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Post by M. Hawbaker on Sept 3, 2019 15:21:37 GMT
China’s recent crackdown on Christianity has led to intensified enforcement of a law already on the books: children and youth cannot convert to the faith until they’re 18. Churches across China are canceling Sunday School classes for children in light of the new clampdown, according to Mission Network News.
This means China Partner’s YouthServe ministry – aimed at teaching church leaders how to conduct ministry for teens ages 13 to 18 – is “problematic,” Mission Network News reported.
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Post by barb43 on Sept 3, 2019 18:45:50 GMT
This is so sad! I would hope the parents would teach their children at home, but there is so much pressure there from the government that it will probably be very difficult. There is this toward the end of the article, "Churches in China," Burklin said, "must be creative if they are to reach children and teens with the gospel. One of the ways that we have learned also that we can reach that age group is through the parents.”
There are also several Related Articles at the end of this article that further paint the picture of how grim things are in China for Christians. Here are the titles (I didn't include the links).
‘Abandon Your Faith’: China Is Forcibly Merging Churches to Curtail Christianity
Trump Admin. Blasts China on Religious Persecution: ‘The Stain of the Century’
China’s Schools Teaching Children to ‘Hate God’ and Distrust Christian Parents, Report Says
‘No Longer Safe’ to be a Christian in China, says Believer who Fled
China Edits Pastor’s Sermon, Deletes ‘God Made Heaven and Earth’
China Beats and Arrests Pastor for Not Removing Church’s Cross
China Launches Campaign to ‘Dismantle’ and Eliminate House Churches
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