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February 21, 2005
WCU in Colorado
Springs to Confront
Red Wolves in
Sheep's Clothing
"Remember them that are in bonds, as bound
with them;
and them which suffer adversity,
as being yourselves also in the
body."
Hebrews 13:3
Tuesday, February 22, 2005, marks the opening of the Executive Forum on
Ministry in China, a three-day event staged by the Christian Leadership
Exchange which in turn is headed by Mr. Danny Yu. This year marks the
fourth year in a row that Wisconsin Christians United has spoken out
against the Executive Forum on Ministry in China (formerly titled
Symposium on Church Ministry in China) and those sponsoring it. In that
time, we have been successful in causing a number of high-profile
American Christian ministries to back away from openly endorsing the
event.
February 22 and 23, WCU will be picketing and handing out a leaflet
at the site of the forum in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We have also
sent that leaflet to Chinese churches in the Colorado Springs area and
to a number of American ministries still associated with Danny Yu, the
organizer of the forum. We expect to be on the site (Cook Communications
Ministries, 4050 Lee Vance View, Colorado Springs) by 11:00 AM on
February 22.
This year's Executive Forum on Ministry in China will once again feature
no house-church Christians or pastors. Instead, the forum will wine and
dine delegations from the following Chinese organizations which are
under the direct supervision and control of the Religious Affairs Bureau
(RAB) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party:
Three-Self Patriotic Movement: As the official
state church, the TSPM faithfully touts Communist Party policies. The
TSPM leadership (usually party members) or the party itself appoints
pastors who must not only maintain party loyalty but also silence on
numerous portions of Scripture. Many TSPM personnel are communist
agents. (See below for more.)
China Christian Council: The CCC along with its
sister organization, the TSPM, monitors and regulates church activity
and even reports "illegal" religious activities to the RAB.
The CCC, which provides the leadership structure of the state church,
advances party policies within the state church as well as presents a
propagandized image of the church in China to foreigners.
"The Executive Forum on Ministry in
China is a shameless propaganda stunt staged on behalf of the puppet
state church of the People's Republic of China. The speakers are
persecutors of our Christian brethren in China. Danny Yu is a master
propagandist for the government of Red China. Christians in the West who support Danny Yu,
including high-profile leaders such as Pastor Rick Warren, need to
understand that Mr. Yu is working for the Communist government and has
even been honored by that government in the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing. I consider it a great privilege to be in Colorado Springs to
speak up for our persecuted Chinese brethren and confront those wolves
in sheep's clothing who are their persecutors."
Pastor Ralph Ovadal, Director, Wisconsin Christians United
For more information, call WCU at
608-328-4841 or Pastor Ovadal at 608-558-2612 (cell).
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