The Examiner website reports today (April 11, 2011) that police in Beijing, China arrested more than 200 Christians yesterday, as they were gathering to worship. Previously, they had been evicted from the church gathering place.
Christians can only attend churches that are explicitly approved by the Chinese government, which can also mean that the government has control over the content of the services.
All other meetings -- including Bible study groups and unregistered churches -- are illegal in China.
The government police routinely find these underground churches and home-based Bible study groups and arrest those involved. Punishment can result in years of imprisonment.
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