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Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church

BEIJING — Up to 30 members of a Chinese evangelical church were arrested on Sunday for trying to hold an Easter service in defiance of the officially atheist government, a member of the clergy said.

A large number of police began to gather early Sunday in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing where the Shouwang Church had said it would hold an outdoor service to mark the holiest day of the Christian calendar.

"Between 20 and 30 followers were taken away by police," senior pastor Jin Tianming told AFP by telephone from his home, where he is under house arrest. He said there were several police officers posted outside the building.

He added that the members of the congregation who were arrested had been taken to different police stations and that none had so far been released.

Jin had said before the planned gathering that the church considered Easter an important occasion and would stick to its decision to hold a service.

"This is our uncompromising position and a matter of faith. If they arrest our followers, this is the price we are willing to pay," he had said.

Police declined to comment on the arrests when contacted by AFP.The defiant stance of the Shouwang Church, one of Beijing's biggest unofficial Christian groups, comes amid a severe crackdown on government critics that has seen scores of people detained, disappeared or facing charges.Authorities evicted Shouwang from its previous place of worship, a rented office space, in November and blocked the congregation of about 1,000 people from entering new premises purchased with church funds, Jin said.

China's communist government has long frowned on religion and imposes controls on faith by requiring groups to register for government approval to gather, despite an official policy stipulating religious freedom.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Sanity.... What does this have to do with left/right politics?

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ORIGINAL: Aylee

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Sanity.... What does this have to do with left/right politics?

My guess is that he is making a note of the "left leaning" policies of making freedom of religion be freedom FROM religion.

An example:
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/974788

I will note that the story is not substantiated. However there has be the issues over "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays" usage in some companies.

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Community standards are local norms bounding acceptable conduct. Sometimes these standards can be itemized in a list that states the community's values and sets guidelines for participation in the community. Alternatively, informal standards may be imprecisely described as "I'll know it when I see it."

Often, such standards are invoked in legal situations to resolve disputes, especially around pornography. Critics argue that puritanical moralists have used community standards to wrongly punish minorities such as homosexuals or those in interracial marriages.

Colleges and universities enforce their standards through conduct offices in their Student Affairs divisions.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

A right leaning radio show host on KIRO started this story when a called named jessica, no last name, claimed something happened at a school, no name, with a teacher, no name....

Forgive my skepticism.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

A right leaning radio show host on KIRO started this story when a called named jessica, no last name, claimed something happened at a school, no name, with a teacher, no name....

Forgive my skepticism.

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

"left leaning" policies of making freedom of religion be freedom FROM religion"


What?


Who the fuck are you to mind other people`s business or be concerned with what how or if they they pray?


Holy fuck`n shit....


Maybe you can be the religion tzar.....check up on folks and make sure they are praying ........and praying right.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

A right leaning radio show host on KIRO started this story when a called named jessica, no last name, claimed something happened at a school, no name, with a teacher, no name....

Forgive my skepticism.

Did you miss the part where I noted that the story was NOT substantiated?

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl
Yes, which is why I did not comment on that part. However, my skepticism is towards the story and the source... not towards you, Aylee.