COVID-19 'Pandemic'
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Report: China Continues Attacks on Christians During Pandemic
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THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. 2 Apr 2020
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its crackdown on Christian house churches as the world reels under the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, according to a report Wednesday from Bitter Winter.
In February, the Religious Affairs Bureau of the northeastern province of Jilin issued a document calling on authorities to “rectify” house churches, which are deemed illegal by the government.
The document instructed local officials to investigate house church and collect information on “when they were established, who is in charge of them, and how large the congregations are” as a first step to shutting them down altogether, the report stated.
The government also plans to shut down all seminaries, training classes, kindergartens, regular and Sunday schools run by house churches, according to a “government insider,” while also suppressing all online religious activities.
As Breitbart News reported last week, the CCP has been using the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic as an excuse to intensify its crackdown on religion, bulldozing some churches and placing others under heavy surveillance.
“China is now holding itself up as a model for fighting the coronavirus. But fighting the pandemic hasn’t stopped communist officials from persecuting Christians,” said Todd Nettleton, a spokesman for the nonprofit group Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), in late March.
Chinese officials have reportedly vandalized other churches and ordered a ban on “unregistered” religious services on the grounds of public health.
The CCP’s coronavirus control group in Nenjiang, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, issued an order on February 20 forbidding individuals and organizations from providing venues for “illegal religious activities” allegedly to curb the spread of the epidemic, Bitter Truth reported Wednesday.
The United Front Work Department should “resolutely shut down illegal religious venues,” the order stated, while also offering a monetary reward to local residents who report these venues to the authorities.
The coronavirus epidemic has provided a convenient justification for the CCP to continue what it was already doing: persecuting house churches as “unstable elements” that threaten the regime.
Officials closed down more than ten house churches in Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang, between late October and January, and another was closed in the city’s Jianggan district on January 5.
Local authorities said that they were following instructions from the central government to close down all house churches, Bitter Winter reported.
Report: China Continues Attacks on Christians During Pandemic
GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. 2 Apr 2020
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its crackdown on Christian house churches as the world reels under the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, according to a report Wednesday from Bitter Winter.
In February, the Religious Affairs Bureau of the northeastern province of Jilin issued a document calling on authorities to “rectify” house churches, which are deemed illegal by the government.
The document instructed local officials to investigate house church and collect information on “when they were established, who is in charge of them, and how large the congregations are” as a first step to shutting them down altogether, the report stated.
The government also plans to shut down all seminaries, training classes, kindergartens, regular and Sunday schools run by house churches, according to a “government insider,” while also suppressing all online religious activities.
As Breitbart News reported last week, the CCP has been using the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic as an excuse to intensify its crackdown on religion, bulldozing some churches and placing others under heavy surveillance.
“China is now holding itself up as a model for fighting the coronavirus. But fighting the pandemic hasn’t stopped communist officials from persecuting Christians,” said Todd Nettleton, a spokesman for the nonprofit group Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), in late March.
Chinese officials have reportedly vandalized other churches and ordered a ban on “unregistered” religious services on the grounds of public health.
The CCP’s coronavirus control group in Nenjiang, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, issued an order on February 20 forbidding individuals and organizations from providing venues for “illegal religious activities” allegedly to curb the spread of the epidemic, Bitter Truth reported Wednesday.
The United Front Work Department should “resolutely shut down illegal religious venues,” the order stated, while also offering a monetary reward to local residents who report these venues to the authorities.
The coronavirus epidemic has provided a convenient justification for the CCP to continue what it was already doing: persecuting house churches as “unstable elements” that threaten the regime.
Officials closed down more than ten house churches in Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang, between late October and January, and another was closed in the city’s Jianggan district on January 5.
Local authorities said that they were following instructions from the central government to close down all house churches, Bitter Winter reported.
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Quebec reports 3 new COVID-19 deaths, more than 900 new cases
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Quebec reports 3 new COVID-19 deaths, more than 900 new cases
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Democratic Party delays July convention until August over coronavirus concerns
The Democratic National Committee is postponing its summer convention in Milwaukee over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
"In our current climate of uncertainty, we believe the smartest approach is to take additional time to monitor how this situation unfolds so we can best position our party for a safe and successful convention," said Joe Solmonese, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee.
The event, originally scheduled for July 13-17, will instead be held the week of August 17, a week before the Republican National Convention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...avirus-concerns-n1175046?cid=eml_nbn_20200402
Democratic Party delays July convention until August over coronavirus concerns
The Democratic National Committee is postponing its summer convention in Milwaukee over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
"In our current climate of uncertainty, we believe the smartest approach is to take additional time to monitor how this situation unfolds so we can best position our party for a safe and successful convention," said Joe Solmonese, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee.
The event, originally scheduled for July 13-17, will instead be held the week of August 17, a week before the Republican National Convention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...avirus-concerns-n1175046?cid=eml_nbn_20200402
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US military hospital ship arrives in Los Angles.
Canada doesn't have any hospital ship. All our ships are basically for anti submarine work.
Wouldn't Toronto love to see a ship like this pulling into their harbor right about now?
We don't have this capability - but we can find and kill submarines and drop bombs.
Why must all military expenditures be absolutely devoid of practical value?
US military hospital ship arrives in Los Angles.
Canada doesn't have any hospital ship. All our ships are basically for anti submarine work.
Wouldn't Toronto love to see a ship like this pulling into their harbor right about now?
We don't have this capability - but we can find and kill submarines and drop bombs.
Why must all military expenditures be absolutely devoid of practical value?
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The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1 million people worldwide
https://globalnews.ca/news/6769243/...erNational&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2020
and source number 2
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/confirmed-virus-cases-hit-1-million-worldwide-1.4879459
There is a milestone the world can do without.
The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1 million people worldwide
https://globalnews.ca/news/6769243/...erNational&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2020
and source number 2
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/confirmed-virus-cases-hit-1-million-worldwide-1.4879459
There is a milestone the world can do without.
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The British are planning on using the British hospital ship RFA Argus.
The two American hospital ships have been criticised for being too big and too slow to operate effectively. They have a large radar signature, leaving them vulnerable to terrorist attack.
The British are planning on using the British hospital ship RFA Argus.
The two American hospital ships have been criticised for being too big and too slow to operate effectively. They have a large radar signature, leaving them vulnerable to terrorist attack.
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FDA eases restrictions on gay donors amid 'urgent need for blood'
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc...mid-urgent-need-n1175141?cid=eml_nbn_20200402
Will they go back to being prejudiced against the gay blood after this crisis is over??
FDA eases restrictions on gay donors amid 'urgent need for blood'
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc...mid-urgent-need-n1175141?cid=eml_nbn_20200402
Will they go back to being prejudiced against the gay blood after this crisis is over??
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Gee, I wonder what they are doing to the Uighur Muslims?
Bah, who cares.
Gee, I wonder what they are doing to the Uighur Muslims?
Bah, who cares.
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What you say on the matter is immaterial.
It's what the experts say that matters.
What is the mortality rate of the new coronavirus?
It is probably about or a bit less than 1%. Much higher figures have been flying about, but the UK’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, is one of those who believes it will prove to be 1% or lower. The World Health Organization’s director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, talked of 3.4%, but his figure was calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the number of officially confirmed cases. We know there are many more mild cases that do not get to hospital and are not being counted, which would bring the mortality rate significantly down.
Deaths are highest in the elderly, with very low rates among younger people, although medical staff who treat patients and get exposed to a lot of virus are thought to be more at risk. But even among the over-80s, 90% will recover.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...virus-and-what-is-the-mortality-rate-covid-19
What you say on the matter is immaterial.
It's what the experts say that matters.
What is the mortality rate of the new coronavirus?
It is probably about or a bit less than 1%. Much higher figures have been flying about, but the UK’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, is one of those who believes it will prove to be 1% or lower. The World Health Organization’s director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, talked of 3.4%, but his figure was calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the number of officially confirmed cases. We know there are many more mild cases that do not get to hospital and are not being counted, which would bring the mortality rate significantly down.
Deaths are highest in the elderly, with very low rates among younger people, although medical staff who treat patients and get exposed to a lot of virus are thought to be more at risk. But even among the over-80s, 90% will recover.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...virus-and-what-is-the-mortality-rate-covid-19