Wednesday, November 09, 2005
How much are we willing to do for our faith?
The N.Y. Times reports the following:
Xiaodong Li is Chinese. He is also a Christian, and that combination is dangerous. After he was arrested 10 years ago, Mr. Li said, he was tortured until he confessed to organizing an underground church. He was forced to clean public toilets 40 hours a week and given a date for a court hearing that was likely to end with two years in prison. With his hearing pending, Mr. Li fled to the United States.
Tragically, China considered Mr. Li a criminal for practicing his faith without official permission. Astonishingly, the United States government agreed.
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