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Ten Commandments replaced with Xi Jinping quotes in Chinese churches
Staff writer Wed 18 Sep 2019

As China continues its religious crackdown, the authorities in part of central China have reportedly removed the Ten Commandments from churches and replaced them with quotes by President Xi Jinping.

The quotes include excerpts from a speech Xi made to a Central United Front Work Department meeting in 2015, Bitter Winter reports.

"The core socialist values and Chinese culture will help to immerse various religions of China," he said at the time.

"Support religious community in interpreting religious thought, doctrines, and teachings in a way that conforms with the needs of the progress of the times.

Read more at: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/ten-commandments-replaced-with-xi-jinping-quotes-in-chinese-churches/133252.htm

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