In 2024, the United States of America turned 248 years old. On the night of July 4th, I joined hundreds, possibly thousands, of Americans near the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to watch the fireworks and celebrate the country’s birthday. The splendid display lasted about 25 minutes. Young American Patriots When the fireworks ended, […]
Tag: freedom of religion
While volunteering at my church’s soup kitchen, I often serve dinner to homeless individuals and new immigrants, many of whom speak little English. A recurring question emerges from these interactions, “Where are you from?” The Vietnamese guests are curious to know whether I share their heritage. Hispanics, recognizing that I am Asian, wonder whether my […]
(A Christian’s Testimony) Isaiah 1:17 says, “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.” In 2014, my Christian faith began to grow after I found and joined a home church. With God’s calling, I started contacting ChinaAid ― an international non-profit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and the rule of […]
In China, Moses delivers only nine commandments. Ironic? Perhaps, this was the worst news in the 2019 world of Christianity. The Chinese Communist regime erased the first commandment – “Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” and forced Christians to put the Communist Party above God as the nation’s Savior. In some Catholic churches, […]
“If you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you (Matthew 17:20).” This is what is happening in China today – more and more Chinese are sowing this mustard seed and seeking the salvation of […]
The high-pitch voice of a Chinese woman teacher was ringing dominantly around the classroom. “What festival is it on the 24th of December?” A dozen of timid children ages 9 to 10 years old answered in a very low voice. “Holy Night.” The teacher kept asking those poor children in a scolding tone, “What festival […]
Tashi Wangchuk, a young Tibetan, was sitting in the train from his hometown to Beijing. His mind was still bogged down by the image of the children in his hometown, prevented from the right to learn to read and write in his own Tibetan language by the Communist regime. His journey started as a peaceful […]
I started writing blogs in 2014, after watching the news about a Chinese pastor in Henan Province who was arrested. The pastor was persecuted by the local government because his church was growing too fast and attracting way too many believers. Later, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for defending the property of […]
While “wiretapping” is a heated topic in the United States, on the other side of the world the Chinese government “quietly” began a campaign of installing surveillance cameras in churches to spy on Christians. Recent reports say that the government will know exactly who is attending services and what is said from the pulpit. Ironically, […]
In 1947 when Chiang Kai-shek was in power, Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang was ordained by the Vatican. Two years later (1949), Mao’s Communist Party seized power and set about jailing Christian leaders, driving out missionaries and dismantling churches. In 1954, when the atheist Communist Party formally severed ties with the Vatican, Bishop Shi was arrested […]