Tag : Chinese
Ahok title : Imprisonment of Jakarta's Christian Governor Ahok for Blaspheming Quran Will 'Embolden' Muslim Extremists, Says Expert
summary : In what is being called a "sad day for Indonesia", the Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - better known by his nickname Ahok, has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court that found him guilty of blaspheming the Quran.
date : May 09, 2017 10:24 AM EDT
China title : Eighty Percent of Chinese Students Who Convert to Christianity Abroad Abandon Faith After Returning Home
summary : A growing number of Chinese students who converted to Christianity while studying abroad abandon the faith once they return home due to the country's hostile treatment of believers, according to a new study.
date : Feb 06, 2017 03:47 PM EST
Li Heping title : Chinese Christian Lawyer Shares How Prayers, Encouragement of Wife of Incarcerated Friend Sustained Him
summary : A Chinese Christian lawyer who was imprisoned for 7 months for opposing a Communist Party campaign to remove crosses from churches has shared how he was sustained in part by the prayers and encouragement of a woman similarly persecuted for her faith.
date : Nov 16, 2016 02:44 PM EST
Ark Encounter title : Chinese Christian Businessman to Build Life-Size Noah's Ark Replica to Spread Gospel
summary : A Chinese businessman who converted to Christianity from Buddhism is declaring his faith in a big way by building a massive life-sized replica of Noah's Ark in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
date : Sep 26, 2016 02:10 PM EDT
Protesters title : Hong Kong Student Protest Leaders Plan to Visit Beijing to Bring Issue to China's Premier Li Keqiang
summary : As Hong Kong's student protests continue to heat up this week, protest leaders plan to visit China's capital city to bring the issue directly to Premier Li Keqiang. But the planned trip to Beijing may be thwarted before it can begin. China's Chief Secretary Carrie Lim says that students would be wasting their time coming to the capital if they were only going to repeat their same demands.
date : Nov 14, 2014 05:47 PM EST
China Removal of Crosses from Churches title : Chinese Government Wants To Control, Nationalize Christian Theology
summary : The Chinese government recently announced it hopes to nationalize Christian theology in an effort to "integrate with Chinese culture"--a move many fear will stunt the spread of Christianity within the country.
date : Aug 14, 2014 01:15 PM EDT