by the CCP government for their faith. It is an accurate, objective representation of Chinese Christians' experiences of persecution at the hands of the CCP government, offering an in-depth reflection on the current state of affairs of freedom of belief for Chinese Christians and the trampling of human rights. This film is a snapshot of the suppression and persecution suffered by countless Chinese Christians and relatives of Christians by the CCP government. It is also a window into the true conditions that Chinese Christians and their family members are surviving under.
"The Exchange: Account of an Interrogation" (6) - How Christians Respond to the CCP's "Family Bait"
Introduction
When the CCP does not meet with success in its attempts to force Christians to forsake God through their cruel torture and brainwashing and conversion, they then exploit their family members as bait to test them. Faced with these lowly tricks, how do Christians stand firm and righteous, refuting them? And what admonition do they have to give?
Why Does the Chinese Communist Party Force Christians to Join the Three-Self Church?
Hou Xiangke: (Chief of the Public Security Bureau): Han Lu, you must know that the Communist Party is an atheist party and started out from revolution. The Communist Party is most inimical to God and God's word. The truth that you accept and the path that you walk are hated the most by the Communist Party. You are an eyesore and a thorn in the side for the Communist Party. Therefore, the Communist Party will severely repress you, punish you, and ban you! In China, you must follow the leadership of the Communist Party when you believe in God, accept the Communist Party's United Front, join the Three-Self Church, and take the path of love for country and religion. Aside from this, there is no way out! Have you seen through these matters?
The Church of Almighty God Christians Ring in the New Year With French Friends
On February 18, 2018, precisely during a traditional Chinese holiday—Spring Festival—Christians from The Church of Almighty God in France held a New Year's celebration with the theme of “gratitude” in the parish activity center of the Saint-Germain Church in Vitry-sur-Seine, Paris. This was the first local New Year's event hosted by these Christians since being forced to flee to France after suffering brutal oppression by the Chinese government. They wanted to use this opportunity to extend their thanks to their French friends who had helped them and shown their concern. The event also provided an excellent platform for those in attendance to further understand the truth of the persecution of Christians from The Church of Almighty God by the Chinese government.
Šorytė: If the Persecuted Christians Are Repatriated to Their Homeland, It Is Utterly a Crime!
On October 23, 2017, at a meeting on "Religious Freedom and Refugee Human Rights" held in South Korea, Ms. Rosita Šorytė, who had represented the Interim Lithuanian President as Chairman of the EU Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance, stated in her speech, "According to the 2004 Guidelines of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the 1987 UN Refugee Convention, for a persecuted religious group, members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) have clearly been subject to the persecution of torture, a higher severity of iniquity than social persecution, thus more deserving of being granted refugee status." Šorytė mentioned that the Republic of Korea is a respected democracy that has also signed and ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol. It should fulfill its responsibilities in accordance with these international documents. If the persecuted Christians of CAG are repatriated to mainland China, it is utterly a crime!
Christians Join Peace Day Torchlight Parade Calling for Attention to Immigrants and Refugees
On January 20 in Rho, Italy, when the 2018 World Immigrant and Refugee Day was just over, led by the mayors of various cities in Milan, more than 100 people holding peace symbolizing torches took to the streets and called for the public to pay attention to world peace, embrace and help with love immigrants and refugees that come to Italy, in order to create a peaceful society together. On the theme of “Peace Day Torchlight Parade,” the event was jointly organized by Rho government and eleven associations, including ACLI, Società San Vincenzo de Paoli, and Multiculturale Oasi. The mayor of Rho attended and spoke at the event. More than twenty Christians of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) participated in the parade.
As everyone knows, since it took power the Chinese Communist Party has been madly suppressing religious beliefs and doing its utmost to ban house churches. Its persecution against The Church of Almighty God is especially serious. Many Christians of the church have been caught and subjected to the CCP's oppression and persecution, and countless fleeing from the arrest have been unable to return home and lived in exile, with their families shattered. In recent years, as the CCP continues to escalate the persecution of religious beliefs, some Christians of The Church of Almighty God have been forced to flee to foreign countries to seek refuge. However, their asylum applications in some countries have been rejected again and again due to the interference of the CCP government, and they are at the risk of being repatriated. As of December 28, 2017, 172 Christians of The Church of Almighty God in South Korea had received deportation orders from the Ministry of Justice. This has drawn the attention of some international human rights organizations. Do Heeyoun, head of the Citizens' Coalition for the Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees, asserts in the interview that repatriating the Christians of The Church of Almighty God back to China is the same as sending them to their deaths.
Massimo Introvigne's speech during the discussion section
Professor Massimo Introvigne, the founder and director of Italy's Center for Studies on New Religions and the chairman of Italy's Observatory of Religious Liberty, spoke at the international conference on Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees held in Seoul, South Korea on October 23, 2017. He said that the Christians in The Church of Almighty God have been subjected to clear and flagrant religious persecution, and even torture. However, their status as refugees has not been recognized by civilized countries such as South Korea, and one of the critical reasons for that is that the black propaganda and fake news from the Chinese Communist Party and some Christian groups regarding The Church of Almighty God have had a negative impact. The Church of Almighty God is a typical victim of this kind of black propaganda and fake news. Professor Introvigne called on human rights organizations, the press, as well as experts and scholars on emerging religious movements and in the humanitarian realm to work to reveal the truth.
International Society for Human Rights Condemns the CCP's Violations of Human Rights
For years, the issue of worsening human rights in China has drawn the international community's concerns and vigorous denouncement. On December 7, 2017, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, held a news conference in Cologne on the Current Situation of Human Rights in China. Those invited to attend the forum were experts concerned about the human rights situation in China, representatives of persecuted groups in China, the press corps and so on. The Church of Almighty God, which has been subject to brutal suppression and persecution for years by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has gained the understanding and support of increasingly more international organizations recently. At the press conference, Christians of The Church of Almighty God addressed the audience as victims of persecution. ISHR expressed that the purpose for convening the press conference was to inform the international press corps of the dire human rights situation in China currently, while stressing that China is the country with the most serious human rights violations in the world, and China's ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party, has committed the most serious
Kingdom Praise Musical Drama—Every Nation Worships the Practical God
Under
a starry, quiet and peaceful night sky, a group of Christians
earnestly awaiting the return of the Savior sing and dance to
cheerful music. When they hear the joyful news “God has returned”
and “God has uttered new words”, they are surprised and excited.
They think: “God has returned? He has already appeared?!” With
curiosity and uncertainty, one after another, they step into the
journey of seeking God’s new words. In their arduous seeking, some
people are questioning while others simply accept it. Some people
look on without comment, while others make suggestions and search for
answers in the Bible—they look but in the end it is fruitless….
Just when they become discouraged, a witness brings them a copy of
the Bible of the Age of Kingdom, and they are deeply attracted to the
words in the book. What kind of book is this really? Have they
actually found the new words that God has uttered in that book? Have
they welcomed the appearance of God?
When you are struggling
through pain and suffering, lost, irresolute, with nothing to depend
on, Almighty God, the Watcher, is waiting for whenever you will
return to Him, He will soothe your wounded spirit. Storyline:
Xiao Zhen used to be a pure,
kind-hearted Christian, who always treated her friends sincerely.
However, when it was to their benefit, her former friends became her
enemies. After suffering this tragedy, Xiao Zhen was forced to
abandon her true heart and her formal principles. She began to betray
her own good conscience and good spirit, and wallowed in the mire of
the evil world. … As she fell from grace and walked a path of
depravity, she was trampled by the world and became riddled with
scars and bruises. She had reached a dead end, and at her point of
despair when she had given up all hope, Almighty God's sincere call
finally awakened Xiao Zhen's heart and soul…. Source:The Church of Almighty God | Musical Drama "Xiaozhen's Story" (6) - Return
Since it came to power in Mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been unceasing in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and burned countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and tried to eradicate all house churches.
