Tuesday, September 1, 2015
China accused the pastor refused dislodged hold 7 cross from church
Cases of alleged repression of religious minorities occurred in Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. Based on police documents, seven deacon or priest was arrested for running a donation other people as well as moral transgression. They were detained in different time throughout the last two months.
Contrary to the claims personnel, attorneys one pastor who was arrested ensure this case triggered by the rejection of his clients remove the cross of the church.
"All the charges on my client fetched. If they follow the government's request to lower the cross from the roof of the church building, I am sure there will be no detention by the police," said lawyer Chen Jiangang, as reported by the South China Morning Post, Wednesday (5/8 ).
Among those detained in Bao Guohua and his wife, Xing Wenxiang. Both are a Church of Love Holy Spirit in Jinhua City. Police said they eat the tithe money from the church that have expensive jewelry.
Chen claims the police report can not be trusted. Moreover, Bao and his wife until now prevented from gaining access to a lawyer.
PRC loosen the spread of Christianity and Roman Catholicism since the 1980s. However, in some provinces people nasraninya rapid growth, especially Zheijiang, State government Panda running discriminatory policy.
Since the beginning of 2014, the Zhejiang Provincial officials had to knock down a lot of crosses in more than 400 churches. The provincial government actions sometimes lead to conflict with the church. Officers argued the cross violated building regulations.
Local Government said the cross hanging on the roof of the building is not allowed because of 'less safe' for pedestrians. If you want to put up a cross, to be in the building, not on the roof, and do not exceed 10 percent of the face of the building.
The critics argue that the real reason for that rule is the rapid growth of Christian groups make the Chinese Communist Party helm said a Chinese priest who now lives in the United States, Zheng Leguo.
Currently estimated as many as 23 million Chinese officially embraced Protestant and Catholic. This number can grow up to 60 million, since many people practice the religion of the stealth.
It is estimated that the number of Christian citizens in two decades could again approach the citizens of the majority of atheists in China.
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