NYTimes.com - China Detains Church Members Over Public Praying
The New York Times reports: "The police detained dozens of members of an underground Protestant church on Sunday morning, after the congregation tried to pray in a public plaza in the north of the capital [...] There are as many as 60 million Protestants in China, with a growing number choosing house churches."

Comment: I wonder what they are so afraid of? Christian values could be a stabilizing force in a society that fears instability. Or maybe they need to have someone explain to the Communist (capitalist) Party the role of the "Protestant work ethic" in promoting entrepreneurial economic development. For some reason though, they don't quite get that. Please join me in praying for the persecuted church in China.