Ming Pao Daily April 18, 2010
Today, Hong Kong's protestant Christians hold a Sunday worship service in the streets to protest against Hong Kong's protestant pastors' succumbing to the Beijing regime and the puppet regime of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Under the banner "Blessed are pastors succumbed to China's united front, for theirs is harmonization. (Matthew 5:10)," organizers of the street-based Sunday worship service told journalists attending a press conference that pro-China Hong Kong-based pastors ignore political problems facing Hong Kong, such as self-censorship and unmet demands for universal suffrage, and do not allow those young Christians who went to rallies held by Hong Kong democrats to be baptized.
According to the Christian organizers' complaints, during his sermon, Reverend Daniel Ng, the principal pastor at the Kong Fok Church of the Evangelical Free Church of China, told his congregation that "no Christians who love the God deep enough go to a democratic rally", "Christians should respect government officials, because government officials are the God's servants", and "sometimes the so-called democratic political system is no different from mob politics".
The Kong Fok Church of the Evangelical Free Church of China is famous for its elite congregation, including Wong Yan Lung, the current Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR puppet regime. Wong is not sympathetic to Hong Kong's democrats.
Mr. Lam, a Christian seminar student and one of the Christian organizers, told journalists that plenty of pastors in Hong Kong nowadays meet to discuss the growth rate of their congregation and the amount of offerings their churches received instead of the sufferings of the underprivileged in Hong Kong.
A journalist of the Ming Pao Daily phoned Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal) to seek the Church's comments in vain.
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Open letter by Union of Christian and Atheist Against Religiously Rich and Powerful
Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 05:48 PM http://euler.truthbible.net/
To all Christian church goers in HKSAR,
We are a group of Hong Kong citizens who are interested in the democratic
development, now launching "campaigns against religious corruption of politics "
(referred to as "cases against Donald"). The conservative and reactionary view
of the recent events concerning the 'radicalization' of democratic movement lead
by Pastor Daniel Chung Man Ng of the Evangelical Free Church of China has
trouble us to the no end. Yet we still believe an open discussion on the basis
behind their views would help them to close the difference between them and the
people. So we decided at April 18, we are going to the Evangelical Free Church
of Chinaˇ¦s door, in our most sincerely hope to impart the following idea:
In the Christianity's history, church often play a pioneering role in advancing
democracy and safeguarding human right, for instance the revolution in Unites
States has basis in Bible, the liberalization of slave in United Kingdoms and
the Church act as voice of conscience protecting the oppressed in Eastern
Europe, working against apartheid in South Africa. So it has crucial role, along
with media, scholar and the people to share the role of monitoring the
Government. The traditional role of the Christian prophet was giving voice to
those who don't, and often function as a moral guardian of the weak and
powerless. In today's society it still held a vast influence to the society via
social welfare organizations, schools and media. The Christian church should
live up to expectations of the public, should take care of disadvantaged, took
the side of the oppressed and weak.
First, the Hong Kong Government is not a government elected by universal
suffrage free and fair to all citizen, so its action are often beyond the
public's control. Year after year of the political failure to resolve the 'Deep
and underlying conflict of interest', including but not limited to waste of
taxpayer's money, brutal, heinous implementation of policies and its collusion
with business interests. Pastor Ng of the Evangelical Free Church of China
dwelt: "Those who has their unspeakable political agenda often impose their
radical ideology in issues relating to the governance of Hong Kong which adding
to the burden of the government, I am doubtful if that state of affair continues
in our society, any long-term interests of HKSAR to develop and improve people's
livelihood program will hardly move an itch." We are repugnant to hear that this
statement aims to drive a wedge between the goal of improving people's
livelihood and democratization of HKSAR the same way Christian Right aim to
insert their own political propaganda in the Biology class, and attempt to set
science against religion. We believe that is a global consensus that governing
without accountability would often put the civilian population in dire
situation.
Second, the so-called 'functional constituencies' in Legislative Council have
the minority's privileges, under the stipulation of the Basic Law, to reject the
motion proposed by those who elected by universal election concerning people's
livelihood. In the past such an unfair system are doing much harm to the people
of HKSAR. Whilst Pastor Ng twisted the facts to its head and said: "Those
radical elements often act to challenge authority and test its limits, and they
should also bear the political and moral responsibility and act using their
conscience, knowing what they did would done no good to social harmony and
stability. They do so without regarding the economic livelihood of the people
which they claim to serve." Such a claim minimize the responsibility of the
privileged-few in politics and social issues, and place the consequence of their
misdeed to the majority elected by universal suffrage.
Third, the application of Gospel can not be serving a goal contrary to social
justice. Pastor Ng spoke: "Church in Hong Kong is not just about servicing
Christian God in HKSAR, there is a more important historical task is to showcase
the Christianity to Communist China, and make sure Chinese Christianity added to
the rapid progress of Communist China." Here we had to remind Christians do not
fall into the trap of pandering to the authority, and the cost of ignore the
principle from Bible and the lesson from Church history would be Christian
church provide religious justification for the Government's perverse intention.
For instance, the church who support the Nazi regime and its cleansing of the
Jews.
Fourthly, we also felt obliged to remind Ng's rich and powerful church members
who participate in meetings that HKSAR is not necessarily a heaven for the poor,
disadvantaged and the sick, and not everyone is living under the same roof is
enjoying the same job security and stability. But there are still 1.3 million
people live under the poverty line in HKSAR, the Gini coefficient is shamefully
being the highest among developed regions. When a society is full of grievances
and perceived unfairness, it is understandable that someone would take what
seems to be drastic action by the power elite against the vested-interest and
complacence bureaucrat to raise the awareness of HKSAR of the clear and present
dangers of Hong Kong.
The above humble opinions are hoped to be carefully considered by all Christian
and non-Christian Church. We hope all Christian and non-Christian Church would
be able to reflect on its role in the democratic movement in HKSAR. We held to
the heart with what Pastor Ng has said: "As some political scientists said, the
idea of democracy should consider in the form of implementation by large and
complex "social engineering".' So, action speak louder than words, people should
cherish the right to vote with their conscience in the May 16 election.
Concern Group for Hong Kong Religious Hegemony
Alva Chun, Virgina Yue, David C.Y. Wong
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Press Invitation
Monday, April 12, 2010, 11:05 PM
Organiser: ˇ§Concern Group for Hong Kong Religious Hegemonyˇ¨ and ˇ§Alliance for returning to Christˇ¦s valuesˇ¨ˇ@