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Crackdown on Chinese christians.(Insider Report)
"China's Public Security Bureau [PSB] has launched a new crackdown on unregistered church leaders, arresting 50 or more people following the release of a new video and book documenting huge growth among Christians outside the officially permitted church," reported the February 16 issue of Christianity Today.
The PSB's assault began during the Communist regime's annual National Religious Working Conference, which assembles the top leaders of the Religious Affairs Bureau and the United Front Work Department. During that meeting, "Communist leaders screened a new four-hour digital video, The Cross: Jesus in China," recalls Christianity Today. They were also briefed on the recent book Jesus in Beijing by former Time magazine China correspondent David Aikman. "Both the video and the book document the stunning growth and vibrancy of Christianity in China"--which, by some estimates, has led to a population of 100 million believers, most of whom worship outside government-approved channels.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Crackdown on Chinese christians.(Insider Report)