New Chinese Christianity

For John, BLUF:  Ideas, including ideas of Faith, are powerful.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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From The South China Morning Post we have "China will create own Christian belief system amid tensions with church, says official". Here is the concept:

New Chinese theology must suit Chinese culture and values, State Religious Affairs director says.

While a drop in the bucket of China's population, there are some 23 to 40 million Protestants and up to 12 million Roman Catholics.  And there have been some Christian Chinese whose discussion of the faith have had influence in the Western World; people such as Watchman Nee.

The lede:

China will construct a "Chinese Christian theology" suitable for the country, state media reported on Thursday, as both the number of believers and tensions with the authorities are on the rise.

Then there is this, also from The South China Morning Post—

Christian missionaries ‘forced out’ in droves as China cracks down on North Korea border city.

As many as one-third of 3,000 South Korean missionaries alone have seen visas refused; those who remain describe atmosphere of fear from interrogation and harassment

Those darned Christians.

Regards  —  Cliff