Key issues in Chinese religious rights are taking a pivotal turn at years end as the beleaguered Shouwang house church in Beijing will celebrate its last outdoor service on Christmas Day, and disappeared human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has ostensibly resurfaced in an undisclosed prison.Denied access to a building they had purchased as a worship venue, the Shouwang church has been meeting outdoors and facing weekly arrests since April 10. A source in Beijing told Compass that next year church leaders will renew their fight to retain the venue the government had denied the congregation. ...read more: http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/china/article_1312525.html/
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