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The Chinese government is forcing Chinese Christians to sign contracts renouncing their faith as the country attacks religious congregations.
New images from Henan Province, central China, also show that crosses and Bibles have been burned.
A Christian pastor from Nanyang City, Henan, confirmed that a raid had taken place on 5 September.
The pastor, who did not want to be identified for fear of persecution, said that many people entered the church as soon as it opened and began to remove objects.
Bob Fu from China Aid shared the video on Twitter and said, "The Chinese CCP is starting to burn the Bible and go through Henan.
"The Bibles campaign that was launched last time took place in the late 1960s by the wife of dictator President Mao Jiang Qing in Shanghai. She was arrested in 1976 but Christians have reached millions. Will never succeed. "
The repression of the Christian faith is part of a government campaign to demand loyalty to the atheist communist party.
Fu added, "The international community should be alarmed and outraged by this flagrant violation of freedom of religion and belief."
This suppression of freedom of religion coincides with the consolidation of power of President Xi Jinping, who makes him the most powerful leader of China since Mao Zedong.
The government is intensifying its toughest measures since the granting of religious freedom in 1982.
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In Beijing, the church of Sion was closed on Sunday by some 60 officials accompanied by police cars and fire trucks, according to Rev. Ezra Jin Mingri.
Sion is the largest house church in Beijing.
Jin said the officials had declared the gatherings illegal and had closed after freezing his personal property for not meeting their requirements.
Jin told The Associated Press: "The churches will continue to grow.
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"Blocking sites will only intensify conflicts."
The Chinese authorities have disputed these allegations, reinforcing respect for religious freedom.
Religious believers are allowed to worship only in government sanctioned congregations, in accordance with Chinese laws.
However, millions of Christians belong to underground churches that do not comply with government regulations.
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Chinese Muslims are also affected by the government's anti-religious repression.
Reports indicate that about one million Muslims have been detained in indoctrination camps where they are forced to denounce Islam.
The government denies that these camps were set up for indoctrination, but stressed the importance of fighting extremism.
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