Pushed to the

            Edge

“House Church” leaders abused, arrested, and imprisoned because their idea of Christianity does not match that of the government; the pregnant wife of one house church pastor forced against her religious beliefs to get an abortion; Buddhist monks, beacons of peace and tranquility, beaten and tortured for speaking up; Christians jailed—in the name of “illegal business practices”— for publishing religious literature; Catholic bishops, ordained by the Holy See, forced to renounce their ordination or face prison time—some never to be heard from again; Muslims jailed for religious activities deemed “separatist”; Members of a premiere religious “cult,” Falun Gong, subjected to excessive force, abuse, rape, detention, and torture: some members, including children, reportedly died in custody.   Read more

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