Faith persists as pressure mounts in China

China (MNN) -- China continues to tighten its grip on believers. Many churches face increasing surveillance and pressure from the government.“I just got another letter from a pastor in Nanchang,” Erik Burklin of China Partner Ministries says.“They had a special Religious Affairs Bureau group come to their seminary to educate them on these new regulations.”(Photo courtesy China Partner)These regulations are part of a broader effort to control religious life nationwide.Churches are allowed to oper