The Chinese Communist Party’s Desperate Attempt to Crush Religion and Faith in God: A Warning from House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long been known for its authoritarian rule and suppression of individual freedoms. However, its efforts to crush religion and faith in God have gained renewed attention in recent times, with House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher warning of the CCP’s desperate attempts to control people’s minds and destroy the concept of individual dignity and worth.
Gallagher, a Republican representative from Wisconsin, is expected to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast opening dinner on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. In his prepared remarks obtained by Fox News Digital, he shares a story about a young Chinese graduate student who opposes the CCP and explains why. The student, according to Gallagher, told him that the CCP is “hell bent on destroying faith.”
The CCP’s suppression of religion and faith in God is not a new phenomenon. It has been documented extensively, with millions of Uyghurs and other religious minorities sent to re-education camps. The genocide against the Uyghur people includes the largest internment of an ethno-religious minority since the Holocaust.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has no problem with the first commandment, as long as he and the CCP are playing the role of God. The CCP has managed to control the nomination of Catholic bishops, a shocking way to decide upon the consecrated successors to Jesus’ apostles. This deal, signed in 2018, has been criticized by international observers who accuse the Catholic Church of caving to China’s communist government.
Despite these critiques, the Vatican renewed the deal with the Chinese Communist Party last month, inviting renewed backlash. The Pope’s capitulation has been a disaster for other faiths in China, with the Chinese government continuing to violate the agreement and appoint bishops in dioceses not recognized by the Holy See.
Gallagher is expected to discuss what the opposite of communism is, arguing that it is not a political-economic system at all. Instead, communism is a perverted, inverse religion, an all-consuming ideology imposed not by free belief but by force and indoctrination. Its churches are the labor camps, the gulags, the reeducation centers. Its confession booths are torture chambers. Its priests are the censors, the propagandists, the secret police.
The struggle between the United States and the CCP is not a test of different socio-economic systems. It is a struggle for souls. Communism seeks domination. Faith seeks love. Communism seeks the obliteration of the individual on the altar of the collective. Faith seeks the dignity of the individual, the respect due to each and every one of us as a child of God. Communism seeks the abasement of man’s soul. Faith seeks its elevation.
The CCP’s efforts to crush religion and faith in God are not just a threat to the people of China. They are a threat to the entire world, as the CCP seeks to spread its influence and ideology beyond its borders. The United States and its allies must remain vigilant and continue to stand up for individual freedoms and religious liberties, both at home and abroad.
In conclusion, the Chinese Communist Party’s desperate attempts to crush religion and faith in God are a threat to individual freedoms and the dignity of the human person. House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher’s warning at the National Prayer Breakfast is a call to action for the United States and its allies to remain vigilant and continue to stand up for these fundamental human rights. The struggle for souls is not just a battle for the people of China, but for the entire world.
The Chinese Communist Party’s suppression of religion and faith in God is a violation of human rights and a threat to individual freedoms. The United States and its allies must remain vigilant and continue to stand up for these fundamental human rights, both at home and abroad. The struggle for souls is not just a battle for the people of China, but for the entire world. The opposite of communism is not a political-economic system, but faith in God. Communism seeks domination, faith seeks love. Communism seeks the obliteration of the individual on the altar of the collective, faith seeks the dignity of the individual, the respect due to each and every one of us as a child of God. Communism seeks the abasement of man’s soul, faith seeks its elevation. The CCP’s efforts to crush religion and faith in God are a threat to the entire world, and the United States and its allies must continue to stand up for individual freedoms and religious liberties, both at home and abroad.
