Religion: Let a Hundred Churches Bloom

After 30 years of repression, Christianity rises again in China

> At a sunrise service on the Great Wall this Easter, and in the cathedrals and churches of Peking, thousands of Christians celebrate the Resurrection.

> In downtown Shanghai, a standing-room-only congregation of 800 packs the handsome brick Church of Abundant Grace. After a resounding rendition in Chinese of the hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, worshipers listen as Pastor Li Wentsai exhorts them to "abide in Jesus"continually, not just on Sundays. The church is one of five Protestant churches in Shanghai, and more...

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