In Brief... World News Review: Christianity Growing in China
Spiritual hunger of Chinese lead to growth in underground Christian churches
On June 27, the Rocky Mountain News published an article by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times that reported about spiritual hunger in China:
"Christianity is booming as never before in China, and some giddy followers say China could eventually have hundreds of millions of Christians—perhaps more than any other country in the world...
"This boom in religion, particularly Christianity but also including the Bahai faith and various cults like Falun Gong, reflects a spiritual yearning among many Chinese. While China has official Catholic and Protestant churches, the fastest-growing churches are the underground ones—usually evangelical without any specific denomination—that are independent of the government. The total number of Chinese Christians today probably exceeds 40 million, and some estimates go far higher."
—Sources: Rocky Mountain News, www.pekingduck.org
An Article from:
World News and Prophecy: August 2006
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
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