Live Blogging Todd's Interview on JPA

Janet introduces Todd Nettleton...

Todd is now discussing the church in China who has been recently persecuted.

The Chinese govt. has raided this Chinese Church

Janet mentions the upcoming Olympics...and goes on to say that China wants to be the power center on the planet.

Todd - The US has normalized trade relations with China because money talks.

Janet - The reason why biblical Christianity is such a threat because one's allegiance goes to the King of Kings not the Chinese govt.

Todd - Another report...another church in Bejing - 9 different house churches were negotiating to register with the govt.  Instead of the govt registering them, they raided them and shut them down.

The lie is that if the churches register in China things would be fine.  Not true.

The whole idea of registering is that you  have a special location where you can do church activities.

The people who talk about registering don't have any idea what that really means for the church.

Janet - Do you know that the State Department has put out a countries of concern - Eritrea is one of those countries.  What is your report?

Todd - Eritrea - 40 more believers taken into custody around Christmas because they are followers of Jesus Christ.

Public worship services in your church are now outlawed.  Now those churches are underground...

The evangelical protestant churches are no longer able to meet.  Plus several Christian business owners have been arrested.

There are about 2000 Christians in prison in Eritrea

Janet brings up Indonesia

Todd - a bombing in Palu Indonesia - aimed at non-Muslims.  Aimed at Christians.  The 3 Sunday School teachers are still in prison.  The government of Indonesia are now the ones persecuting Christians.

Janet - Prisoner Alert.com - www.prisoneralert.com

Todd - tells a story about a guy who visited the VOM offices and he actually had stayed in prison with one of the prisoners that will be highlighted on the Prisoner Alert website.

Unfortunately no mention of the www.persecutionblog.com

Janet will have the audio file on her site later today.  Check it out.

(Note: This is live blogging summary, not a word for word transcript)