Christians in China arrested for trying to hold Easter service

20+ people arrested in Beijing for holding an Easter service source

» The church expected this to happen: With China’s officially atheist government completely at odds with any sort of religious celebration, Shouwang Church’s senior pastor, Jin Tianming, appeared ready for retribution for his church’s decision to hold an outdoor mass on Easter. “This is our uncompromising position and a matter of faith,” he said. “If they arrest our followers, this is the price we are willing to pay.” While you guys think of cute bunnies and Easter Eggs, keep in mind that people are still fighting for their right to celebrate this holiday. (UPDATE: We just threw up another post with more context.)

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That’s true. I was thinking more along the lines of why they didn’t arrest these people for having services on...
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religion is the opiate of the masses
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well they should have left China alone, stupid bloody religious nutty wankers. What do you expect after going into an...
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Because, let’s face it, the focus of Christmas is no longer religion, it’s commercialism. All over the world, people are...
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All I can think is that in terms of religion, Easter is a much bigger and more important holiday than Christmas. Yeah it...
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