Two deeply reported stories about religion and the state seem to be ironically paired in today's New York Times.
In China, Ian Johnson reports, authorities have cut off the crosses topping 1700 churches in a heavily Christian district, Zhejiang. That's the bleeding edge of a general tightening of the screws on religious organizations. In a recent speech, President Xi Jinping
In China, Ian Johnson reports, authorities have cut off the crosses topping 1700 churches in a heavily Christian district, Zhejiang. That's the bleeding edge of a general tightening of the screws on religious organizations. In a recent speech, President Xi Jinping
