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Registration of Chinese Protestant House Churches Under China's 2005 Regulation on Religious Affairs: Resolving the Implementation Impasse

Registration of Chinese Protestant House Churches Under China's 2005 Regulation on Religious... Registration of Chinese Protestant House Churches Under China’s 2005 Regulation on Religious Affairs: Resolving the Implementation Impasse Lauren B. Homer When first published, China’s 2005 Regulations on Religious Affairs (the “2005 Regulations”) were greeted with enthusiasm by many analysts who follow the grave difficulties experienced by many Chinese Protestant Christians. The new regulations appeared to offer hope to millions of Chinese believers that they would soon be able to legalize their activities and worship in unregistered “house” churches and avoid the criminal prosecution and harass- ment that they experienced for many decades. However, more than five years later, the promise of the 2005 Regulations is almost completely unrealized. Registration under the 2005 Regula- tions has been possible only for a handful of previously independ- ent Protestant congregations and only because they first became affiliated with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). The LAUREN B. HOMER is an international lawyer and expert on laws governing reli- gious affairs in China, Russia, and other countries. She practices law with Homer International Law Group and is also the president and founder of Law and Liberty Trust, a nonprofit that promotes religious liberty in the context of the rule of law. She is a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Church and State Oxford University Press

Registration of Chinese Protestant House Churches Under China's 2005 Regulation on Religious Affairs: Resolving the Implementation Impasse

Journal of Church and State , Volume 52 (1) – Jul 12, 2010

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Oxford University Press
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10.1093/jcs/csq048
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Registration of Chinese Protestant House Churches Under China’s 2005 Regulation on Religious Affairs: Resolving the Implementation Impasse Lauren B. Homer When first published, China’s 2005 Regulations on Religious Affairs (the “2005 Regulations”) were greeted with enthusiasm by many analysts who follow the grave difficulties experienced by many Chinese Protestant Christians. The new regulations appeared to offer hope to millions of Chinese believers that they would soon be able to legalize their activities and worship in unregistered “house” churches and avoid the criminal prosecution and harass- ment that they experienced for many decades. However, more than five years later, the promise of the 2005 Regulations is almost completely unrealized. Registration under the 2005 Regula- tions has been possible only for a handful of previously independ- ent Protestant congregations and only because they first became affiliated with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). The LAUREN B. HOMER is an international lawyer and expert on laws governing reli- gious affairs in China, Russia, and other countries. She practices law with Homer International Law Group and is also the president and founder of Law and Liberty Trust, a nonprofit that promotes religious liberty in the context of the rule of law. She is a

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Published: Jul 12, 2010

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