CHINA DECLARES HOUSE CHURCHES CULTS (Friday Church News Notes, December 10, 2010, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143):

The following is excerpted from CNSNews, Dec. 8, 2010: “China reportedly has launched a new crackdown on ‘house churches,’ Protestant congregations that do not belong to the country’s state-sanctioned, ‘patriotic’ church organization. In an ominous development reported by the China Aid Association (CAA), a U.S.-based group that advocates for Chinese Christians, authorities allegedly have labeled the house church movement a ‘cult.’ Beijing used the same term when it outlawed the Falun Gong meditation movement in 1999, a move that ushered in a major, ongoing crackdown against the Falun Gong that has brought China worldwide censure. Citing secret information “from more than one reliable source” inside China, CAA said Tuesday the campaign against house churches ordered by the Communist Party Politburo was launched on December 1. Chinese security officials ‘have been notified to collect information about house churches throughout the country and turn these reports in to their superiors,’ it said. ‘A long blacklist of church leaders and influential believers reportedly has been drawn up.’ … The labeling of Chinese house churches as a cult could have serious implications and represents a major step backwards in the thawing of relations in recent years between the Beijing regime and the vast house church network,” CAA said. It recalled how the government had turned public opinion in China against the Falun Gong by portraying a non-violent, apolitical movement as a dangerous ‘cult.’ Falun Gong sources cited by the State Department estimate that at least 6,000 practitioners have been sentenced to prison terms since the 1999 cult ruling while more than 100,000 practitioners had been sentenced to terms in ‘reform through labor’ camps.”

Our report is the following:

We have received an internal news which has been collected from our insiders.  In addition, this news have been proven by the organization head of China Aid Association (CAA), an organization exposes the  persecution and violation of human right of Chinese government.

After the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Cape Town 2010) and Liu XiaoBo’s awarding of Nobel Peace Award, the Communist Party in China had very strong reaction. Please Pray for the Chinese government.

A complete persecution of house churches in China will start in December 2010.

According to reliable sources, Chinese house churches will be listed as an evil religion.

The serious persecution period is from December, 2010 to March, 2011.

There are four reasons that Chinese government lists house churches as an evil religion (cult as like Fa Lun Gong):

1. House Churches are trying to christianize China.

2. House Churches are trying to unite higher authority with common people.

3. House Churches are trying to unite China with foreign countries.

4. House Churches are trying to dialogue with the government.

The focus of this persecution is on House Churches.

Coworkers in different regions need to be careful.

Confidential documents are already distributed to local governments.

This information had been proven with reliable and trustworthy sources.  Basically it is correct.

Right now the residential committees in local governments are collecting informations in order to report to the government and accomplish this persecution action.

Please pray for our 2 T men and their ministry.  In addition, please pray for the house churches and our persecuted brothers and sisters.

God bless.

In Christ,
Christian Wei

Christian Way Missions

PO Box 488

Monroe, VA 24574