【禁闻】中国家庭教会户外礼拜 遭当局打压

【禁闻】中国家庭教会户外礼拜 遭当局打压

【新唐人2011年4月25日讯】最近，中共加剧对宗教信仰的打压。北京最大的基督教家
庭教会之一的「守望教会」，由于当局施压而失去了室内礼拜场所，被迫在复活节期间
在户外做礼拜，却遭到大批警察拦阻、驱散和拘捕。美国国际宗教自由委员会就此事件
发表声明，敦促中共停止打压和平宗教活动。

近来，中共当局对家庭教会的打压不断升级，陕西、河南、山东、四川、广东、内蒙
古、新疆等地的宗教活动，都受到公安冲击。一些地方的家庭教会遭到当局警告，禁止
在复活节期间举行聚会，部分牧师和信徒被警方传唤和软禁。

4月24号复活节早晨，北京「守望教会」的信徒们连续第三个周日，坚持在中关村广场
�行户外礼拜，再度遭到大批警察拦阻，有30多名信徒被抓�准备好的公交车送往派出
所，中关村广场被封闭。

美国基督教组织「对华援助协会」透露，当天，「守望教会」约500名信徒被警察堵在
家里。清华大学毕业的「守望教会」创办人金天明牧师，以及教会其他所有的牧师和管
理人员，都遭到警方软禁。

金天明(「守望教会」主任牧师)：「几个警察，没有停止过，很多人被关在家里面，不
能出门，很多主要的同工都有人看守在门外，现在已经都不能出去了。」

北京「守望教会」成立于1993年，目前约有1000名教友，由于教会位于海淀区中关村地
带，教友中有许多人是大学教师、学生和科技界精英。

由于北京警方长期干扰和迫害，「守望教会」过去一年多一直没有固定的室内场所做礼
拜。金天明牧师表示，2009年教会购买了一处活动场地，但是开发商收到当局指示，迟
迟没有交出钥匙，他们只得在户外举行礼拜。

傅希秋(美国「对华援助协会」负责人)：「当局动用了各种措施，使他们『守望教
会'签约的租房地点都受到破坏，房东单方面的毁约，当然这都是因为政府国保的压
力。所以导致他们别无选择，除非他们教会解散，这个是他们信仰和良心所不能够许可
的。那么，他们只能去户外敬拜，所以这是政府逼迫他们做出的一个无可选择的选择。
」

在此之前，4月10号，「守望教会」200多信徒在北京中关村广场举行户外礼拜，遭到警
方包围、冲击，其中160多名信徒被抓上警车，送到附近的彩和坊小学讯问。17号，守
望教会又举行户外礼拜，再有50多人被警方抓捕。

12号，「守望教会」在网上发出呼吁书，希望全世界关注「守望教会」，关注中国信徒
的敬拜自由。国内至少24个家庭教会发表公开声明声援。同时，海内外多个宗教团体也
相继发声。目前，「守望教会」网站已遭封网。

昝爱宗(杭州家庭教会成员)：「教会嘛做礼拜是正常的。中国《宪法》上写的有信仰自
由。你不让人家聚会我认为这是不对的，你应该落实《宪法》嘛。温家宝也说了『如果
没有人权，就没有公义。公义比太阳还更有光辉。'这样不是说一套做一套吗？我认为
应该保障公民的信仰自由，应该让『守望教会'的人到他的聚会所自由的敬拜。」

《美联社》报导说，中国目前有超过6000万基督徒在家庭教会做礼拜，而当局认可的教
会则只有2000万人。长期以来，天主教地下教会、藏传佛教、法轮功等所有信仰，都被
宣扬无神论的中共所不容。

美国「国际宗教自由委员会」发表谴责声明，敦促中共在复活节期间停止打压家庭教会
的和平宗教活动。美国国务院年度人权报告批评中国的人权状况恶化，指责中共加强对
法轮功、家庭教会等信仰团体的迫害。

新唐人记者李元翰、葛雷综合报导。

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Chinese House Church Outdoor Worship Suppressed by China Authorities

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensified itscrackdown on religious
beliefs, the outdoor Easterworship by the Shouwang Church, a major
Christianhouse church in Beijing, was blocked, with congregationsdispersed
and arrested by police. U.S. Commission onInternational Religious Freedom
urged the CCPto stop suppressing peaceful religious activities.

Recently, the crackdown on house churches escalated.Religious activities in
many provinces were interferedby police. Some house churches received
warnings fromthe authorities, prohibiting any Easter gatherings.Some
pastors and believers were summoned by policeor house arrested.

On Apr. 24, congregations of the Shouwang Churchworshipped in the
Zhongguancun Plaza for the 3rdconsecutive Sunday, but were blocked again by
police.Over 30 followers were taken away to the police station.Zhongguancun
Square was closed.

According to China Aid, on that day, about 500 followersof the Shouwang
Church were blocked at home by police.Pastor Jin Tianming, a Tsinghua
graduate and founder ofthe Church, and all other church staff were allunder
house arrest by police.

Jin Tianming: "Police continuously block many peopleat home. All major
church staff were watched overby guard at their doors, and could not go
out."

The Shouwang Church was established in 1993, withabout 1,000 members.
Located in university area,it attracts many professors, students and
scientific elites.

Persecuted by the Beijing police, the Church still hadno place for worship
over the past year or so.In 2009, the church purchased a venue, but
underthe CCP's pressure, the developer still did not givethe key to the
church. They can only worship outdoors.

Bob Fu, director of China Aid, said, "The authoritiesutilized all kinds of
methods to pressure landlordsnot to rent a place to the church. So, the
churchhas no other choices but worship outdoors,unless they dissolve the
church,but that is something against their faith and conscience."

On Apr. 10, over 200 followers did outdoor worshipin the Zhongguancun
Plaza, but were surrounded andassaulted by police, with 160 followers taken
toa nearby school for interrogation.On April 17, followers held an outdoor
worship,but 50 people were arrested by the police.

On Apr. 12, Shouwang Church issued an online appealto draw international
attention on the worship freedomin China. At least 24 house churches in
China supportedthem openly. Several religious groups both home andabroad
also expressed support to them.Currently, website of the Church has been
forcibly closed.

Zan Aizong (Hangzhou house church member):"Worship in church is normal, as
Chinese Constitutionguarantee freedom of religion. It is wrong to
blockpeople from gathering, as the Constitution should beimplemented.
Premiere Wen Jiabao said if there wereno human rights, there was no
justice.Justice is more brilliant than the sun.Isn't it that the CCP say
one thing and do another?We should protect the religious freedom of
citizens,and allow people in the Church to worship freely."

AP reported that over 60 million Christians in Chinaworship in house
churches, while the officially recognizedchurches have only 20 million
people.The Catholic underground church, Tibetan Buddhism,Falun Gong and
other beliefs have long been expelledby the atheistic CCP.

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedomissued a statement
condemning the CCP's suppression ofhouse churches during the Easter.The
U.S. annual human rights report criticized Chinafor strengthened
persecution of Falun Gong,house church and other faith groups.

NTD reporters Li Yuanhan and Ge Lei. 2011-04-25
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