[citation needed] These include Christians in registered and
unregistered churches.
Shouwang vows to continue showdown until Christmas in hopes of ending Achilles» heel of
unregistered churches: government pressure on landlords.
Observers discuss whether the U.S. ambassador to China should worship at
an unregistered church to «publicly identify with the persecuted.»
More than 20 Chinese government agents have raided
an unregistered church and banned it for «engaging... More
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challenged Gary Locke, current U.S. Secretary of Commerce and President Obama's nominee for the next ambassador to China, to worship at an
unregistered house
church instead of a Three - Self Patriotic Movement state
church in order to «publicly identify with the persecuted.»
While these problems plague registered
churches,
unregistered congregations often face worse problems.
Apostle Alain Toledano, a leader in the
unregistered Apostolic Movement network of
churches, reported that government officials in Santiago have banned him and members of his
church from buying any construction materials.
The clergyman, who is part of the
unregistered Catholic
Church, was reportedly kidnapped last month.