From house church to exile: A brief history of Eastern Lightning
6 March 2023
First, a disclaimer. The Church of Almighty God (全能神教会) aka Eastern Lightning (东方闪电; EL) has made a big enemy out of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).While it initially avoided the official xiéjiào/邪教/cults list, EL was identified as a heterodox teaching organisation) in 1995 before receiving its official designation as a dangerous organisation in 2017.