Mar 21 2007
China “Beats” And Detains Wife Of Chinese House Church Leader
[From Bos News Life]
The wife of a senior Chinese House Church leader was sentenced to ten days administrative detention in Henan. 50-year-old Ms. Li Huage was arrested and sentenced to ten days for allegedly âdisturbing public orderâ. When the arrest occurred, Ms. Li was in the Wancheng District PSB office seeking the return of her cell phone, computer, and bibles which were illegally confiscated on March 6 from her home. She is now detained in Ying An Lu Detention Center, Wancheng district, Nanyang city, Henan province.
Her husband pastor Dong Quanyu was released March 16 after serving a ten day sentence for an âillegal religious gatheringâ. Ms. Li was beaten heavily by the PSB officers on March 16 outside the detention center before she met with her released husband. Pastor Dong is the Vice-President of the Chinese House Church Alliance. Along with some Chinese House Church leaders and three South Korean Pastors, Dong and his wife Ms. Li were hosting a Bible study at their home in Wancheng District, Nanyang city, Henan province on March 6, 2007. They were raided and taken to the police station for interrogation. The PSB officers also searched the house and took away personal properties including cell phones, a computer, and Christian books without giving any receipt as required by law. Most of the pastors were released the following day after intensive international pressure.
Read about it here.
[From me]
We complain about petty things here in the US and Christians in other parts of the world are being persecuted for their faith. People are being beat for worshiping in a home and we complain because the air isn’t working right, the music was too loud or not loud enough. Maybe the message was too long or too short, etc… Kind of puts things in perspective. 
Why don’t the mainstream media outlets pick up these stories? I need to pray more for our missionaries.
What do you think?
13 responses so far
We need to pray more for God’s Universal Church, not just our American missionaries abroad. We should pray that God would give us all the strength to carry the burden of following Christ wherever we are.
Amen Joe!
What news site did the Chinese story come from? How reliable is it? I ask because my husband is from Russia and so many of the things we were told were NOT true. Perfect example: sending Bibles to Russia. They HAVE Bibles - lots of them! And they have churches!
Kevin,
I have heard our dear brothers and sisters in persecuted countries often say, “Please don’t pray that God would spare us the persecution; that that He would give us strength to endure it.”
THAT put things in perspective for me.
Belinda and Kevin- both of you could be correct. ANY news from China is suss. Some Chinese Catholics were alleging all sorts of atrocities back in the 70s which turned out to be wildly exaggerated- however! China’s record for human rights abuses is NOT the best! People are persecuted for both religious and political reasons over there. Better wait til more news comes from other sources.
What better sources? CBS? GIve me a break! Let’s face it persecution is alive and well. It is coming to the US–just wait.
I agree with Kevin.
I checked out the China Aid Association which broke the story. CAA is a non-profit out of Midland, Texas that offers quite a bit of (what appears to be) legitimate academic research. This story is not unbelievable. Religious freedom is suppressed daily in China. Do we really need an official state department press release to verify this story? Come on.
If you doubt this story, take a look at the yearly reports released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. China definitely does not get 4-stars.
Now, I don’t think religious persecution is coming to the United States, whatever that means. It’s not as if the good ole USA is being secularized - pluralism has allowed us to be more religious than ever.
Sorry, Kevin, but you won’t be hearing from me again. Rob Slagle let the cat out of the bag about WHY you’ve allowed me to share thoughts on your site. He accused me of “misleading” others when all I wanted was an exchange of views, by asking and answering questions. He equated me with the Mormons whose views you seem to hold in abhorrence.
You claim to love everyone and that supposedly includes atheists, however, to learn that I am only “tolerated” and permitted to speak in order that you may prevent my speaking to others via the Internet was demoralising and disillusioning, to say the least. Who’s “misleading” whom??
You should NEVER pretend friendship and acceptance where there is none. Never practise deceit for ANY reason!! I’ve been upfront with you, so learning that you have an ulterior motive was disturbing and distressing, and completely against what a freethinker is all about. I was upfront with you- it was not reciprocated.
Never again will I ever trust what a Bible-wielder says. I’ve learned my lesson. I shouldn’t have been so disappointed- I had formed a pleasant opinion of you, but a former Southern Baptist friend in USA was likewise disilusioned by pastors who said one thing and meant another.
If you really want to reach us “unchurched”- please bear in mind that some of us actually have ethics and principles, and we take a dim view of two-facedness.
Ave atque vale. It’s been an experience!
Francoise,
You have as much right to post as anybody else — unless Kevin wishes otherwise, or if he wants to restrict the site as being welcome to only those who participate in mutual admiration societies. In which case, perhaps approved login accounts should be considered. Please reconsider, and don’t leave.
I certainly agree with your stance. What an appalling, pretentious message from Rob. If that is what Christian honesty and sincerity is about; well, as Shirley Phelps says: “connect the dots”.
Kevin and all,
I would strongly recommend Voice of the Martyrs if you want reliable information on the persecuted church. They have reliable contacts in countries where the church is suffering and even assist those believers with practical help. This is a ministry that I believe very strongly in. Check it out.
What in the world did Rob say? And why would you lump us all together into the same boat, Francoise? Geez. If you think you’re tired of broad generalizations and stereotyping… you have no freakin’ idea.
Francoise,
I don’t want you to go anywhere. You are always welcome here. I like reading your insight. Please reconsider.
Harold,
Thanks for stopping by.
Francoise,
No matter what others may have said to you, I feel that Kevin wants and welcomes those of us with views that diverge from the Party Line of the SBC!
As he said, please reconsider!