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Christianity in China

Christianity in China: Official numbers fall far short of the actual total. Recent surveys calculate the number of Christians worshipping independently of the State churches in China to be as high as 100 million. That means that almost one in every ten Chinese may now be a Christian, making Christianity bigger than the 74 million-member …

March 28, 2009 – 1:05 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Irony in China

Sometimes it’s fascinating to compare stories. The excerpt on the left is from The Telegraph, on July 21. The one on the right is from today’s Washington Post. Eric Liddell’s story to set Chinese hearts racing Who knows how the Chariots of Fire story is likely to go down in communist China, but we are …

August 8, 2008 – 9:37 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments Off

Christianity in China: Hope of Freedom

An outsider’s view of the West can be enlightening, especially when that person’s view moves him toward spiritual answers. Here is one such voice from China. The source is a Christianity Today article, “Great Leap Forward.” Hsu, a former television journalist for the state-sponsored CCTV, is a telling example of how a member of China’s …

May 31, 2008 – 4:08 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments Off