Hong Kong Christians 'harassed' by mainland's Church of Almighty God
Church of Almighty God has been banned by Beijing and is now upsetting many in HK with its aggressive recruitment practices
Chan Kang-kwong lived a quiet life with his wife in Tuen Mun before she encountered the Church of Almighty God, which has been branded an "evil cult" and banned by Beijing.
As his wife became more involved in the church, also known as Lightning of the East and which has one million followers on the mainland, Chan became more worried.
"She was addicted to the heresy of the Church of Almighty God," said Chan, 55, who works at a financial company. "It was very serious. Her conversion influenced me a lot. I couldn't sleep for a whole week at that time. And our relationship was very bad."
The sect, which believes a mainland woman is the second coming of Jesus Christ and calls the Communist Party the "great red dragon", is notorious among Christian communities for its aggressive recruiting methods.
Hong Kong's mainstream Christian churches have given sermons, handed out leaflets and set up a Facebook page to warn people about the sect.
It allegedly has kidnapped, tortured and brainwashed people into converting on the mainland. In December, about 1,000 followers were arrested and accused of spreading doomsday rumours, a key religious concept of the sect.