"China forces church to take down first commandment given to Moses"

christianpost.com

"Chinese communist authorities forced a church in China’s Henan Province to take down the first of the Ten Commandments given to Moses, as it was deemed offensive.

Bitter Winter Magazine, which reports on religious freedom violations in China, said that the incident occurred in November, when 30 officials conducted an inspection of a government-approved Three-Self church in Henan’s Luoning county.

Inside the church, they saw the Ten Commandments displayed on the wall, and declared that the first commandment must be removed and proceeded to wipe it off...

The first commandment, recorded in the book of Exodus, quotes God's words directly: 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.'...

One of the officials explained, however, that Chinese President Xi Jinping 'opposes the statement,' referring to the first commandment.

'Who dares not to cooperate? If anyone doesn’t agree, they are fighting against the country,' the official warned. 'This is a national policy. You should have a clear understanding of the situation. Don’t go against the government.'

The church was forced to take down the Ten Commandments sign that day.

Numerous stories of Communist officials shutting down churches, arresting congregations, and even trying to rewrite the Bible emerged throughout 2018, following the implementation of revised religious regulation rules in February."