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Hundreds of Chinese Christian Schoolchildren Forced to Declare They Follow 'No Religion

Will Maule : Oct 5, 2018  Faithwire.com

"This is ... to limit any growth of Christianity amongst young people through evangelism or simply becoming known as the ones who could answer questions other pupils may have about Christianity." -World Watch Monitor

airlift[Faithwire.com] Some 300 schoolchildren in the overtly Christian Zhejiang province have been forced to fill out a form declaring that they do not follow any religion. (Photo credit: Jacob Plumb-Unsplash)

A "trusted source" told Christian persecution watchdog World Watch Monitor (WWM) that it is very normal for parents to fill in a questionnaire that asks them about their child's religion, but that having to falsely declare that they do not follow Jesus is unheard of.

"In this case, the children were handed a questionnaire in class about faith, which is not normal," the source explained, adding prying for more information on the kids appears to be part of a new initiative "to identify Christians and give them pressure of one sort or another."

"Children in this part of China would write 'Christian' because of 1) their innocence and 2) they come from families of fervent Believers who do not compromise their faith," the source added. However, following this, the teacher demanded that each child specify on their form that they follow "No religion."

Despite many of the kids choosing to keep their first answer of "Christian," after numerous warnings, all but one of the students changed to "no religion"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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