China cracks down on doomsday rumor cult (2)

In east China's Zhejiang Province, police have detained 58 cult members in Lanxi City. The members, aged 18 to 58, were apprehended for spreading rumors and proselytizing.

"The cult is different from other religions. They spread doomsday rumors," said Cao Wei, a police officer with the Shanghua police station of Lanxi City.

Cult members ask new believers to write letters of assurance to show their loyalty to the "Almighty God" and to evangelize, Cao said.

"I must preach to 100 people today, or I will be cursed," according to a letter written by one member.

A total of 42 "Almighty God" cult members in Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province and 27 in Foshan City of south China's Guangdong Province have been detained by police this month for spreading doomsday rumors, according to local public security departments.

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