Beijing Churches cries out as religious crack down "Gets worse and worse"

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At least 34 unofficial Protestant house
churches in Beijing, China, have signed a
joined statement sent to Communist Party
officials against what they say is an ongoing
crackdown against believers, warning that
the situation is getting worse.
"The normal religious lives of believers
have been violated and obstructed, causing
serious emotional harm and damage to their
sense of patriotism, as well as causing social
conflict," read the statement, as translated
by Radio Free Asia .
They added that when it comes to the
arrests of pastors, the disruption of services,
and the destruction of churches, "the
situation seems to be getting worse and
worse."
The underground churches insisted that
they have the right to freedom of religion as
guaranteed by the country's constitution.
"The belief that religious believers are some
kind of dissenting force, to be managed and
rectified, or a target for containment or
direct attack, is misguided, and a
fundamental error.
"House churches have a strong desire to
contribute to a necessary dialogue to
achieve better relations with the
government in the new era."
Beijing churches have been increasingly
targeted in recent months. Earlier in July,
government officials barricaded the campus
of Zion Church, the largest house church in
the capital.
Christians were prevented from gathering
for worship, with authorities apparently
calling their faith a "cult."
"The latest crackdown against house
churches in China is reflective of President
Xi [Jinping]'s disregard for religious
freedom. China is experiencing the worst
Christian persecution since Mao Zedong's
Cultural Revolution," said Gina Goh,
International Christian Concern's regional
manager, in response to the incident.
Elsewhere in China, 70 police officers
recently destroyed Liangwang Catholic
Church, with videos online depicting the
rubble it was reduced to.
The government argued the demolition was
necessary in order to build residential
housing and a railway station, though the
church community insisted that it owned
the building, which had been registered
since 2006.
A pastor with the surname Dong of Beijing
Olive Tree Church said that the ministries
are signing the latest statement because they
feel they must speak out.

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