Have you ever encountered a cult? Tell us in the comments below! Local media has labelled the group as “China’s most dangerous cult”, and the Communist government formally banned it in 1995 as a xie jiao (evil cult).
But is Eastern Lightning really a dangerous cult, or are its members just victim of persecution by the Chinese state? Due to its political status, information about Eastern Lighting’s structure and traditions are hard to come by, but what is out there paints an unsettling picture.Christianity Today spoke to university scholars who had spent years of researching and interviewing church members then claimed the group uses violence, coercion and intimidation to recruit and keep their congregation.They said people had been forced.
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