More News on Palau

The  news about Luis Palau saying that the Chinese Christians should join the state church in China and that religious persecution in China is exaggerated  is continuing to get coverage today in an article in the Washington Times.

In an article titled Christians slam evangelist's pro-Beijing remarks we see the following...

"Bob Fu, president of the Texas-based China Aid Association, said remarks made Nov. 19 by Mr. Palau at a press conference in Beijing are "irresponsible and misleading" and deserve a "rebuke."

Mr. Palau told reporters that some reports of religious persecution are unjustified, according to a transcript on www.christianpost.com, and suggested that China's unofficial churches should register to "receive greater freedom and blessings from the government."
He then compared church registration in China to American tax law."

Now I'm not sure about you, but I'm not quite sure how church registration in China compares to American tax law.  That just doesn't make much sense to me.

Mr. Palau was in Beijing to speak at a government-hosted event for Chinese charity groups. He also appeared with President Bush on Nov. 20 during a visit to Gangwashi Church, one of only five approved Protestant churches in the Chinese capital of 15 million people.

Now I'm not sure about you but knowing that there are only FIVE approved Protestant churches in the Chinese capital should be a clue that religious freedom isn't really free in China.  In America we have way more than five protestant churches in most capitals and so I think it's totally naive to think that anyone, including the President, can see Christians in China as being truly free.