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China on Course to Become 'World's Most Christian Nation' Within 15 Years
The Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4/19/14 | Tom Phillips

Posted on 04/20/2014 4:29:05 PM PDT by marshmallow

The number of Christians in Communist China is growing so steadily that it by 2030 it could have more churchgoers than America

It is said to be China's biggest church and on Easter Sunday thousands of worshippers will flock to this Asian mega-temple to pledge their allegiance – not to the Communist Party, but to the Cross.

The 5,000-capacity Liushi church, which boasts more than twice as many seats as Westminster Abbey and a 206ft crucifix that can be seen for miles around, opened last year with one theologian declaring it a "miracle that such a small town was able to build such a grand church".

The £8 million building is also one of the most visible symbols of Communist China's breakneck conversion as it evolves into one of the largest Christian congregations on earth.

"It is a wonderful thing to be a follower of Jesus Christ. It gives us great confidence," beamed Jin Hongxin, a 40-year-old visitor who was admiring the golden cross above Liushi's altar in the lead up to Holy Week.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Current Events; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics; Skeptics/Seekers
KEYWORDS: china; christian
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To: SeekAndFind

You got it. When there is no freedom, Christanity grows at its best.


21 posted on 04/21/2014 3:03:45 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: marshmallow

If they are genuinely Christian in their deeds, this could be a good thing for civilization (especially as the West slides into post-modernist, post-religious, post-family decline)


22 posted on 04/21/2014 6:51:53 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Fai Mao

Well, that is completely different from what I hear from missionaries. OK.


23 posted on 04/21/2014 9:04:54 AM PDT by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of liberty only to see marxism elected at home.)
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To: driftdiver
"So more Christians is a bad thing?"

The following was posted today. There's no religious freedom in China. That's what I was talking about.

Why Protestants are more popular than Catholics in China
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3152848/posts
"A recent claim by a US-based Chinese academic to London’s Telegraph newspaper – that China would have the largest Christian population in the world by 2030 – was not only exaggerated but also factually wrong."

24 posted on 05/06/2014 11:18:37 AM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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