Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China
https://www.wvtf.org/2025-10-12/pastors-and-staff-from-underground-church-are-arrested-in-china
https://www.wvtf.org/2025-10-12/pastors-and-staff-from-underground-church-are-arrested-in-china
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Maeve@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 312d
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CIA+infiltrates%2c+exploits+church+groups%2c+studies+show.-a0389177127
Emotional@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 311d
is this related to the post?
allo@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 311d
but where are the epstein files?
Icytrees@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 311d
Neat article, but I don't understand the connection.
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 311d
If they are underground, it's because their message is not quite orthodox.
And China takes a radical, zero tolerance approach to churches since the 2014 Kunming attack (not saying it was better before).
The idea is they want to avoid a situation like the mosques in France that were used as recruiting grounds for future terrorists.
Icytrees@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 311d
Thanks for the context.
Unfortunately I don't know enough about the issue to comment on China's policy, and I know that any information I find (including the article I posted) is going to have gaping plot holes.
allo@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 311d
Do these count?
Icytrees@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 311d
Yes.