China (MNN) – China may finally be making the move to re-write the Bible. Bob Fu, founder of China Aid , a persecution watchdog group, raised the alarm this month, in an address to members of the U-S government. According to him, the Three Self Patriotic Movement and the Chinese Christian Council are working on a five-year plan to infuse Christianity with elements that cultivate socialist core values, a move deemed to make Christianity more ‘Chinese’. These could include a summary of the Old Testament with some Buddhist scripture and Confucian teachings and new commentary for the New Testament, as well as adding certain elements into worship songs. Open Doors USA’s president and CEO, Dr. David Curry calls it an issue of control (the term “sinicize”). The reason? The number of Christians numbers in the millions and continues to grow, and the Communist Party is banking on a unified Chinese cultural identity to maintain its power. What it means, he explains, is that there will be even more pressure on the Body of Christ in China. ”They are trying to force out unregistered churches. Those churches that are registered, they approve sermons, these kinds of things, slowly turning up […]
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