{"id":21347,"date":"2008-06-29T16:04:12","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T23:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=21347"},"modified":"2009-01-30T11:59:57","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T18:59:57","slug":"video-jusus-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/video-jusus-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/frontlineworld\/stories\/china_705\/\">From Frontline\/World:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Deep in China\u2019s heartland is a region known as \u201cThe Bethlehem of China,\u201d where, more than a thousand years ago, Western missionaries first brought Christianity to the area. It is here, in a series of caves hidden in the hills, where members of China\u2019s underground Christian Church tell FRONTLINE\/World and Chicago Tribune reporter Evan Osnos how they have kept the religion alive. For years, they moved from place to place to avoid government detection, until they found safety in these hills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were in an underground state, we would gather here to meet,\u201d Zhang Yinan, a pastor who\u2019s chronicling the rise of Christianity in China, tells Osnos. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/jesus-in-china%E2%80%94evan-osnos-on-an-upcoming-frontline-documentary\/\">China Beat&#8217;s interview with  Osnos<\/a> from earlier this month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Frontline\/World: Deep in China\u2019s heartland is a region known as \u201cThe Bethlehem of China,\u201d where, more than a thousand years ago, Western missionaries first brought Christianity to the area. 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