A headless angel and a missing ‘Baby Jesus’ were the casualties sustained by my nativity scene set after it was shown to nearly 1,000 Chinese students during Christmas a few years ago. Of course, what did I expect? I allowed students to ‘carefully’ handle the figurines because I wanted them to better understand the Christmas [...]
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Visiting a Government Church in China
Posted by Robert Vance on October 5th, 2008
The Chinese church that I visited this morning stuck out like a sore thumb amidst a bustling marketplace. It was a large four-story building, almost completely pink in color, and the golden cross on top could be seen throughout the area. A woman who appeared to be in her mid-fifties greeted us (myself and some friends) and [...]
Why Some Underground Churches in China Are Registering With the Government
Posted by Robert Vance on September 15th, 2008
“They installed cameras at the front door of our church,” a foreign friend recently explained to me. “We have to check the passports of every churchgoer who looks Asian otherwise we will receive a call from the local police on Monday morning.” My acquaintance was telling me about the house church that he attends in [...]
