Here we are in America, living with the benefits of labor and production from those suffering in one of the most oppressive countries of the world. Why? This is not an easy question to answer unless one says we have drawn our attention away from communism to focus on terrorism. Yet, this nation, China, continues to terrorize it's own people and no word from Washington ever is spoken about the injustice or the lack of individaul freedom there. Recently, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.spoke in Shanghai, China on March 7, 2007.
In all of his speech, that I read there was never a mention for China to change it's policy on individual freedoms. No, it was all about China and it's continued blessing toward a one world economy. What they needed to do yet in banking and commerce to improve their status worldwide, and glowing commendations on what they have done financially to strengthen the world economy and how important they are.
This is our government who once sacrificed 60,000 men to fight against Communism in Viet Nam, now we play bed partners with them in commerce.
What changed?
Here is an example of what still goes on over there with Christian persecution.
On March 6, 2007 - Local Police raided a home church where a Bible study was being held in the Wancheng District of Nanyang vity, Henan Province. Thirty four Chinese Christian leaders and three church leaders were taken in and interrogated. Policemen from the Public Security Bureau (PSB)broke into the house which is the home of Pastor Dong Qaunyo who is the Vice president of the Chinese House Church Alliance.
This all took place one day before the Secretary of the Treasury's visit.
What has changed? Why the sudden acceptance of China as a nice country to move your business to, and to do business with? Why do we buy their products by the groves. Walmart being one of the largest purchasers of Chinese goods.
Why do we still call them a "most favored trade nation"?
I can recall many a person even relatives who were all for the war in Viet Nam, all because the fears then that had played on the emotions of Americans, once called the "Domino theory". The idea planted was when one country falls to Communism, the next will and on and on until the world would be swallowed up by Communism, even the United States of America. Get your gun boys, and let's go get those commies!
I remember the cry, and anyone who wasn't willing to fight this war called for by our government was a coward and a Commie. I was one of those who opposed the war. I never had to raise a weapon and kill anyone, which I thank God for that. All the same, I find it interesting, that the very same people that would have called me a coward or a 'Commie', now supporting and not caring how much money they are contributing to the support of the greatest communist nation known outside of Russia. One of the greatest persecutors of our Christian brothers and sisters.
Where is the call of hypocrisy?
Why have we become such hypocrites within less than 50 years. Now, how long will it take before we accept all Muslim countries as A-OK.
We already do, nothing has been done about Saudia Arabia, the largest financial contributor to terrorism. Nine out of the thirteen participants of 911 came out of Saudia Arabia. Yet, we still condone our friendship with them, because our politicians condone it, just as they do China.
When will the American Christian get out of his living room, his church pew or other hiding place, and finally take an opposing view inline with scripture and tell our politicians and corporations, that we will not support or purchase another item from China until they allow Christianity to flourish there.
Many pastors here might say, well they can join the institutional church there, and quit meeting in secret. They as most, don't realize how much they are already a state run church of America with their non-profit status' and their incorporations, they aren't under the rulership of Christ but the State. I am sorry but will be blunt to say it, and thus the house church movement in the U.S. is growing by leaps and bounds. People aren't interested in buildings, structured services, organized meetings, wasted money, people are dying for relationship with other like minded believers and with Christ as the leader, not a man or an organization.
Pastors of the past could be political, now you can't, you have to limit what you say or someone will report you and you will lose your non-profit status - like a pastor in Florida did. So what does that say for freedom of worship here. It is the pastors of the past that because of their political rhetoric and sermons that led the great revolution as I wrote in my article entitled "How American Preachers Incited the American Revolution. I wrote this on 2/27/2007. We have lost our power as the church to change the politics of this nation because we bent our knee to the love of money, and servitude to the State, through incorporation and non-profit status licensing by the IRS.
See China does have an institutional church, one that is licensed and advocated by the Communist government there. The problem is, it has all the appearance of being Christian with buildings and pastors, etc. It is state run and dictated what is to be taught by the government, the truth of the good news of Jesus Christ is not allowed to be taught truthfully or in line with scripture. So, REAL Christians meet in their homes, in the woods, or wherever they can find escape from the Communist State rules and authority over them and over truth. These are our real persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ. They are persued like the Romans did Christians with the same vigor and often imprisoned and tortured like the early Christians, they suffer for their belief.
Americans do not understand suffering for their faith, except the few that may have escaped these communist countries and live here now. So, we accept American Christianity as it is, and disregard the truth of the politics of this nation and we disregard scripture in loving our brother. Chinese Christians are our brothers.
When we sit silently about these things, whether it be in Saudi Arabia, where all Christianity is illegal and China and many other nations, I ask where is our love?
Our silence and partnering with these countries says much more about our Christianity then all the church meetings we will ever attend.
We have failed those in need to only acquire our lust for material goods at a cheaper price. We do this on the backs of slaves of communism.
Will any Christian, become active in boycotting these businesses that drive the economy of China and allow them to continue in the direction they are going. Great material wealth for some Chinese- the elite- cannot be reconciled as anything democratic or otherwise free.
This hypocrisy of our ever changing outlook on life and what is right and wrong irritates me, because it seems we let our government dictate what is righteous rather than our hearts, minds and scriptural dictate. We have lost our first love.
China, I pray for you, not your government, but I pray for my many brothers and sisters there, and whatever I can do, to help you obtain freedom of true worship, I will do with God's help. May God help us as American Christians set you free! May we do it without war, but by your ever growing presence there as a force to be contended with. It is Jesus, who said, that the very gates of hell will not be able prevail against the church (those who truly believe).
You have a hell while in your spirits you are in the Kingdom of heaven with Christ as King, I pray that your hell of persecution will soon come to an end, and you may live in peace and be able to proclaim the Gospel of Christ freely among your people. I pray that American Christians that truly believe will take action to see that this is so. Sometimes it only takes a letter or a phone call, but the work has to be done. I ask the Holy Spirit to give us all conviction where we have failed you, our brothers and sisters, so terribly. God help us to see and have the blindness taken away. I pray that the blindness that the god of this world has brought upon the wealthiest nation in the world, will be removed, and we will see clearly once again truth and live by it.
Dr. J
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