儲偉牧師
德州美德蘭（對華援助協會2006年5月18日）
著名基督徒作家余傑和王怡已於北京時間5月18日下午5點結束美國訪問後順利抵達北京。據悉，因為余傑，王怡和李柏光於上週在白宮受到美國總統布希的熱情接見中國高層非常惱火。余傑的太太劉敏和方舟家庭教會的同工作家北村也分別被安全部門找去談話。白宮也向中國最高層明確發出信息，布希總統本人非常關心這幾位客人的安危，希望中國領導人慎重處理這幾個訪美人士的回國事宜。據悉，美國大使館派出高級別外交官親自前去首都機場接機。中國安全部門以及一位來自國務院宗教事務局的官員也著便衣前去機場監視情況。在機場大廳也有8-9位來自日本和韓國的記者對他們回國事宜跟蹤報導。余傑的太太劉敏和教會同工北村以及其他幾位放舟教會人士將余傑順利接走。
對華援助協會獲悉，在5月16日和18日， 上海和北京又有家庭教會領袖被抓捕。
5月16日，上海市閔行區一個教會在12號的一次聚會被公安局衝散，不允許聚集。一個女性信徒叫範金林，5月16日搬到她自己家裡，讓幾十個人聚會。下午3點公安局去了十多個人，開了兩部車，把她們趕散，最後攝像。又把兩個人，一個是溫州葉勝沖牧師的抓去，還有一個是河南的叫張光明牧師，也被抓走。到截稿時為止仍有一位被抓捕人士未獲釋。
5月18日，安徽家庭教會領袖儲偉牧師在北京也被抓捕4個小時。當時儲牧師剛剛結束了為河南溫縣宗教迫害一案尋求著名憲政學者陳永苗先生的法律援助的談話。北京時間下午1點25分正當儲牧師走到海淀區四道口水產區批發市場附近，他被3名拒絕出示身份的國安便衣劫持到海淀區大鐘寺派出所強迫訊問。一位自稱姓史的北京國保大隊官員對儲牧師進行了4個小時的問訊後釋放了他。該官員稱=他們是接到了河南省和安徽省公安廳的請求對儲牧師進行問訊的。儲牧師一直在對一些受迫害的河南和安徽家庭教會信徒推動法制教育和提供法律援助的工作。
對華援助協會呼籲各界良心人士和國際社會透過信件和電話，向中國有關部門關注此案。盡快釋放被關押的無辜教會人士。
對華援助協會2006年5月18日首發
Chinese Christian Writers Returned to China Safely after Meeting with US President Bush; House Church Leaders Arrested in Beijing and Shanghai
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Midland, Texas (CAA)-May 18, 2006
CAA learned after a high profile meeting with US President George W. Bush at the White House last week, two of the three Chinese House Church Christians, Mr. Yu Jie and Wang Yi, arrived safely at Beijing airport at 5 pm (Beijing Time) May 18. According to Yu Jie, the US Embassy sent an official, Mr. Eric Richardson, to meet with them in the airport. A reliable source told CAA that an official from the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) also went to the airport to observe. About 8 to 9 international news/TV reporters along with some Chinese security officers also waited and photographed them. Mr. Yu Jie was picked up at the airport by his wife, Liu Min; his church coworker, Bei Cun and several church members. Reportedly the Chinese central government was very furious about the White House meeting between US President Bush and the three Chinese House church believers. The White House cautioned the Chinese highest authority to handle the return of the three individuals carefully. Sources say Yu Jie』s wife, Liu Min, was recently interrogated by Chinese security agents to stop attending Beijing Church of Ark which was founded by the couple. It was also suggested by the security agent that she divorce Yu Jie. If she didn』t comply the security agents threatened to pressure her employer, a US Company in Beijing, to fire her and to damage her reputation by exposing her private life stories. Yu Jie and his church coworker renowned author Mr. Bei Cun will travel to Berlin to attend the annual conference by International PEN in two days.
Meanwhile, CAA learned on May 16 and 18; three Chinese House Church leaders were arrested in Shanhai and Beijing respectively. At 3pm on May 16, in Minhang District, Shanghai City, ten PSB officers with two police vehicles raided a House church Bible study meeting at the home of a believer named Ms. FAN Jinlin. Two church leaders Pastor Zhang Guangming from Henan and Pastor YE Shengchong from Zhejiang were detained. One of them is still being held. Prior to that raid, on May 12, the Chenhang House Church at Pujiang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai was disrupted and ordered to close their gathering by the Shanghai authority.
In Beijing, at 1:25 pm, May 18, a well-known Chinese House Church leader Pastor Chu Wei from Anhui Province was arrested. According to reliable sources, three plain clothed Security agents from the PSB of Beijing, who refused to show their ID, took Pastor Chu who was at a seafood market in Sidaokou region, Haidian District to Dazhongsi PSB office at Haidian District. Pastor Chu had just finished a meeting with a well-known Chinese Constitutional law scholar Mr. Chen Yongmiao before his arrest. Officer Shi told Pastor Chu that the action (arrest) was taken because of a joint request from the Provincial Public Security departments of Henan and Anhui Provinces. Pastor Chu came to Beijing to seek legal counsel to help a persecuted church whose case took place on March 13 in Wen County, Henan Province. After 4 hours of interrogation, Pastor Chu was released.
(Read the whole story at www.ChinaAid.org)
「The Chinese House Church Christians are not a threat to the stability of Chinese society,」 said Rev. Bob Fu of CAA, 「They have been ready to make a larger contribution to help the needy and practice the rule of law in today』s China once that true religious freedom is realized.」 CAA urges the Chinese government to immediately release Pastor Chu.
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