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ATLANTA – The second China Bible Ministry Exhibition in the United States kicked-off Friday morning in Atlanta with an opening ceremony in the Sanctuary of the Second-Ponce De Leon Baptist Church

Former president Jimmy Carter delivered the opening address after prayers and hymns, recounting his meeting with then-Vice Premier of China Deng Xiaoping in 1979 at the White House.

In January 1979, Carter made three requests to Deng that included Bible printing in China, reopening the Church for worship and accepting foreign missionaries. Deng agreed with the first two requests. more >>

ATLANTA – The Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church of China opened at its second stop in Atlanta on Friday, drawing hundreds of people including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who was among the speakers at the opening ceremony.

Following its showcase at the famed Crystal Cathedral in Greater Los Angeles, the exhibit reopened at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church and will be opened to the public from May 19-24.

“We do have a ways to go in China and other countries,” said Carter. “There is too much intolerance. There is too much effort to dominate one another. There is too much … trying to define relationship between a person and God or someone else. These things are a reflection all over the world and not just confined to Christianity. My hope, belief is based on what Christ said – ‘Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.’” more >>

ATLANTA – The second China Bible Ministry Exhibition in the United States will open today at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Northeast Atlanta.

Sponsored by the official Church in China, the exhibition entitled "A Lamp to My Feet, A Light to My Path - Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church in China" will run from May 19 thru May 24. It will be the exhibition’s second appearance in the United States following the first in Los Angeles from late April to early May.

According to Tom Jack from the Atlanta regional preparation committee of the Exhibition, many Chinese churches in the region have been invited to visit. more >>

Chinese Christian activists who met with George W. Bush on Thursday expressed their gratitude for the U.S. president’s determination to champion for religious freedom in China.

Bush met with three high-profile activists – Yu Jie, Dr. Li Baiguang, and Wang Yi – at his White House residency for a private conference.

"The president of the United States represents the whole American people. That really means that the freedom-loving American people will stay affirmed for the fight for religious freedom to be improved in China," said Bob Fu, president of China Aid, which often championed for religious freedom. more >>

WASHINGTON – President Bush met with three prominent Chinese Christian activists on Thursday and pledged to discuss the issue of religious freedom with Chinese leaders in the future following the meeting.

Yu Jie, Li Baiguang and Wang Yi – high-profile Chinese activists from China – met with Bush at the White House to discuss the severe limitation of freedom of expression, religious freedom, and the rule of law in China. The three religious freedom activists are known to be strong voices in the criticism of the Chinese government’s controls on religion.

Although Li, who serves director of Beijing Qimin Research Center, has worked for human rights for years, the former university professor, freelance writer, legal professional, peasants’ right advocate and legal scholar earlier this month emphasized first the need for religious freedom in China. more >>

A prominent Chinese evangelical pastor Hong Yu-jian said that he was pleased to hear that Bush would see evangelical house church representatives at the White House.

"When I heard this [news], I was happy. That was my first reaction and I support Bush’s decision to see the representatives," said the Vancouver-based pastor, who emigrated from China over ten years ago and has been a favored guest-speaker at churches from North America to Southeast Asia.

The U.S. president will meet with three prominent Christians associated with China’s "underground" house churches – Yu Jie, Li Baiguang, and Wang Yi – at the White House on Thursday. more >>