Olympics Begin; Chinese Christians Still Suffer

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🗓️ 5 February 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ten or 20 years ago, persecution of Christians in China varied greatly across China's 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions. Bob Fu—a former teacher at the Communist Party School in Beijing and prisoner for Christ in China—says things are much different today. Chinese Christian persecution is driven by the national government in Beijing; every province is expected to control religious expression.

Fu is the Founder and President of China Aid Association and author of God's Double Agent. Listen as he shares how the communist government has cracked down on Christians in recent years and how Christians have suffered ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Bob says persecution of Christians in China today is the worst it's been since the 1960s and 70s Cultural Revolution. Xi Jinping and other officials are increasing efforts to imprison and detain unregistered church leaders and members—but leaders in state-sanctioned TSPM churches are also persecuted.

Communist ideology is also enforced through digital surveillance. Every Chinese person is required to install a "health app" on their phone, and surveillance cameras throughout the country monitor movement. Online meetings with any religious purpose are now required to register and be approved by provincial authorities, and Bible apps have been forbidden.

As the eyes of the world turn toward China during the Games, join Christians around the world to pray for Chinese Christians—and for their persecutors. Go to www.PrayForChina2022.com to learn more about what is happening in China and how you can pray for Christian brothers and sisters there.

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0:00.0	For several years, unregistered churches were tolerated in the People's Republic of China,
0:05.8	especially in the bigger cities.
0:08.6	But Bob Foo tells us that for Chinese believers in Jesus,
0:13.4	meeting together has recently gotten much more difficult.
0:17.6	The urban churches had been really smashed,
0:21.0	even in worships, services in their believers' own homes are being readied.
0:26.7	Unbelievers like in early-ranking church in Tung Du
0:31.5	had been taken away, and while they are having their children's
0:37.9	kind of service, while they are having just a few families together.
0:44.4	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:47.6	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:51.2	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:54.1	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles,
0:57.0	and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:01.2	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:06.0	Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:08.8	Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:10.8	My name is Todd Nettleton.
1:12.0	We are connected today via Zoom with Bob Foo.
1:16.3	Bob is the founder and the president of the China Aid Association.
1:20.1	He's also the author of a book called God's Double Agent.
1:24.1	We will talk a little bit more about China Aid.
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