In China, Christians Sentenced For Protests, While Christianity Spreads

Reuters reported today that a local court in Xiaoshan, a prospering commercial suburb in the Chinese province of Hangzhou, has sentenced eight Christians to jail terms of up to 3 and one-half years for their part in a mass protest against government demolition of an illegal church last July. The Xinhua news agency said the church had been built in a planned commercial area. The demonstration injured at least ten government workers. Meanwhile today's Detroit Free Press reports on the spread of Christianity in China.