Some churches have stood against the demands of the government, but the people of those churches will pay a price. "Some congregations have been threatened to be blacklisted by the government, meaning that their travels will be restricted and schooling and future employment of their offspring will be impeded . . "
How brave are those believers, when defying the government (refusing to replace the Ten Commandments with communist quotes) could mean their children will suffer. Remember, social surveillance cameras are watching every worship service.
“China is a one-party dictatorship. People are only allowed to obey the Communist Party and be controlled by it. We have no freedom at all,” [one anonymous] believer said helplessly.
Where churches have been destroyed or social pressure oppresses, Christians continue to meet for prayer and worship in unlikely places: cemeteries, on buses, in pigsties - or on the rubble of their church.
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