Chinese Government Orders Low-Income Families to Flee Their Christian Faith or Forfeit Financial Aid

According to a news article on CBN News ,in the Chinese Government's continuing prosecution of Christians, poor families are now being told to renounce their faith or forfeit welfare benefit. 

Bill winter reports that the Chinese economy has been deeply affected by the corona virus pandemic, especially low income households struggling to make ends meet.

Government has ordered Christians who receive welfare payments to replace crosses, religious symbols and images inside their hoes with portraits of China's communist leaders.

"All impoverished households in the town were told to display Mao Zedong images, a local pastor told Bill Winders. The Government is trying to eliminate our belief and wants to become God instead of Jesus.A church members.

A church member in one of the villages recalled how authorities entered his home and destroyed a calendar with an image of Christ on it, then replaced it with an image of Mao Instead.

Impoverished religious households cant receive money from the state for nothing-they must obey the communist party for the money they receive, he explained

Enforcing regulation started several months ago in china

In April, the government of Xinyu city in the south eastern province of Xiangxi withheld a disabled christian's fund(about $14) if the believer continued to attend services.

In April, the government of Xinyu city in the southeastern province of Jiangxi withheld a disabled Christian's funds (about $14) if the believer continued to attend worship services.