This Might Be The Most Orwellian Law I’ve Ever Heard Of

AmidallthetalkabouttariffswithChina,andhowtheystealAmerica’sintellectualpropertyandestablishallkindsoftradebarrierswiththiscountry,youmighthavemissedthisstory.It’snotabouteconomics,butatthesametime,ittellsyoualotaboutwhatauthoritariancountrieslikeChinafearthemost. BeginningonMay1,Chinawillaccelerateitscrackdownonreligion,andChristianityinparticular.Foreignmissionarieswillbebannedfrompreachingunlesstheyobtainformalapprovalfromthegovernment. AccordingtoChinesestatemedia,thegoalofthenewregulationistoprotect“nationalsecurity”and“politicalstability”byforcingpeopletoattendofficial,state-runreligiousserviceswithpre-approvedmessaging.Additionally,Chinesestatemediahasrecentlyboastedaboutthefactthatreligiousgroups—whichthegovernmentcalls“cultorganizations”—havebeenincreasinglyshutdowninChina.Atthispoint,oneofthefastestwaystodisappearinChinaistodeliverasermonthatupsetstherulingparty. Ofcourse,thisistheexactoppositeoftheresu