"China is Still a Dictatorship" Fact of the Day
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It is a criminal offense to print Bibles in China, punishable by imprisonment.
The Communist dictatorship also controls and operates all churches, and is reportedly now suppressing private worship, or "home church" activities.
What good is economic prosperity (assuming there even is any) if you don't even have the freedom to pray with your neighbor in your own home?
Cai [Zhuohua], arrested in September last year, was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of "illegal business practices," attorney Zhang Xingshui said by telephone.The Communists insist that the three were convicted not for printing Bibles, but for selling them. As if that makes any difference. (And don't China's apologists repeatedly insist that the Communists now embrace markets? Go figure.)
His 33-year-old wife, Xiao Yunfei, was given a two-year prison sentence and her brother, Xiao Gaowen, 37, an 18-month term, the lawyer said. Both were convicted on similar charges.
The Communist dictatorship also controls and operates all churches, and is reportedly now suppressing private worship, or "home church" activities.
What good is economic prosperity (assuming there even is any) if you don't even have the freedom to pray with your neighbor in your own home?
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8 November 2005
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