Radio Free Asia relayed stories last week from a man given the pseudonym Li Yuese, who said he was beaten in a windowless room for nearly 10 months.
Li said he was detained after authorities raided his house church in 2018. “There were no windows, no ventilation and no time allowed outside,” said Li. “I was given just two meals a day, which were brought to the room by a designated person.”
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Even for many of those who attend official churches, the five-year plan’s emphasis on the need to integrate Christian theology with socialist ideology is grating. It says quotations should be used by preachers to promote “core socialist values”. These principles should feature more prominently in their training. Interpretations of the Bible should become more sinified meaning, presumably, that they should help to bolster belief in socialism.
Precious Timothy teaches Montessori class color identification, March 9, 2021, at the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul school of inclusive education in Uyo, Nigeria. Nigeria offers few schools for children with disabilities. (CNS/Valentine Iwenwanne)
Uyo, Nigeria On a sunny afternoon, the Rev. Gideon Oyabugbe, a minister at a local Baptist church, walked into St. Vincent s Centre for Inclusive Education to pick up James, his 8-year-old son, who is autistic.
Oyabugbe had never heard about autism, which can affect communication and social interaction, until James was diagnosed with it as a baby. We noticed it from birth as he was growing up; he has not been able to speak, and sometimes he seems to hear, more like he has a partial hearing challenge. So we took him to the hospital, and the doctor said it could be a problem from the brain that is interpreting sounds, asking us to give him some time as he grows, Oyabugbe told Catholic News Service.
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