Chinese Christians have one month to tell their government what they think of proposed new rules that ban the sharing of prayer, Bible reading, baptism, communion, and other forms of religious activity online. For example they establish that anyone who wants to open a religious site, must seek permission from the authorities and be judged morally healthy and politically reliable. Organizations and schools that receive the license can only publish didactic material via the Internet in their internal network, accessible only through a registered name and password.
The rules emphasize that such organizations can not try to convert someone, and they cannot distribute religious texts or other material. The previous real-life restrictions were also proposed in September and finalized in October, before being implemented the following February. CT reviewed a crowdsourced translation of the draft rules, where Article 15 spells out the prohibited online activities.
Some would not be objected to by Chinese Christians leaders, such as propogating heresy or using trickery or coercion to obtain assets. Others include:. In other articles, the draft rules prohibit the digital transmission—by text, photos, audio, or video—of prayer, baptisms, reciting scripture, or communion.
The ban would also apply to burning incense and Buddhist prayers. Most notably, foreign and non-mainland i. Providers of such online material must be approved by the state, and must obey existing laws as well as actively adapt religion to Chinese socialism and preserve ethnic unity and social stability.
Their license would be valid for three years before renewal. Organizations and individuals without a license would be prohibited from preaching or teaching online, and even prohibited from forwarding or linking to such content. If the draft rules are finalized, existing religious sites will have six months to come into compliance. CT previously reported how Chinese Christians increasingly face rising red tape as they practice their faith.
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