May 15, 2014
...Hebin church in Wenzhou, a city in the eastern province of Zhejiang known as "China's Jerusalem", was totally destroyed by government teams on Thursday, according to a local church leader...
...Hebin church in Wenzhou, a city in the eastern province of Zhejiang known as "China's Jerusalem", was totally destroyed by government teams on Thursday, according to a local church leader...
...been damaged and at least six Vietnamese aboard have been injured. China knife attack: Suspect 'acted alone' (May 7, 2014, BBC) Local authorities in China's Guangzhou believe Tuesday's attack at...
...parts) (PBS) This is one of a number of documentary series about China that was produced in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. They give an excellent glimpse...
...difficulties for believers. Corruption and greed among local officials has become an acute factor affecting both registered and unregistered churches, as local officials in collusion with developers engage in land...
...the number of churchgoers will see China become the world's largest Christian nation by 2025. China accused of anti-Christian campaign as church demolition begins (April 28, 2014, The Telegraph) Demolition...
...a godless state that is bent on their destruction. While it may have been accurate 30 years ago, this narrative overlooks evidence of a growing number of Christians in both...
...face that they felt they must take action to avoid appearing weak. (Local officials are nothing, if not petty.) The local officials have a quota of how many illegally built...
...not to detract from the significance of a possible Christian population of 160 million or 247 million; it's just a reminder to keep that number in perspective. GOVERNMENT / POLITICS...
...a grand church”. The 8 million building is also one of the most visible symbols of Communist China’s breakneck conversion as it evolves into one of the largest Christian congregations...
...standard epitaph for a Muslim grave. Amongst the hundreds of shrines and the grand whitewashed red-roofed ossuary was this blast from the past. I asked the temple guardian why this...
...to prevent the local bulldozers from coming to tear down the church. This response has also included 24 hour prayer vigils, a march of local pastors highlighting the situation and...
...ongoing tension between church leaders (even TSPM) and local officials, particularly when it comes to land use a hot topic in cities across China, where local officials' ability to control...