Chinese Church Leader To Be Tried For Illegally Printing Bibles

The leader of an underground Chinese church who has been in custody for 10 months is scheduled to appear in court in Beijing tomorrow, according to a report by BBC News. Cai Zhuohua, along with his wife and two other church members, has been charged with "illegal business practices" for printing over 200,000 Bibles. Only one company is permitted by the Chinese government to print Bibles. Cai's lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, said that the Bibles were not going to be sold, but were to be distributed free. He continued, "Authorities are always using economics as a pretext to deal with religious and political issues".