Wenzhou, sometimes known as "China's Jerusalem" due to its sizable Christian community, is at the forefront of a growing standoff between China's leadership and the country's devout over religious education for children. China's State Administration for Religious Affairs and the foreign affairs office of the Wenzhou city government did not reply to faxed requests for comment. As such, the party can only do so much to control faith education. For Chen in Wenzhou, faith should be at the forefront of education until believers outnumber atheists in China's young. "The ability for the Christian faith to be inherited and passed on is ever growing."

Source: The Star December 24, 2017 03:00 UTC