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In 1999, the publication [[Christian Century]] reported that "China has persecuted religious believers by means of "harassment, prolonged detention, and incarceration in prison or `reform-through-labor' camps and police closure of places of worship."<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_26_116/ai_56249447</ref> In 2003, owners of Bibles in China were sent to prison camps and 125 Chinese churches were closed.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35818</ref> China continues to practice religious oppression today.<ref>http://theworldnow.wordpress.com/tag/around-the-world/asia/china/</ref>

In 1999, the publication [[Christian Century]] reported that "China has persecuted religious believers by means of "harassment, prolonged detention, and incarceration in prison or `reform-through-labor' camps and police closure of places of worship."<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_26_116/ai_56249447</ref> In 2003, owners of Bibles in China were sent to prison camps and 125 Chinese churches were closed.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35818</ref> China continues to practice religious oppression today.<ref>http://theworldnow.wordpress.com/tag/around-the-world/asia/china/</ref>

==Christian Communists==

==Christian Communism==

Some variants of Communist thought draw their ideology from scripture, in the same manner as the protestant [[Social Gospel]] movement which sought to apply Christian ethics to social problems. The often cite Jesus feeding the masses and warnings to the wealthy who believed self-seeking is all this world has to offer.  Christian Communists often cite the Acts of the Apostles, as early Christians practicing some form of sharing for the common good:

Some variants of Communist thought draw their ideology from scripture, in the same manner as the protestant [[Social Gospel]] movement which sought to apply Christian ethics to social problems. The often cite Jesus feeding the masses and warnings to the wealthy who believed self-seeking is all this world has to offer.  Christian Communists often cite the Acts of the Apostles, as early Christians practicing some form of sharing for the common good: