"We Believe Faith Is Not a Crime"—Zion Church on Detention of Dozens of Members

"We Believe Faith Is Not a Crime"—Zion Church on Detention of Dozens of Members

We believe: Faith is not a crime. Worship is not a crime. Prayer is not a crime. [Chinese] This quote highlighted by CDT Chinese this week is drawn from a statement by the Zion (锡安 Xī’ān) Church following the arrest of dozens of its members last weekend. The full statement, translated by David Cowhig, continues: "The Church belongs to God, not to any political power," and describes the detentions as a violation of China’s own constitution as wel…