Friday, January 12, 2018

China Demolishes The Golden Lampstand evangelical megachurch

China Demolishes The Golden Lampstand evangelical megachurch --- ===



Chinese Police Dynamite Christian Megachurch - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/world/asia/china-church-dynamite.html7 hours ago - HONG KONG — Chinese police officers demolished one of the country's largest evangelical churches this week, using heavy machinery and dynamite to raze the building where more than 50,000 Christians worshiped. The Golden Lampstand Church in Shanxi Province was one of at least two Christian ...

Chinese authorities blow up Christian megachurch with dynamite ...
www.independent.co.uk › News › World › Asia
Witnesses and overseas activists said the paramilitary People's Armed Police used dynamite and excavators to destroy the Golden Lampstand Church, which has a congregation of more than 50,000, in the city of Linfen in Shaanxi province. ChinaAid, a US-based Christian advocacy group, said local ...

China church demolition sparks fears of campaign ... - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/.../china-church-demolition-sparks-fears-of-campaign-a...
 A church in northern China was demolished this week, the second in less than a month, sparking fears of a wider campaign against Christians as authorities prepare to enforce new laws on religion. Police cordoned off the area around the Golden Lampstand Church church in Linfen, Shanxi province, on ...

Chinese Authorities Demolish Evangelical Church in Crack Down ...
https://www1.cbn.com/.../chinese-authorities-demolish-evangelical-church-in-crack-d...
 A church in northern China's coal country that once served as the worship center for more than 50,000 congregants is no longer standing.

Chinese authorities demolish Christian church - The Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk › News
 A huge church purportedly built with almost £2 million raised from local worshippers in one of China's poorest regions has been demolished by authorities, the latest flashpoint between religious groups and the officially atheist Communist Party.

Chinese authorities demolish well-known evangelical church - The ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../chinese...demolish...church/.../d34a278c-f6a3-11e7-...2 days ago - Authorities in northern China's coal country this week demolished a well-known Christian mega-church, underscoring long-standing tensions between religious groups and the officially atheistic Communist Party.

China Demolishes Another Church, Sparking Fears of Campaign ...
www.newsweek.com/china-demolishes-another-church-sparking-fears-campaign-agai...
 Authorities in northern China have demolished another church, sparking fears that the officially atheist Communist Party may be enforcing a campaign against Christianity. The Golden Lampstand, a well-known evangelical megachurch in the city of Linfen, Shanxi province, was dramatically demolished with ...

Chinese Authorities Demolish Well-Known Evangelical Church
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-government-destroys...church/4202988.html
 Authorities in northern China's coal country have demolished a Christian mega-church that clashed with the government. The action underscores long-standing tensions between religious groups and the officially atheistic Communist Party that strives for complete political and social control. Witnesses and ...

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