Chinese Christians detained after refusing to take down cross

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of their lawyers said on Tuesday, after they resisted a government campaign to take down their church's cross. Communist China officially guarantees freedom of religion though authorities are sometimes suspicious of religious groups. The seven were detained in Zhejiang province which has a growing Christian population and where Christians say aut

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of their lawyers said on Tuesday, after they resisted a government campaign to take down their church's cross. Communist China officially guarantees freedom of religion though authorities are sometimes suspicious of religious groups. The seven were detained in Zhejiang province which has a growing Christian population and where Christians say aut…