In recent years, Chinese officials have been vigorously promoting the “Sinicization” of religion, and all religious groups are required to “show their loyalty”. The images of the martyrs of the CCP.
In Shandong province, the two official Chinese Catholic churches organized an event to “carry on the legacy of the revolutionary martyrs and promote the spirit of patriotism,” with photos showing priests and nuns pulling up banners in front of a monument to the heroes of the Dafeng Mountain revolutionary base in Jinan.
The official release said that the participants offered flowers and baskets to “deeply remember the revolutionary martyrs who made outstanding contributions to the war of resistance against Japan and the war of liberation of the Chinese people, to reflect on the great achievements of the revolutionary martyrs and to appreciate the great changes in the great motherland”. The company also said that all the staff “received a profound education, spiritually baptized and purified” and unanimously said that they must “inherit the red gene”.
On the 25th of last month, the official Catholic Church of China (i.e., the Patriotic Association and the Episcopal Church) held a training seminar on “Party History Learning and Education” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which was given by Tian Yueyang, Director of the Research Office and Secretary of the Party Branch of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. The lecture was entitled “100 years of vicissitudes and glories: celebrating the birth of the Party, learning the history of the Party, feeling the Party’s benevolence, keeping the original intention and undertaking the mission”. The official release said that the lecture answered the question of “why the Chinese Communist Party can and does what it does”.
And including Jiangsu Buddhist College Hanshan College, Liaoning Jinzhou City Buddhist Association, Liaoning Huludao City Buddhist Association, Sichuan Suining Guangde Temple, Zhejiang Shaoxing Shangyu District Tongze Temple, Fujian Buddhist College, Putian City Buddhist Association, China Taoist Association, Anhui Bengbu Yuwang Palace, Zhejiang Taoist College, Maoshan Taoist Institute, Qingdao Taoist Association, etc., have organized monks and Taoists to visit the graves of the martyrs. “remembering the great achievements of the revolutionary martyrs”.
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