Brickbat: Our Father, Who Art in Beijing

Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom

Chinese Communist Party officials in the Yugan county of Jiangxi province have been visiting poor Christians in their homes, urging them to take down crosses and paintings of Jesus and replace them with photos of President Xi Jinping. Some Christians say party officials told them they would not be eligible for government help unless they removed Christian symbols. Party officials deny the claim.

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[Telcontar the Wanderer]

...hollowed be by flame.

[Wizard4169]

The State thy God is a jealous God, and thou shall have no other gods before Us.

[This Machine Chips Fascists]

Xi Jinping loves me
This I know
For the secret police
Tell me so

[Conchfritters]

They are weak, but Xi is strong.

I love that tune.

[gaoxiaen]

May as well try it. It worked for Ho Chi Minh.

[gaoxiaen]

For Winnie-the-Pooh, not so much.

[Rat on a train]

The efforts were part of a government campaign to alleviate poverty in the region, since some CPC members believe families' faith is to blame for their financial woes, according to SCMP.

It's all the gambling, hookers and drugs.

[Radioactive]

that's one hell of a faith ya got there!

[Cynical Asshole]

I'm gonna start my own faith. With blackjack. And hookers!

[Fist of Etiquette]

The Galilee-man is not the issue here.

[Jerryskids]

I'll bet those peasants get threatened with charges of being treasonous if they're not sufficiently enthusiastic about the achievements of Dear Leader.

[Libertarian]

If they're going hungry, could't the government just force them to bake cakes?

[Conchfritters]

This is China - starving to death is a cultural right.

[SIV]

You want Trump? Because this is how you get Trump.

[Fuck you, Shikha (Nunya)]

See , only Christians are marginalized.

[Jerryskids]

Didn't Comrade Pope just okay the Chinese government appointing bishops? All the Chicoms gotta do is emphasize the right aspects of Xianity, the suffering, the "not of this world", the "the poor ye shall have with you always" and the "render unto Caeser" and you've got a religion where everything's the way it is because that's the way God wills it and it's not your place to question His will.

[$park? leftist poser]

Xianity

Is that how they spell it in China? If I have my pronunciation correct, that would be something like 'Shianity'. I suppose that's close enough.

[Rhywun]

It means 'western gasbag'.

[Leader Desslok]

Oh, so that's how you say Tony in Chinese.

[loveconstitution1789]

Alright, where are the lefties that frequent this website to explain how the Commie Party is the greatest because they want all Chinese to equally love Comrade Jinping, there needs to be a minimum love for Jinping, affirmative action for Jinping, and all the other socialist nonsense?

[Cynical Asshole]

They're just trying to get back to the Communist Party roots. Probably tired of their older fans calling them sellouts.