China cracks down on “slay red dragon” doomsday cult

from Reuters

BEIJING | Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:04am EST

(Reuters) – China has launched a crackdown on a cult it says is calling for a “decisive battle” to slay the “Red Dragon” Communist Party, and which has been spreading doomsday rumors, state media said on Friday.

In recent weeks, hundreds of members of the “Almighty God” group have clashed with police, sometimes outside government buildings, in central Henan, northern Shaanxi and southwestern Gansu provinces, according to photos on popular microblogs. . . . Read Complete Report

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