Christmas All Over The World?
Ever wonder what is happening to the rest of the world during this holiday season? Well, I just began to think about this after reading what happened in China last week. According to AsiaNews, police in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have violently arrested 270 pastors from house Churches for taking part in an “illegal religious gathering” (for a bible meeting) in the district of Hedeng near the city of Linyi. An eyewitness reported that the raid was quick and brutal. Allegedly, 50 policemen "stormed the meeting place, blindfolded and handcuffed them two-by-two," then hauled them off to headquarters for "questioning." While 120 were fined with "an interrogation tax" and released, dozens of others await their fate under a regime with a history of vicious religious persecution and zero tolerance for the underground church movement. This underground church movement is now estimated to have over 10 million members. This recent incident is clear evid...