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发帖数: 347 | 1 还是那个上次闹事的守望家庭教会，上了CNN头条，挑动美国教棍圣战
怎么不说说美国异教徒复活节被强迫休息，商店被强迫关门，强迫庆祝这个愚蠢的死亡
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Church: Police block Beijing Easter service By Jo Ling Kent, CNNApril 24,
2011 3:48 a.m. EDT
Crackdown in China for Easter serviceSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
Shouwang Church is one of China's largest "house" churches, which are
illegal
200 churchgoers have been arrested in the past month, according to the
church
Former church pastor: Cracking down on worshippers will encourage them to "
stand firm"
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Beijing (CNN) -- The site of a planned outdoor Easter service at one of
China's largest independent "house" churches was eerily silent Sunday as
police blocked more than 500 worshippers from leaving their homes and
detained more than 36 for attempting to attend religious services in Beijing
, church officials said.
The gathering place for worshippers was empty as church-like bells sounded
in northwest Beijing. Hundreds of uniformed and plain-clothed police
officers swarmed the site of Shouwang Church and prevented CNN journalists
from accessing the area.
Authorities confiscated credentials from CNN crew members and detained them
for half an hour.
Worshippers spent several months preparing for the Easter service, according
to members who spoke with CNN. Police on the scene told CNN they were
stationed there for "security reasons."
Shouwang Church's senior pastor Jin Tianming is currently under house arrest
by the authorities.
"More police have come to stand watch in front of my door in anticipation of
Easter," Jin told CNN in a phone interview. "I've spoken to several of my
fellow worshippers who attempted to attend our planned service this morning,
" but some were detained, Jin said.
"But we will not change our plans. We will not change our decision to
worship as this is a matter of faith," Jin said.
A few worshippers were seen praying with bowed heads near Shouwang's
proposed site for the service, but the site itself was sealed off by law
enforcement. Vigilant plainclothes officers filmed passersby.
Shouwang means "to keep watch" in Mandarin.
Usually hundreds of worshippers gather at this illegal "house" -- or
unofficial -- church, which is one of the largest Christian gathering places
in the country. Shouwang Church is an unregistered Christian group that was
forced outdoors after authorities blocked the rental of its previous office
space in November, the church said. It has not been able to obtain a new
location since.
"This is the worst time in terms of religious freedom across the board in
two decades," said Bob Fu, a former independent church pastor and founder of
the non-governmental organization China Aid. Fu has been speaking with
Shouwang worshippers unable to attend the service.
"[Worshippers] are not a threat to stability, not a threat to society, and
not a threat to China's harmonious society," Fu said. "By cracking down on
these hundreds of thousands of worshippers, it will only create the opposite
effect. To the churches, I would encourage them to stand firm."
Over the past month, more than 200 Shouwang churchgoers have been arrested
and detained, according to the church. The leaders of the church remain
under house arrest amid a wider government crackdown on dissidents
throughout China over the past three months. Calls to local police regarding
their exact violations went unreturned.
Shouwang Church representatives had vowed to defy Communist government
mandates to cancel outdoor public services on Easter Sunday. According to a
notice from the Governing Committee of Shouwang Church on Saturday evening,
the outdoor worship service location would remain the same despite pressure
from authorities.
On Shouwang's Google Buzz page, Jin warned that police would likely detain
those gathering at a set meeting site but that it was important that members
stood up for their faith.
"Each believer may act in accordance to his or her own faith, whether to be
taken away quietly (by police) or to meet in a nearby location," the
statement read.
The number of practicing Christians in China is disputed. Recent official
data states there are approximately 15 million Protestants and five million
Catholics worshipping at official churches in China, but unofficial
estimates are as high as 130 million.
Authorities have cracked down hard on dissidents, activists and rights
lawyers since anonymous Internet calls emerged in February for regular "
Jasmine" protests. Prominent artist Ai Weiwei has been detained for
approximately three weeks by police.
Sunday's worship ban came just days before an annual human rights dialogue
between U.S. and Chinese diplomats scheduled for later this week in Beijing. | S****e
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不管那个教，只要有了组织性
就要被邪教
这点我是支持的
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: 还是那个上次闹事的守望家庭教会，上了CNN头条，挑动美国教棍圣战
: 怎么不说说美国异教徒复活节被强迫休息，商店被强迫关门，强迫庆祝这个愚蠢的死亡
: 复活的谎言
: Church: Police block Beijing Easter service By Jo Ling Kent, CNNApril 24,
: 2011 3:48 a.m. EDT
: Crackdown in China for Easter serviceSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
: Shouwang Church is one of China's largest "house" churches, which are
: illegal
: 200 churchgoers have been arrested in the past month, according to the
: church
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