Chinese Protestant leader jailed for two years by govt order: The Church of England Newspaper, Aug 26, 2011 August 29, 2011
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Shi Enhao
First published in The Church of England Newspaper.
A Chinese Christian leader has been ordered jailed by the police for two years of “reeducation through labour,” the China Aid Association (CAA) reports.
The jailing of Pastor Shi Enhao, deputy leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA), comes amidst a growing government crackdown on China’s rapidly growing Christian community.
On May 31, police raided Shi’s church in Suqian City, in Eastern China. The police ordered the evangelical congregation to cease worship and confiscated the church’s musical instruments, choir robes, and bank accounts. Shi and other church officials were detained, and on June 1 they searched his home, threatening his wife, Zhu Guangyun, and their four adult children, the CAA reported.
While other church leaders were released within a few days, police kept Shi in custody, first sentencing him to 12 days administrative custody. On June 21 he was placed in criminal detention and charged with “illegal meetings and illegal organising of venues for religious meetings.” No trial was held and Pastor Shi was jailed by administrative order.
Under Chinese law, Protestant churches are required to register with and be administered by the government’s Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). However, members of China’s House Church movement have refused to submit to the TSPM, accusing the agency of censoring sermons, controlling the appointment of ministers and propounding liberal theology.
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