China - 1000 crosses removed and 50 churches destroyed

China aid, Voice of the Martyrs (radio program -  Listen!), Christians in Pakistan, Freebeacon.com.

"Recent reports suggest that the scale of the church demolition campaign may be much greater than previously understood. Previous estimates suggested that some 400 crosses had been forcibly removed and about 35 churches destroyed since the end of 2013.

New figures place the real number of crosses removed at 1,000, with as many as 50 churches destroyed, US-based China Aid said in its annual report for 2014." (Breitbart, China aid)


China aid:
 http://www.chinaaid.org/




China aid: Breitbart: Chinese province cracks down on Christians, banning rooftop crosses
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/05/breitbart-chinese-province-cracks-down.html
"New figures place the real number of crosses removed at 1,000, with as many as 50 churches destroyed, US-based China Aid said in its annual report for 2014."




Christians in Pakistan:"Roof-top crosses banned in China":
http://www.christiansinpakistan.com/roof-top-crosses-banned-in-china/
"Since early 2014, Zhejiang officials have toppled crosses from more than 400 churches, sometimes resulting in violent clashes with congregation members. They have said the crosses violate building codes, but critics say the rapid growth of Christian groups have made the ruling Communist Party nervous."




The Washington Free beacon: "Chinese Persecution of Christians Reaches Highest Level in a Decade":
http://freebeacon.com/issues/chinese-persecution-of-christians-reaches-highest-level-in-a-decade/
"Christians and followers of other religions in China suffered the worst abuses in a decade last year as part of a state-sponsored crackdown on dissent. --- Zhang Shaojie, former pastor at the Nanle County Christian Church in central China, was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined after being convicted of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and “fraud.” Zhang mobilized his congregation to petition the government in Beijing after local authorities seized property that the church had set aside for a new building. Local officials responded by detaining some church members and barring their travel to Beijing. The Nanle church of more than 1,000 members shut down."




"The Voice of the Martyrs: More Crackdowns, More Revival" - Listen!
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/04/the-voice-of-martyrs-more-crackdowns.html
"House church leaders in China teach new believers that to be a faithful follower of Christ, one must be willing to suffer for his faith. Bob Fu led a double life in China, making his living as a teacher in a Communist Party school then working after school to lead people to Christ and build up China’s house churches. It wasn’t long before his own willingness to suffer was tested."

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