Communist Chinese authorities continue to harass a registered church in one province.
According to China Aid Association (CAA), the Chengnan Christian Church -- a registered Three-Self Patriotic Movement church -- has faced harassment by government officials and real estate developers. Katherine Cason, a spokesperson with CAA, says authorities want to force the church from its building and use the property for a commercial housing development. She says many churches felt they were safe by registering with the government. "A lot of them are finding that even being registered, it actually opens the door for greater harassment because they have no alternative because they've agreed to the government's authority over their church," she explains, "and when they're forced off of their property, they're left with no alternative." Cason says Christians in the United States and elsewhere should contact Chinese authorities and ask them to stop harassing the registered church. The CAA website offers contact information for the church as well as suggestions on how to contact Chinese officials.
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