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Police Force Liangren House Church To Worship Outdoors |
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On Sunday, May 2, 2010, Guangzhou Public Security officials forced Liangren House Church's landlord to terminate the church's rent, sealing and locking the doors with an iron chain. Guards blocked the congregation from entering the facility, forcing them to worship outdoors on Sunday morning. According to members, authorities have serially forced the church to migrate from hotel to hotel in the Haizu District, subsequently banning the church from meeting at each location. Sunday's crackdown marked the more than 10 times this year the church has been forced to migrate due to government pressure since early January." "Liangren House Church first drew the attention of the Guangzhou Public Security office in May, 2008, after launching a youth education and relief program in the earthquake-devastated province of Sichuan," said the ChinaAid spokesperson. "Since then, Liangren Church has been repeatedly disbanded, harassed, and chased while forced to flee from church meetings. "Head Pastor Wang Dao has been repeatedly kidnapped and interrogated in the last two years-the latest incident occurring on March 4, when police officers seized him during his noonday meal at a restaurant. Pastor Wang was later released, but authorities threatened the church not to meet in the future, seeking to intimidate the members by harassing the pastor." (CA/ANS-6/5/10) |
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Monsy Abraham |