Report: Golden Lampstand church demolished amid wider cross removals

The Guardian reported that authorities had demolished the Golden Lampstand church in Linfen, Shanxi, using explosives and heavy machinery. Witnesses and the head pastor described the destruction as new religious regulations approached. The report also cited activists who said more than 1,200 crosses had been removed from churches in Zhejiang. Officials at Linfen’s religious-affairs bureau did not respond to requests for comment.