By William Mahoney, Ph.D., Church Militant - The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, is cracking down, yet again, on religion... Effective May 1, the new "Administrative Measures for Religious Clergy" includes a database on religious personnel to track rewards, punishments and revocation of ministry... Furthermore, anybody wishing to exercise religious ministry in mainland China must: support the leadership of the CCP, support the socialist system... practice the fundamental values of socialism... adhere to the religious policy of China