Spread of Christianity slowing in China?
December 13, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The spread of Christianity in China— where the number of Christians doubled between 1982 and 1997, while overall population grew only 22%—appears to have levelled off, according to a Pew Forum survey.
About 2% of Chinese adults now identify themselves as Christians. That number has remained steady for the past 10 years. The spread of Christianity may have been slowed by repressive government controls. On the other hand, the survey figures may be artificially low, since Christians are probably reluctant to identify themselves for fear of adverse consequences.
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