Epoch Times - The CCP’s War on Faith | Grace Jin Drexel

Feb. 23, 2026 - Epoch Times

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The CCP’s War on Faith | Grace Jin Drexel

Grace Jin Drexel examines the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) systematic undermining of Christianity, demanding state approval for church leadership, sermons, and even baptism quotas—violating the First Commandment’s call to worship God alone. The CCP’s atheist-driven control over religious practice forces submission to its authority before faith, distorting spiritual autonomy. This reflects a broader campaign to replace divine guidance with political dogma, threatening both belief and institutional integrity. [Automatically generated summary]
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Atheist Agenda Determines Church 00:01:03
	We believe as Christians that God is the head of the church and is the sole head of the church.
	We believe that there is one God and that we, the first commandment is that thou shalt have no other gods before me.
	So if we didn't believe that, we wouldn't be Christians in the first place.
	And yet the party wants to supplant that and say that you can worship as long as you kneel down before me first or that you have to get things approved by me.
	Your leadership has to be approved by me.
	Your sermons have to be approved by me.
	How many people are baptized has to be approved by me, etc., etc.
	So you realize that the Holy Spirit, the church, the leadership, like the congregation, they don't determine these spiritual realms.
	It is the party again with their atheist agenda that determines what the church do.

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Atheist Agenda Determines Church 00:01:03

We believe as Christians that God is the head of the church and is the sole head of the church.

We believe that there is one God and that we, the first commandment is that thou shalt have no other gods before me.

So if we didn't believe that, we wouldn't be Christians in the first place.

And yet the party wants to supplant that and say that you can worship as long as you kneel down before me first or that you have to get things approved by me.

Your leadership has to be approved by me.

Your sermons have to be approved by me.

How many people are baptized has to be approved by me, etc., etc.

So you realize that the Holy Spirit, the church, the leadership, like the congregation, they don't determine these spiritual realms.

It is the party again with their atheist agenda that determines what the church do.