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  • Director He.

  • Captain Lin.

  • Have they arrived?

  • Yes. They are en route.

  • Understood.

  • These three are the core of The Church of Almighty God.

  • We have tried to get from them

  • who the church leaders are and the whereabouts of its money.

  • But they have stayed quiet.

  • In particular, the leader Zhang Mingdao,

  • four years ago, we broke two of his ribs for proselytizing.

  • He did not say a thing.

  • When released, he resumed proselytizing.

  • He gives us nothing, no matter how much we torture him.

  • All we can do with someone like this is hand them over to you.

  • Give them a good brainwashing.

  • This is our only solution.

  • Almighty God, I don't know what the devil is up to.

  • I pray that You enlighten and guide me,

  • and help me see through Satan's tricks,

  • bear firm witness, and put Satan to shame.

  • Out!

  • Move!

  • Move!

  • Go!

  • Move!

  • Faster!

  • Move!

  • Newcomers?

  • Yes, three.

  • Zhang Mingdao, 205.

  • Move!

  • Xu Xiangguang, 207.

  • Su Zhiqing, 209.

  • In!

  • You're Zhang Mingdao?

  • Let me introduce us.

  • His name is Ma Bin, I'm Bai Ming.

  • We are both your coaches.

  • While you're here, if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.

  • Come.

  • Don't worry.

  • This is not an interrogation.

  • This is a course: Reform for Christians.

  • We promise no torture is involved.

  • The course will last two weeks.

  • You will study and reform here.

  • And at the end,

  • as long as you sign a statement of repentance, and a written promise to never again believe

  • in Almighty God, you can go home.

  • If you don't reform, you will stay here and continue training.

  • You fail again, you're thrown in jail for life.

  • Understood?

  • Please, settle down.

  • We invite Director He Hongchang

  • of the Panlong Municipal Legal Education Center right here to speak.

  • My students, good day.

  • More and more people seem to believe in God,

  • which is a real challenge for atheism.

  • This brings a crisis to our party and society.

  • The reformation of Christians has become a high priority for our government.

  • Therefore, the government has committed significant resources

  • to set up "Thought Education Reform Courses" all over China.

  • University professors and lecturers, and pastors

  • have been hired specifically to teach you Christians,

  • and to implement atheist education,

  • so that you may understand Marxism-Leninism and study science,

  • to eradicate your theist thought and perspective,

  • correcting your view of life and your values,

  • and turning you into atheists

  • who believe in the Communist Party, who walk with the Communist Party,

  • and merge into the family of society under Communist leadership.

  • Only this will bring you good futures.

  • You should thank the Party and government.

  • You should happily accept our country's education,

  • and strive to return to society as soon as you can.

  • I now proclaim,

  • The Panlong City Thought Education Reform Course for Christians has officially begun!

  • Here!

  • Next we invite Professor Sun Yongli of the Province Academy of Social Sciences.

  • Welcome!

  • Every student,

  • please don't constantly be on guard.

  • Listen and quickly reform.

  • In the classroom, I am your teacher,

  • but I am also your friend.

  • You must seriously consider everything I explain.

  • If you have any doubt feel free to ask.

  • I will use Marxist-Leninist atheism to help with questions and your doubts.

  • And now, we will formally begin.

  • Listen carefully.

  • All of you believe in God;

  • I believe in Marx and Lenin.

  • I have researched various religious beliefs.

  • Through my many years of research, I have discovered a problem.

  • All religions believe in God.

  • But for all believers in God, none have seen God.

  • Their belief is based solely on feelings.

  • I therefore have reached a conclusion about religious belief:

  • Religion is purely imaginary;

  • it is superstition with no basis in science.

  • Hear that?

  • In today's society, science is highly developed.

  • Everything must be based on science to not make mistakes.

  • The Communist Party believes in this.

  • We don't believe in God.

  • In The Internationale:

  • "There has never been any Savior of the world,

  • nor deities, nor emperors on which to depend.

  • To create humankind's happiness,

  • we must entirely depend on ourselves!"

  • The Internationale states

  • "There has never been any Savior of the world."

  • The reason that our ancestors believed in God

  • is mainly because that at the time,

  • they were facing phenomena such as the sun, the moon, and the stars,

  • with no scientific explanation.

  • Hence, fear and wonder arose in their minds about supernatural powers.

  • Thus the earliest concepts of religion were formed.

  • Also, when humans could not solve such difficulties as natural disasters and disease,

  • they sought spiritual comfort by paying respect to God.

  • This is the origin of religion.

  • We can see, this was not rational or scientific.

  • These days, we are more advanced science has come far.

  • In such fields as the aerospace industry, biotechnology,

  • genetic engineering, and medicine,

  • the human race has made much progress.

  • Before they didn't understand and did not have a way to solve problems.

  • But now we can explain everything through science,

  • and we rely on science for solutions.

  • In this age of science and technology, to believe in God,

  • isn't it ignorant?

  • Don't you think you will be left behind?

  • All we can believe in is science.

  • Would you agree?

  • Yes.

  • We must believe in science.

  • Professor,

  • I would like to discuss my perspective. May I?

  • Very good, very good.

  • You can share whatever it is you have to say.

  • Zhang Mingdao, please speak.

  • Professor,

  • you say our belief is due to people not understanding science,

  • and comes from fear and wonder in the face of the supernatural

  • and is superstition.

  • This is incorrect and unfounded.

  • Well, in that case, will you please enlighten us?

  • Religion and the superstition of which you speak are different.

  • You Communists condemn and ban religious belief by calling it simply superstition.

  • I think that's absurd.

  • Of the main world religions

  • including Judaism, Catholicism, and Christianity,

  • they all believe in God and the Lord Jesus.

  • Only this is authentic religious belief.

  • Three thousand years ago,

  • the work of God during the Age of Law gave rise to Judaism.

  • The Israelites heard the voice of God, knew His name.

  • All along they prayed to Jehovah God,

  • obeying the commandments proclaimed by Jehovah.

  • They all worshiped Jehovah God.

  • We can ascertain that

  • Judaism began because of the work of God during the Age of Law.

  • When the Age of Grace arrived,

  • God became incarnate as the Lord Jesus, and began to work.

  • He atoned for the human race when He was crucified.

  • Many professed belief in Him,

  • and the church of the Lord Jesus was formed.

  • After several hundred years,

  • Christianity, Catholicism, and the Eastern Orthodox Church evolved.

  • They are the largest religions in the world.

  • All of them originated from the Lord Jesus' work of redemption.

  • Almighty God of the last days has expressed truth and judged,

  • and has conquered and saved many people.

  • People