China Aid Association
(Midland, Texas–April 20, 2013) ChinaAid has released the March 2013 issue of its Chinese Law and Religion Digest. The digital version of the Chinese-language publication is available online at the link below.
This is an English translation of the Table of Contents:
1. Institutional Church and Free Church: Problems, Crisis and Possible Solutions
2. On the Legitimacy of Restrictions on Basic Civil Rights and the Principles of Restriction
3. Proposals at the “Two Meetings” (the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference): Problems and countermeasures in the Development of Christianity
4. Internal Controls Over the Receiving of Donated Funds by Charities and Religious Organizations
5. A Discussion of the Issue of Religion and the Rule of Law, a Speech Delivered at the Seminar on “Bringing the Rule of Law into Religious Affairs Management”
6. President Madison’s Views on the Relationship Between Church and State
7. The Position of the European Court of Human Rights Regarding the Protection of the Freedom of Religious Belief
8. Declaration of Religious Freedom
9. The Evolution of Religious Policies in Eastern Europe’s Socialist Countries in the 20th Century
10. Religious Involvement in Politics in the United States—An Overview
11. Reflections on Laws and Policies on Religion and the Times
12. On Religion in Democratic Countries
13. Political Participation of Religious Groups in the United States
14. An Analysis of Issues With the Involvement of Religion in Politics in the United States
15. The Puritan Concept of Contract As Holy Covenant and Its Harsh Liabilities if Breached
16. The Way Christianity was Incorporated into English Law
17. The Concept of Law in the Field of Religion
18. On the Relationship between Freedom of Religion and the Freedom of Assembly
19. The Need for Self-Control and Tolerance in Freedom of Religion
20. The Future of Freedom of Religion
21. Two Christians in Xinjiang Detained for Evangelism; A Christian Petitioner From Hubei Province Chased and Blocked from Going to Beijing
22. Christians in Inner Mongolia Administratively Detained for Evangelism
23. Capitol Hill seminar on “Human Rights Challenges in China”: Interview with Geng He, Chen Guangcheng and Bob Fu
24. A Christian Meeting Site in Wudushan, MianZhu is Raided
25. Authorities Issue Documents on Investigating and Collecting Information on House Churches; Believers in Shenzhen Questioned for Distributing Tracts on Foxconn Campus
26. Lawyer of Detained Christians in Xinjiang to File for Administrative Review; House Church Leaders Detained for Visiting Church Members
27. Believers’ Training Meeting Dispersed in Jiangsu; Christian Gathering in Xinjiang Searched and Items Confiscated
28. House Church Meeting Sites in Various Places in Danger; Pastors Investigated and Believers Threatened
29. House Church in Yili Closed Down; ChinaAid Denounces Action
30. Two Guangzhou House Churches Forced by Landlord to Relocate; Believers Blocked from Applying for Passports and Travel Permits
The full Chinese-language issue is available here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_YUgSyiG6aIWVlfSWZpV20zSjQ/edit?usp=sharing
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