Can the atheist government in China redefine religion?

Who gets to define religion?  Actually, the better question is – who gets to redefine religion?  Maybe even who defines “of”.  We’re looking at China in this series, but the same issues come up everywhere.  It’s all about who sets the rules.  One thing we can be sure of – it’s not God.  Not in China.  And not in my country or yours either.

Consider the adjacent image.

Pray. But pray to who? Or is it pray to what?

It’s old. Faded. Not cared for.

At least, it’s not cared for in the way something for God should be treated. And that’s totally in line with freedom of religion in China.