I-China ithi Hayi kwiKrisimesi, kodwa ewe kukhenketho

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Ilizwe elinomdla ukutyelela yiChina ngaphandle kokuba ungumKristu kwaye ufuna ukubhiyozela iKrisimesi yaseTshayina. Oku kunokuba yingozi.

AmaKristu ehlabathini lonke alungiselela ukubhiyozela iKrismesi. AmaKristu alungele ukubhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu Krestu kwihlabathi liphela, kuquka nePeoples Republic of China. 

Iiholide zilapha, kwaye ilizwe elinomdla ukutyelela yiChina ngaphandle kokuba ungumKristu kwaye ufuna ukubhiyozela iKrisimesi. Oku kunokuba yingozi eyenziwe ngokujonga inani leecawe ezitshatyalalisiwe, amaKristu ahlaselwe kwaye axhwilwa ngabasemagunyeni baseTshayina.

AmaKristu sele eza kubhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu Krestu kwihlabathi liphela, kuquka nePeoples Republic of China.

Abakhenkethi abavela eTshayina babonwa kwihlabathi liphela kwaye balawula iindawo ezininzi zokhenketho lwangaphandle kunye noqoqosho lwabo. Uninzi lwezoqoqosho lwezokhenketho kwiindawo ezilawulwa ngubuKristu luyabathanda abakhenkethi baseTshayina. Enye yezinto ezinomtsalane kubakhenkethi baseTshayina phesheya kolwandle kukubhiyozelwa kwale veki yeHolide. Ekhaya, iinkokeli zaseTshayina zathi hayi ukwenza iKrisimesi.

Njengoko iKrismesi isondela, iQela lamaKomanisi laseTshayina (CCP) liyaqhubeka nokuqinisa ulawulo lwalo kwimisebenzi yonqulo. Iicawa eziphantsi kombutho ovunyiweyo ngurhulumente weThree-Self Patriotic Movement ziye zayalelwa ukuba zifake izicelo zamaphepha-mvume kumaziko ahlukeneyo karhulumente, kuquka neSebe Lemicimbi Yezonqulo ukuba zifuna ukubhiyozela iKrismesi kwiindawo zazo zonqulo.

Ukugqobhoza okubonakalayo kweTshayina kubuKristu kuyabonakala, njengoko iqela loLuntu elilawulayo liqhubeka nokuqinisa ulawulo lwalo kwinkululeko yonqulo kweli lizwe.

Iicawe zagqogqwa zadilizwa, iiBhayibhile neencwadi ezingcwele zohluthwa kwaye kwamiselwa imithetho emitsha yokubeka iliso kwimisebenzi yonqulo kwiphondo lelizwe laseHenan, elilelona lizwe likhulu lamaKristu eTshayina.

Njengoko ingxelo yeWDR Radio, abantwana bathatyathwa kubazali babo abangamaKristu ukuba bayala ukuphawula ukuba “akukho nqulo” kumakhadi abo okubhalisa.

Phantsi koMongameli uXi Jinping, eyona nkokeli inamandla eTshayina ukusukela kuMao Zedong, amakholwa abona inkululeko yawo icutheka kakhulu njengoko ilizwe lifumana imvuselelo yenkolo.

Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidluleyo, umntu ophethe icawa yeThree-Self kwilokishi yaseHouling, kwisixeko saseYongcheng esikwiPhondo laseHenan kumbindi weTshayina, wakhalaza esithi: “Ukuze nje kubhiyozelwe iKrismesi, icawa kufuneka ifumane izitampu zemvume kumasebe aliqela; kungenjalo, asinako ukuyigcina.”

Ngokwemithombo, ngokungafaniyo neminyaka edlulileyo, eli bandla laqala onke amalungiselelo ayimfuneko eKrisimesi kwangoko ngoNovemba. Umphathi wale cawa wathi: “Kulo nyaka, urhulumente ufuna ukuba iicawa zibhiyozele iKrismesi, zimele zifumane imvume kwiSebe Lemicimbi Yezonqulo, ngoko siye safaka isicelo kwangethuba.

Nangona kunjalo, inkqubo yesicelo ayizange ihambe kakuhle. Kungoku nje icawa isalindele iziphumo. Umphathi welokishi wathi: “Emva kokuba amagosa elali esamkele isicelo, siye saphazanyiswa xa sasizama ukufumana isitampu semvume kurhulumente welokishi; babengazimiselanga kwaphela ukwenjenjalo. Emva koko, ngomzamo omkhulu kunye noqhagamshelo, isicelo samkelwe. Kodwa kusafuneka sigqithe kumqobo wokugqibela, oliSebe leMicimbi yezeNkolo likamasipala: kuphela emva kokuba sifumene isicelo sethu esinesitampu seQumrhu, oku kuthetha ukuba sinemvume yabo, yaye olu sukelo lunokugqalwa njengolufeziweyo.”

Lo mgaqo-nkqubo mtsha wokulawula ukubhiyozelwa kweKrismesi wenze ukuba amakholwa azive enomsindo kwaye engenakuzinceda. Omnye wabo wathetha ngokuphandle esithi: “Ukuze nje kubhiyozelwe iKrismesi, abameli becawa kufuneka babaleke befuna izitampu. Le yindlela karhulumente yokulawula nokutshutshisa iinkolelo zonqulo.”

Kusenjalo, nenye icawe yeThree-Self kwilokishi yaseHouling nayo ikhe yadibana nemeko efanayo.

Kuvakala ukuba le nkonzo ikwafake izicelo kumasebe ohlukeneyo karhulumente ngenyanga yeNkanga. Umphathi wecawa wathi: “Okwangoku, icawa izinzile kwinkangeleko yayo. Okulandelayo, urhulumente uya kuthatha amanyathelo okulawula ibandla; abayi kukhululeka. Ngoku, ukubhiyozela iKrismesi kunzima kakhulu; kwaye isicelo kufuneka singeniswe kumanqanaba amaninzi (karhulumente). Kufuneka kufunyanwe izitampu kwikomiti yelali, kurhulumente waselokishini nakwiSebe Lemicimbi Yezenkolo likamasipala. Akukacaci ukuba loluphi uhlobo lokucinezelwa esiza kudibana nalo kwixesha elizayo. ”

Ukwadize ukuba ngaphambili iicawa bekunganyanzelekanga ukuba zifake izicelo zokubhiyozela iKrismesi. Ngaphandle koko, iicawa ezininzi zazibhiyozela iKrisimesi kunye, ngamanye amaxesha, kangangeentsuku ezininzi zilandelelana. NgeKrisimesi yalo nyaka, nokuba kufunyenwe imvume kwabasemagunyeni, iicawa zisajongene nazo zonke iintlobo zemiqathango. Ngokomzekelo, imisebenzi yeKrismesi inokuqhutywa kuphela ngoDisemba 25, yaye abantwana abavumelekanga ukuba babe nenxaxheba kwimibhiyozo yonqulo.

Kulo nyaka, ngaphandle nje kokuqinisa ulawulo lwazo kwiicawa zamaProtestanti eziziThathu ezibambele imisitho yeKrismesi, amagunya eCCP akwaqhubeka nokuphehlelela amaphulo awahlukahlukeneyo “okwala iKrismesi” “nokugatya iinkonzo zasemzini.” Amasebe okhuseleko loluntu kulo lonke elase China akhuphe ukuvalwa, "ethintela yonke imihombiso kunye nemisebenzi enxulumene neKrisimesi." Nge-15 kaDisemba, i-Urban Management Bureau yesixeko saseLangfang kwiPhondo laseHebei yakhupha isaziso “sokunyanzeliswa”, esichaza ukuba abantu abavumelekanga ukubeka imithi yeKrisimesi, izibane okanye ezinye izinto ezinxulumene nezitrato kwaye zalela ngokungqongqo iivenkile ukuba zibambe imisitho yokuthengisa ngexesha leKrisimesi. .

Umfundisi uLiu Yi, umseki woBudlelwane BobuLungisa bobuKristu baseTshayina eSan Francisco, eUnited States, wathi xa wayethetha ngalo mbandela: “Inokushwankathelwa ngesivakalisi esinye: Lahlani zonke izinto eziphathelele iKrismesi nize nibathintele abantu. ekubhiyozeleni iKrismesi.”

Uninzi lwentshutshiso yobuKristu eTshayina lufunyanwa liqela elincinci lamaKristu asuka kwimvelaphi yamaSilamsi okanye eTibetan Buddhist. Iinkokeli zonqulo zamaSilamsi kunye neTibet Buddhist zisenempembelelo kumaphondo azimeleyo aseXinjian naseTibet. Kolu luntu, inguquko ibonwa njengento engaphezulu kunokutshintsha inkolo kabani – endaweni yoko, kukungcatsha ngokupheleleyo uluntu nosapho lukabani. Abazali noluntu ngokubanzi bawatshutshisa ngokuqatha amaKristu aziwayo. Omnye umqhubi wentshutshiso ngurhulumente wamaKomanisi, obekela imida inkululeko. AmaKristu, ngokukodwa, abiyelwe ngabasemagunyeni, njengoko ingawona mandla amakhulu entlalontle eTshayina angalawulwa ngurhulumente.

Ngoxa umahluko phakathi kweecawa ezibhalisiweyo nezingabhaliswanga wawukade ungoyena nobangela uphambili wokuba zazitshutshiswa okanye zingatshutshiswa, oku akusenjalo. Onke amaKristu ayanyeliswa, nto leyo ebonakala ixhasa inkolelo exhaphakileyo yokuba iQela lamaKomanisi libhanka kwisazisi esimanyeneyo senkcubeko yamaTshayina ukugcina amandla alo. Xa abaguqukileyo bevela kwiSilamsi okanye kwiBuddhism yaseTibetan bafunyanwa ziintsapho zabo okanye uluntu, bahlala besongelwa, benzakaliswe ngogonyamelo kwaye baxelwe kumagunya asekuhlaleni. Maxa wambi amaqabane anyanzeleka ukuba aqhawule umtshato namaqabane awo angamaKristu, yaye abanye abantwana bathatyathwa kubazali babo abangamaKristu. Ubhaptizo lwasesidlangalaleni alunakwenzeka, yaye iziganeko ezinjengemitshato nemingcwabo ebandakanya amaKristu aziwayo azivunyelwa ziiimam neelama.

NgoAgasti 2017, izakhiwo ezininzi zecawa yamaKatolika kwiphondo laseShanxi zatshatyalaliswa, nangona amalungu ecawa ayezama ukuzikhusela. Kwagqogqwa amakhaya amakholwa kwaza kwathinjwa izinto eGuangdong, eXinjiang naseAnhui. Iicawa ziye zagqogqwa nazo, yaye abaqeshisi abaqeshisa ngezakhiwo ezicaweni baye banyanzelwa ukuba baziphelise ezo zivumelwano.

Ukuqhawuka kobuKristu yinxalenye yokutyhalela phambili kuka-Xi ukuba 'aSinicise' zonke iinkolo zesizwe ngokuzifaka 'ngeempawu zamaTshayina' ezinjengokunyaniseka kwiQela lamaKomanisi. Kwezi nyanga zidlulileyo, oorhulumente basekhaya kwilizwe liphela bavale amakhulukhulu eecawe zabucala zamaKristu.

Iicawe zezindlu zinyanzelwa ukuba zitshintshe iindawo ukunqanda ukuvalwa ngabasemagunyeni baseTshayina, nto leyo eyenza ubomi bamaKristu aphezulu bube nzima kakhulu.

Ubunkokeli baseTshayina abulawulanga iinkolelo zonqulo kuphela, kodwa ulawulo lwayo lokhenketho hayi eTshayina kuphela kodwa ngakumbi nangakumbi ukwenza iindawo zokhenketho zixhomekeke kwezopolitiko zabo kunye neendawo ezinomvuzo nabakhenkethi. Lo mvuzo awuzi ngaphandle kwexabiso, kwaye uza ngokukhawuleza kunokuba bekulindelwe.

Nalu uluhlu lwe iindawo eziphezulu zase-US zeKrisimesi nangokundwendwela abakhenkethi baseTshayina.

 

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

  • Churches that belong to the state-approved Three-Self Patriotic Movement have been ordered to apply for permits from varying levels of government institutions, including the Religious Affairs Bureau if they want to celebrate Christmas in their places of worship.
  • Iicawe zagqogqwa zadilizwa, iiBhayibhile neencwadi ezingcwele zohluthwa kwaye kwamiselwa imithetho emitsha yokubeka iliso kwimisebenzi yonqulo kwiphondo lelizwe laseHenan, elilelona lizwe likhulu lamaKristu eTshayina.
  • “This year, the government is demanding that in order to observe Christmas, churches must obtain approval from the Religious Affairs Bureau, so we applied early on.

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