Post Mortems
2014-05-08
The L.A. Times has dutifully sent a reporter to Wenzhou. So has the BBC. Both have come up with on-the-scene articles.Read More →
Church destroyed
2014-04-28
The practical application of the negotiated settlement between local officials and local Christians in Wenzhou started being enforced today in China. Read More →
Symbols and Windmills
2014-04-23
A local official thinks the cross on top of a new huge church is too big and that Christianity is spreading too fast. So, of course, tearing down the cross will solve everything.Read More →
Wenzhou: The End May Be Near
2014-04-22
Wrecking crews are said to have showed up at the church in Wenzhou as state media in Beijing continues to be the only outlet covering this story.Read More →
Demolition shemolition
2014-04-12
The Wenzhou story continues to simmer. On Thursday, state media in the form of the Beijing-based Global Times weighed in with an official denial. Read More →
“They Control”
2014-04-10
A friend who spent time evangelizing in China during the last decade recalls a meeting with a 90+ year-old survivor of the Cultural Revolution, a devout Catholic. Asked about religion today, the old man, in excellent English would only say “they control….they control.”Read More →
Big Trouble in Big China
2014-04-05
If I were Mr. Party head in the province who provoked this mess I’d clear out my desk and make up two envelopes for my successor. One which is numbered 1 and inside has a piece of paper that says “blame me” and the other numbered 2 with a piece of paper inside that says “make up two envelopes.”Read More →