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Europe, Americas, Africa and now… Asia

Pope John Paul II's visit to the Philippines in 1995

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ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II TO THE FEDERATION OF ASIAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCES

San Carlos Seminary of Manila Sunday, 15 January 1995

“In these years of preparation for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, your particular Churches are fully committed to giving a fresh impulse to the evangelism of Asia. Just as in the first millennium the Cross was planted on the soil of Europe, and in the second on that of the Americas and Africa, we can pray that in the Third Christian Millennium a great harvest of faith will be reaped in this vast and vital Continent [ Asia]. If the Church in Asia is to fulfill its providential destiny, evangelism as the joyful, patient and progressive preaching of the saving Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ must be your absolute priority.”
 
Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox……
The United States sent out 127,000 of the world’s estimated 400,000 missionaries abroad in 2010, according to Todd Johnson, director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. In distant second place is Brazil, which sent 34,000 missionaries abroad in 2010, he said.
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Thus, at the beginning of third Christian Millennium Pope planted the Cross on the vast and vital Continent of Asia.

Why Pope Francis Is so Focused on Asia

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Government crackdown is not the solution. In fact, it backfires.
 China harvest

 Our Lady of China with Child Jesus

Our Lady of China with Child Jesus

Chinese Christian churches face new threats as state religious code is revised

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China sends 100 Christians to ‘re-education’ camps amid fury over a crackdown on religion

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the state of religion in China    March 15, 2018

christianity in China   March 9, 2018

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Chinese Christians Are a Force, But What Kind? (washingtonpost.com)  2004  file:///C:/Users/Marci/Downloads/19-44-1-PB.pdf  2005
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Here is a very informative ‘comment’ written by Gandharva for ‘The rise of Christianity in China’

Gandharva The rise of Christianity in China

Long article with fine details- but what is missing from this article is a viewpoint of Chinese non-Christians. Demolishing Churches and imprisoning worshipers is a sure fail method to tackle the growth of Christianity. China is a very ancient civilization- more ancient than Rome and Greece and comparable to Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. The Chinese have a very strong and advanced local philosophical and religious traditions. Mainly Confucianism and Buddhism. The latter arrived from neighboring India 2000 years ago but developed in China as a local religion over the centuries. These 2 great religions and practices were violently suppressed as part of Mao’s communist cultural revolution. Though China suppressed all religions equally the most affected were indigenous Confucianism and Buddhism. Many ancient original texts were burned by the then government. Centuries-old monasteries were closed or converted into government buildings and factories. When China became more liberal and globalized by early 1990s. Well funded foreign religions like Christianity thrived. The reason being, believers in the west- mostly wealthy protestant movements collected and poured money into China for harvesting souls. The Christians actively demonized Buddhist and Confucianism practices as pagans and devil worshipers. The local religions simply did not have the resources- financial, or manpower to withstand the ideological assault of well funded Christian missionaries. Mainly because the ‘base’ of local religions were destroyed by Communists and  Chinese population had become mostly atheists. So it was easy for Christianity to grow in this spiritual vacuum. But now, with the rise of nationalists Chinese middle class-  the old religions started thriving. Many Chinese nationalists started taking pride in their own indigenous religion and culture and wanted to fight back against western funded soul harvesters.  Many powerful government officials are in favor of reviving indigenous Chinese religions and decided to take the fight back to Christianity. They probably need to learn more from their Indian nationalists’ counterparts. Indian nationalists had been fighting soul harvesters by mainly modernizing and advancing native Indian/Hindu philosophical arguments against Christian missionaries (with occasional violent incidents being reported). Physically banning and jailing Christians can never tackle growing popularity of Christianity instead they should start funding indigenous faiths so that they can start influencing people ideologically via conversations.
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Vietnam  harvest
Our Lady of LaVang Vietnam
Our Lady of LaVang Vietnam
Hanoi ( AsiaNews) – Far from being “legal means” to ensure the religious freedom, the norms adopted in recent years by the Communist government in matters …
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Hmong Christians
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The end of a mass at a Catholic church at Htaykho village in the Kayah state
The end of mass at a Catholic church at Htaykho village in the Kayah state, Myanmar, last year.
In Burma, Christian Rebels Fighting the Regime Are Getting Married en Masse
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— Cardinal Keith O’Brien joins SCIAF in the call for an end to the conflict in the Kachin state
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Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers walk through Ka Htang Yang village in Kachin state. Photograph: Zau Ring Hpra
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers walk through Ka Htang Yang village in Kachin State.
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Laos harvest
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Lao Peoples Armed Forces
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Laos bans crucifixes and spreading the Christian message
Christianity in Ahka Villages
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 Religious minorities In Laos, especially Christians, have seen their right to religious freedom violated once more, as government …
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 Japan harvest
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Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan
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The Portuguese traders had brought with them Jesuit priests who had converted many of the Japanese to Christianity.
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In 1612, Hidetada issued a decree prohibiting Christianity in Japan. In Hideyoshi’s day, nearly one …
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This year marks a singularly grim anniversary in Christian history. In 2014, it is exactly four hundred years since the start of the horrific persecution that destroyed the once flourishing church in Japan. 
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Buddhist Monks of Sri Lanka have become ‘physical kshatriyas’ against Christianity. In this day and age will their tactics work or backfire?
 Sri Lanka harvest
Sri Lanka: Buddhist Attack Christian Churches
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Sri Lanka-Christians attacked by Buddhists
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Sri Lanka |Topics | Christianity today
Theological College of Sri Lanka
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