By John Zmirak, a Senior Editor, The Stream - China is persecuting Christians and tearing down churches. Why? For many reasons. The CCP is officially, militantly atheistic. Corrupt officials are motivated by greed to seize church land. And Xi Jinping is determined to crush any and all resistance to his rule... But the primary reason that Christians are being targeted? The religion of China is China. Christians, especially Catholics, stand suspect as having divided loyalties.... I hope that the Vatican pulls out of its negotiations with a China that is quickly reverting to Maoist type...