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Now, what's so amazing about me not knowing that there were any churches that were openly allowed by the Chinese government?

Because one of the key features of the Chinese persecution is that the Chinese government says it permits Christianity by allowing the official front churches while ruthlessly persecuting Christians who refuse to submit to communism.

Every single persecuted Christian has been presented with the decision: "Either submit to the state church or go to prison."

It is an essential feature of the Chinese government's persecution and it has been for more than 40 years.

He responding by saying he regretting calling for the churches to register, and he shouldn't have done so.

That's a half-truth. He starting by saying that Christians should submit, and he ended by saying that he shouldn't have said it because it wasn't "his role."

Wrong! He shouldn't have said it because he should have said the exact opposite! He should have spoken up for the oppressed Christians of China.

Instead of doing the right thing, he washes his hands and says "not my role."

Maybe you've got some other agenda and you just see this as your opportunity to slam this man of God.

Nice headfake.

The question here is precisely whether or not he is a man of God or a fame-obsessed showman.

That's a half-truth.

No, it's the truth. It doesn't match your vision of what you evidently believed happened, regardless of what the record said.

Earlier, you said: He has first given vile advice and then he has followed it up by saying: "At first I supported apostasy. But now I have no comment. Not my role."

And, that, at best, is completely disingenious, if not a flat out lie.

Absolutely pathetic.

It's pathetic that a Christian wants so bad to believe the very worst about someone, refuses to acknowledge that the mistake made was acknowledged, and that he admitted he should not have said what he did.

Based on your comments, I perceive your belief to be that he intentionally desired to hurt the Christian movement in China for some type of personal gain. There is no proof of that, and Luis Palau, my brother in Christ, doesn't deserve your harsh criticism.

He did not do what you believe you would have done in his place, and therefore he must be an evil man. That's not a very Christlike attitude, IMO.

Blessings, my brother. Peace, I'm done.