China clamps down on 'Doomsday culture'
Members of a marginal Christian group in China are rounded to spread rumors of an impending apocalypse, which is linked to the Mayan calendar.
Known as the "Almighty God" cult, the group has applied to the Mayan doomsday scenario for the sun is not out to predict and electricity will not for three days work starts on 21 December, an official with the Ministry of Public Security in the northwestern province of Qinghai, told CNN.
Members of the group would spread rumors doomsday door-to-door or in public places and claimed she alone could save the lives of people, officials said.
A variety of banners, counters, slogans, books and printing equipment seized by police, Xinhua said.
According to Xinhua cult was founded in 1990 in central China and requires its members to surrender their property to the group.
December 21, 2012, is the culmination of a more than 5000 year Great Cycle of the "Long Count" calendar of the Maya - an ancient Indian civilization.
Some say that this date marks the end of the world, while others suggest it marks the beginning of a new era.
Members of a marginal Christian group in China are rounded to spread rumors of an impending apocalypse, which is linked to the Mayan calendar.
Known as the "Almighty God" cult, the group has applied to the Mayan doomsday scenario for the sun is not out to predict and electricity will not for three days work starts on 21 December, an official with the Ministry of Public Security in the northwestern province of Qinghai, told CNN.
Members of the group would spread rumors doomsday door-to-door or in public places and claimed she alone could save the lives of people, officials said.
A variety of banners, counters, slogans, books and printing equipment seized by police, Xinhua said.
According to Xinhua cult was founded in 1990 in central China and requires its members to surrender their property to the group.
December 21, 2012, is the culmination of a more than 5000 year Great Cycle of the "Long Count" calendar of the Maya - an ancient Indian civilization.
Some say that this date marks the end of the world, while others suggest it marks the beginning of a new era.
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