According to China Aid Association’s latest annual report, religious persecution in China more than doubled last year. The increase comes as no surprise, as 2014 was marked by a wave of attacks on church buildings, particularly in the city of Wenzhou and around the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang. The general social tightening that has come to characterize President Xi Jinping’s rule contributed to the pressure on religious believers, as did heightened tensions between the regime and ethnic minorities in Western China.
Brent Fulton
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May 1, 2015
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Ideas
Last week I attended The Gospel Coalition Conference in Orlando, FL.
Joann Pittman
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April 20, 2015
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Ideas
Last fall the popular news magazine Phoenix Weekly carried this article on the relationship between Christianity and cults in China.
ChinaSource Team
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March 31, 2015
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Ideas
Is China’s church facing a nationwide crackdown?
Brent Fulton
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March 30, 2015
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Ideas
Christians throughout history have seen themselves engaged in a battle that is ultimately spiritual in nature. Forces arrayed against them, political or otherwise, are physical manifestations of this unseen battle, which will ultimately conclude with the return of Christ.
Brent Fulton
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March 2, 2015
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Ideas
One of the ways that people in China have of dealing with injustice is the administrative system known as petitioning.
ChinaSource Team
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February 24, 2015
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Stories
The Chinese church is incredibly diverse.
Mark Totman
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February 20, 2015
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Ideas
When Father Ye Yaomin, a Catholic priest, returned to his parish in Foshan, Guangdong province in 1980 following years of persecution, his friends urged him to emigrate.
“China needs priests,” he replied.
Joann Pittman
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February 13, 2015
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Ideas
If a Christian from the West were asked what the biggest Christian news story out of China was in 2014, no doubt the answer would be the campaign to demolish church crosses in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. In fact, for many in the West, that might be the only Christian-related news story out of China they are aware of.
Joann Pittman
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February 6, 2015
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Stories
Last week we posted part one of a translated article “Top Ten Christian News Stories in China in 2014”, highlighting stories #1-5. This week, we are posting the translation of the second half of the original article (from The Christian Times), with items #6-10: The Almighty God cult murders, the rise of ISIS and persecution of Christians worldwide, the government’s moves towards establishing rule of law for religion, a European Chinese church revival meeting, and a popular Christian singer.
ChinaSource Team
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January 27, 2015
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Resources
On December 31, 2014, the mainland site Christian Times published a long article titled “Taking Stock at the End of the Year: Christian Times Top Ten Chinese Christian News Stories of 2014.” Topping their list, of course, was the ongoing church and cross demolition campaign in Zhejiang Province. But there were other events that caught the attention of believers in China, including a church scandal in Korea, a Mandarin-language evangelistic conference in Hong Kong, a celebration of the restoration of the church in Shenzhen, and the banning of two house churches in Foshan, Guangdong Province. We have translated the article and, since it is quite long, will publish it in two separate posts.
ChinaSource Team
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January 20, 2015
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Resources
A young, Chinese woman shares her thoughts and experiences from World Youth Day which she attended in Madrid, in 2011. Included in her account are her reflections on several places her group visited as pilgrims as they journeyed to Madrid. She also shares the life-changing impact this event had for her as she dealt with issues of sin and forgiveness.
Jennifer
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January 14, 2015
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