The recent protests began in reaction to an extradition bill that would have sent alleged criminals from Hong Kong to China for prosecution. If China lived by Romans 13, using the power of the state to punish evildoers, perhaps there would be no such protests. The problem is who China defines as evildoers.
Included in Communist China's list of alleged evildoers are religious leaders. Particularly under Chairman Xi, the head of China, the country has been cracking down hard on Christians and people of different faiths. Thus, this extradition law, had it gone into effect, could have allowed for the widespread persecution of Christians in Hong Kong, a city that has many churches and believers.
Last year, for Christian television, I spoke with Wendy Wright, the president of Christian Freedom International. I asked her, "What's it like to be a Christian in contemporary China?"...