Friday, 12 September 2008

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  Re: Continued Repression in China

  So I got an e-mail this week saying Pastor Bike and those detained with him have been released. So that's good news!
  
  Here's the rest of the scoop:
  
  "Instead of being held at a prison or a detention center Pastor Bike and his wife, Xie Fenglan, and their co-worker were taken to resort hotels on a "forced vacation" designed to ensure that they couldn’t talk to any foreign media. Pastor Bike was scheduled to do an interview with the BBC the day of his arrest.

  "All three believers are in good health and spirits and praising God for their release, according to our co-laborers at China Aid Association. The detainees said during their confinement they had opportunities to witness to guards and even high-ranking government officials staying at the hotels where they were held."

  
  So there's definitely some repression going on that's not good, but it could have been much, much worse! I know a lot of people the world over were glad to hear he and his wife and co-worker were not harmed or otherwise badly treated.
  

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