Chinese Communist Party Members Told Religion Is Not for Them

A newspaper that serves as a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently published an article reinforcing the principle that CCP members must not have any religious beliefs and have to firmly uphold Marxism and materialism.
Chinese Communist Party Members Told Religion Is Not for Them
Monks and citizens conduct the ceremony of blessings by seeing first light of a Buddhist pagoda at Jinshan Temple on Oct. 22, 2014 in Chengmai, Hainan province of China. The practice of religion is off limits for Chinese Communist Party members, according to an opinion piece in Global Times by a high-ranking Party member. ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
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