深圳圣教改革教会的成员说,他们在中国面临难以忍受的骚扰,在美国寻求庇护。Members of Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church say they faced unbearable harassment in China and sought asylum in the United States.
In its annual report last year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said the Chinese Communist Party requires religious groups to support its rule and political objectives, including by altering their religious teachings to conform with the party’s ideology and policy. “Both registered and unregistered religious groups and individuals who run afoul of the CCP face harassment, detention, arrest, imprisonment, and other abuses,” the commission said.
Members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, leave from the Nongprue police station on their way to Pattaya Provincial Court in Pattaya, Thailand, Friday, March 31, 2023 [Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo]