Christmas becoming popular in China but government keeps control

From AFP, via China National News: “Large crowds thronged China’s government-approved churches on Christmas Day, a sign of the growing popularity of the holiday despite government controls on Christianity and efforts to promote atheism.

Churches saw standing room only during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services attended by the devout and the simply curious.”

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