{"id":20894,"date":"2022-04-15T14:56:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T21:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=20894"},"modified":"2022-04-15T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:35:00","slug":"china-has-now-banned-the-word-christ-on-social-media-platforms-claiming-it-causes-incitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/china-has-now-banned-the-word-christ-on-social-media-platforms-claiming-it-causes-incitement\/","title":{"rendered":"China has now banned the word \u2018Christ\u2019 on Social Media platforms claiming it causes \u2018Incitement\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Foust<\/a> – April 7, 2022<\/p>\n

China has banned \u201cChrist\u201d and other religious words from social media apps under a new policy that went into effect on March 1. According to a new report, the policy also requires licensing and training to post Christian and religious content on the internet.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Communist Party\u2019s new law \u2013 dubbed the \u201cMeasures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services\u201d \u2013 prohibits individuals and organizations from posting religious information on the internet unless they have first obtained permission from a provincial government department, according to China Aid<\/a>, which monitors religious freedom within the country.<\/p>\n

Early Rain Covenant Church, a Chinese congregation, recently discovered the far-reaching impact of the new law. Using the messaging app WeChat, a church member tried posting the names of eight books for members of a reading group, asking them to vote on their favorite. Among the titles: The Defense of the Faith<\/em> by Cornelius Van Til, Tradition and the Individual Talent<\/em> by T. S. Eliot and The Imitation of Christ\u00a0<\/em>by Thomas \u00e0 Kempis.<\/p>\n

But the WeChat app rejected the post, saying the word \u201cChrist\u201d was not allowed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe word \u2018Christ\u2019 you are trying to publish violates regulations on Internet Information Services, including but not limited to the following categories: pornography, gambling, and drug abuse; excessive marketing; incitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The issue could only be resolved by editing the post, which the church member did.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, the group administrator had to replace part of the word \u2018Christ\u2019 to pass censorship,\u201d China Aid said.<\/p>\n

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