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1 | China Is Demolishing Churches and Stripping Others of Their Crosses, but It Swears It Isn't Targeting Christianity | Mandrava Trano Fiangonana Sy Manaisotra Ireo Lakroà Sasany I Shina, Nefa Milaza Fa Tsy Mamely Ny Kristianisma |
2 | A T-shirt design calling for the church demolition campaign to be stopped. | Sary amin'ny T-shirt miantso ho amin'ny fampitsaharana ny hetsika fandravana trano fiangonana. |
3 | Image from Weibo. | Sary tao amin'ny Weibo. |
4 | Chinese authorities have demolished more than 10 church buildings and removed hundreds of crosses from churches in Zhejiang province, home to the largest Protestant population in China, since the start of the year. | Nandrava trano fiangonana maherin'ny 10 ny manampahefana Shinoa ary nanaisotra lakroam-piangonana an-jatony tao amin'ny faritra Zhejiang, izay mampiantrano ireo mponina Protestanta marobe ao Shina, hatramin'ny fiandohan'ny taona. |
5 | Around 360 constructions have been affected. | Fotodrafitrasa teo amin'ny 360 teo no niharan'izany. |
6 | Officials maintain the removals and demolitions are part of the “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign targeting all illegal buildings, but religious rights advocates call it a clampdown on religion. | Anatin'ny hetsika “Fanitsiana telo sy Fandravana Iray” izay mikendry ireo tranobe tsy ara-dalàna ny fanohizan'ireo manampahefana ny fanesorana sy ny fandravana, saingy miantso izany ho fanapenam-bava ny fivavahana ireo mpiaro ny zo ara-pivavahana. |
7 | The campaign has resulted in many confrontations in Zhejiang province. | Niteraka fifandonana marobe tao amin'ny faritra Zhejiang izany hetsika izany. |
8 | Below is a footage released by Radio Free Asia showing a crowd push back against authorities attempting to remove a church's cross in Yueqing, Wenzhou city in June: | Ity manaraka ity ny sary navoakan'ny Radio Free Asia mampiseho ny vahoaka manosika ireo manampahefana miezaka manaisotra lakroam-piangonana tao Yueqing, tanànan'i Wenzhou tamin'ny volana Jiona: |
9 | But if photos on social media are any evidence, Christians are also protesting what they call persecution in creative ways, such as hair styled into the shape of a cross and T-shirts calling for the demolition campaign's end. | Raha anisan'ny porofo ireo sary ao amin'ny media sosialy, dia manohitra izay antsoin'izy ireo ho fanenjehana amin'ny fomba vaovao koa ny Krisitianina, tahaka ny hetim-bolo amin'ny endrika lakroà (hazo fijaliana) sy T-shirts miantso ho amin'ny fampitsaharana ny hetsika fandravana. |
10 | China's Christian population is estimated to reach around 160 million in 2025 and become the world's largest Christian population. | Tombanana hahatratra eo amin'ny 160 tapitrisa eo ny vahoaka Krisitiana ao Shina amin'ny taona 2025 ary hanjary mponina Kristiana betsaka indrindra manerantany (ao amin'ny firenena iray). |
11 | The country is officially atheist and while it recognizes Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Taoism, the rapid growth of Christianity appears to be making at least some members of the Chinese Communist Party uncomfortable. | Tsy mpino an'andriamanitra ny firenena amin'ny fomba ofisialy fa manaiky (ny fijoroan'ny) Bodisma, katolisisma, Islamo, protestantisma ary ny taoisma, fa mahatonga ireo mpikambana sasany ao amin'ny Antoko Komonisma ho tsy mahazo aina ny fitomboan'ny Kristianisma haingana dia haingana. |
12 | Feng Zhili, the chairman of Zhejiang's ethnic and religious affairs committee, has said Christianity's quick rise is “too excessive and too haphazard.” | Nilaza i Feng Zhili, filohan'ny komitin'ny raharaham-pivavahana sy ny foko Zhejiang fa tafahoatra sy kitanontanona loatra ny fitomboan'ny Kristianisma haingana.” |
13 | The most symbolic move came in April with the demolition of Sanjiang Church, registered under the official Three-Self Patriotic Movement which forms part of the only state-sanctioned Protestant church. | Tamin'ny volana Aprily ny hetsika tena miavaka tamin'ny fandravana ny trano fiangonana Sanjiang, nosoratana tamin'ny Hetsika Fitiava-tanindrazana Telo tsy miankina ofisialy izay hany fiangonana Protestanta tokana eken'ny fanjakana. |
14 | The government said that the church in Yongjia county was an illegal construction. | Nilaza ny governemanta fa tsy ara-dalàna ny fananganana ny fiangonana ao amin'ny faritanin'i Yongjia. |
15 | At the time, the church's Pastor Yang Mushi urged Chinese Christians to build the churches in their heart (via Chinese Church Voices): | Tamin'izany fotoana izany, nandrisika ireo Kristianina Shinoa ny Pastora Yang Mushi mba hanangana fiangonana ao am-pon'izy ireo (tao amin'ny Feon'ny Fiangonana Shinoa): |
16 | Throughout church history, pressure from the outside has only made the gospel spread more and more. | Nandritra ny tantaran'ny fiangonana, nahatonga ny filazantsara (toriteny) niely hatrany hatrany ny teritery avy any ivelany. |
17 | This is because the gospel is not contained in a visible structure. | Satria tsy atao ao anaty rafitra hita-maso ny Filazantsara. |
18 | Tears may be in our eyes today, but we can also see a greater revival coming. | Mety latsa-dranomaso isika ankehitriny, saingy afaka mahita fihavaozana goavambe hoavy indray ihany koa. |
19 | What we see is not the end, but a new road leading to a new door. | Tsy mbola ny farany izao hitantsika izao, fa lalam-baovao mitondra any amin'ny varavaram-baovao. |
20 | When it comes to our faith, the word jiaohui (church, congregation, fellowship) is not the same as jiaotang (church building). | Raha mihatra amin'ny finoantsika izany, ny voambolana Jiaohui (fiangonana, fikambanana masina, finamanana) dia tsy mitovy amin'ny jiaotang (tranom-piangonana). |
21 | It may be possible to deal violently with a jiaotang, but not with the jiaohui. | Mety azo atao ny mamely an-kerisetra ny jiaotang, fa tsy amin'ny Jiaohui. |
22 | Christians shouldn't be so sad. | Tsy tokony halahelo ny Kristianina. |
23 | Maybe this is a good time to reflect and wonder if we have put too much focus on church buildings. | Angamba fotoana mety izao handinihana sy hanontaniana raha mifantoka be loatra amin'ny tranom-piangonana isika. |
24 | With this jiaotang now destroyed, we should focus our efforts on building the jiaohui. | Amin'izao jiaotang rava ankehitriny izao, tokony hifantoka amin'ny fananganana ny Jiaohui ny ezaka ataontsika. |
25 | On Twitter, @milpitas95035 described other peaceful ways Christians are protesting the religious crackdown: | Tao amin'ny Twitter, @milpitas95035 namariparitra fomba milamina hafa hanoheran'ny Krisitianina ny famoretana ny fivavahana: |
26 | Taking on religious persecution tied to the demolition of churches and crosses, Christians in Wenzhou city started wearing T-shirt inscribed with messages and staging street protests and assemblies against forced demolitions. | Mifamatotra amin'ny fanenjehana ny fivavahana ny fandravana fiangonana sy lakroà, nanomboka nitafy T-shirt ahitana hafatra sy nanatontosa fihetsiketsehana teny an-dalambe ary fivoriana manohitra ny fandravana ankaterena ireo Kristianina tao Wenzhou. |
27 | Hairstyle with a cross - a form of protest against forced demolitions. | Hetim-bolo miaraka amin'ny hazo fijaliana - endrika fihetsiketsehana manohitra ny fandravana an-katerena. |
28 | @YaxueCao In Zhejiang, protest against cross removal. | Manohitra ny fanesorana lakroà i @YaxueCao ao Zhejiang. |
29 | On Twitter-like Sina Weibo, Yongling Christian Church described various responses to the demolition campaign: | Tao amin'ny Sina Weibo mitovy amin'i Twitter, Fiangonana Kristianina Yongling namariparitra ireo valin-teny samihafa momba ny hetsika fandravana: |
30 | Basically, there are four kinds of reactions: 1. Self-demolition, they work for the government and act like Judas. | Ambangovangony, misy karazany efatra ny setriny: 1 Fandravana tena, miasa hoan'ny governemanta sy manao tahaka an'i Jodasy izy ireo. |
31 | 2. Sign the agreement and let the government demolish the building. | 2. Manasonia fifanekena sy mamela ny governemanta handrava ny trano. |
32 | They kneel to power, they surrender; 3. Defend the churches until the last moment of forced demolition. | Mandohalika amin'ny fahefana izy ireo, mitolo-batana; 3. Miaro ny fiangonana hatramin'ny fotoana farany hanerena ny fandravana. |
33 | They guard the baseline of their faith, they are the faithful ones; 4. Resist the demolitions by all means. | Mihazona ny fototry ny finoany izy ireo, anisan'ny mahatoky izy ireo; 4. Manohitra ny fandravana amin'ny fomba rehetra. |
34 | They choose to protect the Cross rather than the Church building, they are the martyrs. | Misafidy hiaro ny Hazo-fijaliana fa tsy ny tranom-piangonana izy ireo, ireo no maritiora. |
35 | The demolition is like a mirror, reflecting the nature of people, and there is no where for you to hide. | Tahaka ny fitaratra ny fandravana, izay mampiseho ny voajanaharin'ny olombelona, ary tsy misy toerana ahafahanao miafina. |
36 | Glory to God. | Voninahitra hoan'Andriamanitra. |
37 | User “A flower on the river” warned that religious persecution would not end well for China: | Mpisera iray “A flower on the river (Voninkazo ao an-drenirano” nampitandrina fa tsy ho tsara ny fiafaran'ny fanenjehana ny fivavahana ao Shina: |
38 | The history tells us that when there is political instability, the churches would be torn down. | Milaza amintsika ny tantara fa raha misy ny tsy fahatomombanana ara-politika, dia ravàna ny fiangonana. |
39 | Such actions cannot stop people from believing in Christianity, it will just spread hatred. | Tsy hanala ny olona amin'ny finoana ny Kristianisma ny fihetsika tahaka izany, hampiely fankahalàna fotsiny izany. |