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To: Chengdu54
So which claims by https://billionbibles.com/china/three-self-church.html would you affirm, that in Three Self churches:

Preaching about the resurrection of Jesus is forbidden.

• Preaching about the second coming of Jesus is forbidden.

• Preaching against religions that deny the deity of Jesus is forbidden.

• Preaching that atheist Communist heroes went to hell is forbidden.

• Preaching cannot deny that all good Communists go to heaven.

• Preaching against abortion is forbidden.

• Preachers can preach only at the Three Self church to which they are assigned.

• Worshipping outside Three Self churches and official "meeting points" is forbidden.

• Importing Bibles is forbidden, even if they are given away for free.

• Printing Bibles is forbidden, even if they are given away for free.

• Evangelizing or giving out tracts is forbidden.

• Government officials cannot be Christian.

• Police officers cannot be Christian.

• Soldiers cannot be Christian.

• Teachers cannot be Christian.

• Children cannot become Christian.

• Teenagers cannot become Christian.

23 posted on 04/15/2025 4:53:57 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: daniel1212

Several of the things you state are true. But not all. China offers no panacea for devotees of any faith. But neither constant vitriol nor unfounded exaggeration toward China will make things better. Chinese life and society are complicated often difficult for outsiders to sort out and understand. Yet it remains a great nation, worthy of both critique and respect. She is capable of social change, but not always on the speedy timetables of outsiders. Christianity and other faiths are alive in China. I have attended Christian services with more than a hundred people.m, though perhaps not as fundamentalist as some would like.

I also note news today of restrictions placed on Christians in the UK.


32 posted on 04/16/2025 7:09:34 AM PDT by Chengdu54 (This is a time for which the 2nd Amendment was intended. )
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