LONDON (BP) -- Chinese Christians are sharing their faith on Weibo,
China's giant state-regulated social network -- and some are beginning
to challenge censorship by speaking out against religious persecution,
according to a report by World Watch Monitor (formerly Compass Direct
News).
When the Christian band Rainbow Come appeared on China's
equivalent of "The X Factor," Christians turned to social networking to
drum up votes for the band so their music could reach more Chinese, WWM
recounts.
Within a few days, thousands of votes had been posted
for Rainbow Come, according to China's Gospel Times, enough to propel
them to a leading position in the seventh round of "Chinese Dream" on
Zhejiang Television in early January. Such is the power of social
networking -- even in China, which has officially banned Facebook and
Twitter.
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