China Are 'Rewriting Scripture'

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Lily Kuo, In China, They're Closing Churches, Jailing Pastors – and Even Rewriting Scripture. Sunday Guardian, Jan 13, 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/worl ... n-translation-bible
(one paragraph: "As of 2018, the government has implemented sweeping rules on religious practices, adding more requirements for religious groups and barring unapproved organisations from engaging in any religious activity. But the campaign is not just about managing behaviour. One of the goals of a government work plan for 'promoting Chinese Christianity' between 2018 and 2022 is 'thought reform.' The plan calls for 'retranslating and annotating' the Bible, to find commonalities with socialism and establish a 'correct understanding' of the text")

My comment: This report is dispatched from Chengdu. Naturally it is more about Early Rain Covenant Church. There is no need to read the rest.