Anyone interested in how state sanctioned persecution might come to pass need only look to present day China and their treatment of Falun Gong. First, they arrested the leaders of that exercise/meditation group, then when that didn't work, they banned the group, called it a dangerous cult, and started rounding up and imprisoning members. Some members have died in prison under conditions which cause some to suspect torture. Meanwhile, the Church in China continues to meet secretly in house churches, while other join the officially sanctioned "patriotic churches." Pray for the Church in China, it is a dangerous time for them.


Banned Sect Stages Protest in Beijing on Holiday