Eastern Lightning

China Cracks Down on Bonkers Cult That Thinks Jesus Christ Lives In NYC

Chinese state-run media called Eastern Lightning the country's "most dangerous cult."

China cracks down on bonkers cult that thinks Christ lives in NYC

Televised Confessions Are China's New Favorite Reality TV

After the trial of a despised criminal turned out to be ratings gold for CCTV, China started turning televised confessions into mass entertainment. The schadenfreude that viewers express online is torrential.

The Cult Who Kidnaps Christians and Is at War with the Chinese Government

The cult's core belief is that Jesus Christ has been reincarnated as a middle-aged Chinese woman called Lightning Deng who now lives in Chinatown in New York. The cult operates by infiltrating China’s underground churches and integrating themselves...