——信仰、良知与民主的共同控诉
《在野党》记者 缪青 旧金山报道
编辑：钟然 责任编辑：罗志飞 校对：程筱筱 翻译：彭小梅
摄影：蒋书清
[旧金山讯] 2025年12月25日，圣诞节下午，旧金山中国驻美总领事馆前，湾区多位基督徒、中国民主党党员及人权关注人士举行公开抗议集会，强烈谴责中共长期、系统性迫害基督教与家庭教会，要求立即释放因信仰被捕的牧师、传道人与信徒。
在全球纪念耶稣基督降生、象征爱与救赎的圣诞节当天，中国大陆却仍持续发生对基督徒的抓捕、判刑与暴力清剿。抗议者指出，这一现实构成对宗教自由、人权原则与人类文明底线的严重践踏。
背景：从“宗教管理”到“信仰清剿”
与会者普遍指出，近年来，特别是习近平上台后，中共对宗教的政策已从有限容忍转向系统性镇压：家庭教会被定性为“非法组织”，讲道、奉献、聚会被刑事化，牧者被长期羁押，未成年人被全面禁止接触宗教信仰。
2025年10月发生在广西北海的锡安教会全国性抓捕行动，以及随后浙江温州、云南、山西等地针对家庭教会的大规模执法，被视为新一轮宗教高压政策的集中体现。
高应芬：信仰自由本不该成为抗议对象
集会由中国民主党党员，公共事务与宗教自由倡议人士高应芬女士主持。她指出：“今天我们站在这里，是为了一个本不需要抗议的问题——信仰自由。但正因为迫害仍在继续，我们不能沉默。”
她呼吁国际社会正视中国基督徒的真实处境，不应再以“不了解情况”为理由回避责任。
中国民主党党员，公共事务与宗教自由倡议人士高应芬女士（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
缪青：迫害信仰，是极权对良知的恐惧
中国民主党旧金山党委宣传部副部长、《在野党》记者、本次活动发起人之一缪青在发言中指出，中共打压宗教的本质，是对一切不受政权控制之价值体系的恐惧。“一个连祷告都要监控、连讲道都要入罪的政权，注定与自由、尊严和文明为敌。”
他强调，宗教信仰不是国家的敌人，而是社会良知的底线。
中国民主党旧金山党委宣传部副部长，本次活动发起人 缪青（摄影：蒋书清）
郭梅：北海锡安教会事件令家乡蒙羞
来自广西北海的家庭教会基督徒郭梅女士，简要回顾了锡安教会遭全国性扫荡的事实。她表示，这一事件不仅震惊国际社会，也让她的家乡因迫害信仰而蒙羞。
她指出，自己早年在北海参与的家庭教会亦曾被取缔，牧者被带走、信徒被恐吓驱散。她呼吁立即释放金明日牧师及所有因信仰被捕的基督徒，并强调信仰自由不可侵犯。
中国家庭教会基督徒郭梅女士（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
郭志军：中共迫害基督教是一条延续数十年的链条
中国民主党党员、基督徒、“一人一推关注良心犯”行动发起人郭志军，从历史角度指出，中共对基督教的迫害并非偶发，而是自建政以来持续至今。
他提及王明道牧师、文革时期的宗教浩劫，以及近年秋雨教会、锡安教会和温州家庭教会案件，强调迫害在习近平时期明显升级，并在现场带领简短祷告，为受迫害者呼求公义。
中国民主党党员、基督徒 郭志军（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
陈怀罗：还我们信仰自由
中国民主党党员陈怀罗表示，圣诞节站在中国领事馆前，本身就是对极权最直接的道德控诉。
他呼吁释放锡安教会信徒，支持多元信仰，并明确反对中共以政治权力打压异见与宗教群体的统治方式。
中国民主党党员 陈怀罗（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
蒋书清：三代基督徒家庭的见证与民主主张
中国民主党党员、基督徒蒋书清的发言引发现场强烈共鸣。
蒋书清表示，近年来他亲历国内宗教环境的急剧恶化：十字架被拆除，未成年人被禁止敬拜，牧者遭恐吓、拘押，家庭聚会点难以生存。
蒋书清指出，这一切使他更加清醒地认识到，在独裁体制下，法律无法制约权力，公民权利缺乏保障。
中国民主党党员、基督徒蒋书清（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
刘忱忱：迫害信仰的体制终将被审判
中国民主党党员刘忱忱在发言中指出，任何将自身凌驾于信仰与良心之上的体制，终将接受历史与正义的审判。他要求结束对宗教群体的系统性迫害，追究相关责任。
中国民主党党员 刘忱忱（在野党记者：缪青摄影）
结语：这是圣诞节的见证，也是良知的控诉
主办方在声明中强调，中共对基督教的系统性迫害，已严重违反《世界人权宣言》第18条，也彻底暴露其所谓“宗教信仰自由”的虚假本质。
在寒风与细雨中，抗议者以行动表明：信仰无罪，迫害有罪；沉默是纵容，发声是责任。
这场圣诞节的抗议，不仅是一场集会，更是一份写给历史的证词。
参加本次活动的民运人士名单：缪青，刘静涛，李树青，陈森峰，郭梅，高应芬，吕小静，卫仁喜，卢占强，陈怀罗，郭志军，刘忱忱，蒋书清，郭超（排名不分先后）
Christmas Day Protest in San Francisco Against the CCP’s Persecution of Christianity
— A Joint Accusation by Faith, Conscience, and Democracy
Opposition Party Reporter: Miao Qing, reporting from San Francisco
Editor: Zhong Ran Managing Editor: Luo Zhifei Proofreader: Cheng Xiaoxiao
Translator: Peng Xiaomei Photography: Jiang Shuqing
[San Francisco] On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, Christmas Day, multiple Christians, members of the Chinese Democracy Party, and human rights advocates from the Bay Area held a public protest in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. They strongly condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s long-term and systematic persecution of Christianity and house churches, and demanded the immediate release of pastors, preachers, and believers detained for their faith.
On the very day when the world commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ—a symbol of love and redemption—arrests, sentencing, and violent crackdowns against Christians continue unabated in mainland China. Protesters pointed out that this reality constitutes a grave violation of religious freedom, human rights principles, and the moral bottom line of human civilization.
Background: From “Religious Management” to “Faith Suppression”Participants generally noted that in recent years, especially since Xi Jinping came to power, the CCP’s religious policy has shifted from limited tolerance to systematic repression: house churches have been labeled “illegal organizations,” preaching, donations, and gatherings have been criminalized, pastors have been subjected to long-term detention, and minors have been comprehensively prohibited from accessing religious faith.
The nationwide crackdown on Zion Church in Beihai, Guangxi, in October 2025, followed by large-scale law enforcement actions targeting house churches in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, as well as Yunnan and Shanxi, has been widely viewed as a concentrated manifestation of a new round of high-pressure religious policy.
Gao Yingfen: Freedom of Belief Should Never Have Become a Subject of ProtestThe rally was hosted by Ms. Gao Yingfen, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party and an advocate for public affairs and religious freedom. She stated: “We are standing here today for an issue that should never have required protest—freedom of belief. But precisely because persecution continues, we cannot remain silent.”
She called on the international community to face the real situation of Christians in China and not to evade responsibility under the excuse of “lack of understanding.”
Ms. Gao Yingfen, member of the Chinese Democracy Party and advocate for public affairs and religious freedom
(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Miao Qing: Persecuting Faith Reveals Totalitarian Fear of ConscienceMiao Qing, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the San Francisco Committee of the Chinese Democracy Party, Opposition Party reporter, and one of the initiators of this event, pointed out in his speech that the essence of the CCP’s suppression of religion lies in its fear of any value system beyond state control. “A regime that monitors prayer and criminalizes sermons is destined to be an enemy of freedom, dignity, and civilization.”
He emphasized that religious belief is not an enemy of the state, but the moral bottom line of society.
Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the San Francisco Committee of the Chinese Democracy Party, event initiator Miao Qing(Photo: Jiang Shuqing)
Guo Mei: The Beihai Zion Church Incident Has Brought Shame to My HometownMs. Guo Mei, a house church Christian from Beihai, Guangxi, briefly reviewed the facts of the nationwide crackdown on Zion Church. She stated that the incident not only shocked the international community, but also brought shame to her hometown through the persecution of faith.
She noted that the house church she once attended in Beihai had also been shut down, with pastors taken away and believers intimidated and dispersed. She called for the immediate release of Pastor Jin Mingri and all Christians detained for their faith, emphasizing that freedom of belief is inviolable.
House church Christian Ms. Guo Mei(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Guo Zhijun: The CCP’s Persecution of Christianity Is a Chain Extending Over DecadesGuo Zhijun, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party, a Christian, and the initiator of the “One Person, One Post for Prisoners of Conscience” campaign, pointed out from a historical perspective that the CCP’s persecution of Christianity is not incidental, but has continued since the founding of the regime.
He referenced Pastor Wang Mingdao, the religious catastrophe during the Cultural Revolution, and recent cases involving Early Rain Covenant Church, Zion Church, and house churches in Wenzhou, stressing that persecution has escalated significantly under Xi Jinping. He also led a brief prayer at the scene, calling for justice for the persecuted.
Member of the Chinese Democracy Party and Christian Guo Zhijun(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Chen Huailuo: Give Us Back Our Freedom of BeliefChen Huailuo, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party, stated that standing in front of the Chinese Consulate on Christmas Day itself constitutes the most direct moral indictment of totalitarianism.
He called for the release of Zion Church believers, support for pluralistic faiths, and firmly opposed the CCP’s mode of governance that suppresses dissent and religious groups through political power.
Member of the Chinese Democracy Party Chen Huailuo(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Jiang Shuqing: Testimony of a Three-Generation Christian Family and a Call for DemocracyThe speech by Jiang Shuqing, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party and a Christian, resonated strongly with those present.
Jiang stated that in recent years he has personally witnessed the rapid deterioration of the domestic religious environment: crosses torn down, minors prohibited from worship, pastors threatened and detained, and house gathering points struggling to survive.
He pointed out that all of this has made him increasingly aware that under a dictatorship, law cannot restrain power and citizens’ rights lack protection.
Member of the Chinese Democracy Party and Christian Jiang Shuqing(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Liu Chenchen: A System That Persecutes Faith Will Ultimately Be JudgedLiu Chenchen, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party, stated in his speech that any system that places itself above faith and conscience will ultimately be judged by history and justice. He demanded an end to the systematic persecution of religious groups and accountability for those responsible.
Member of the Chinese Democracy Party Liu Chenchen(Photographed by Opposition Party reporter Miao Qing)
Conclusion: A Christmas Testimony and an Accusation of ConscienceIn a statement, the organizers emphasized that the CCP’s systematic persecution of Christianity constitutes a serious violation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and fully exposes the false nature of its claimed “freedom of religious belief.”
Amid cold winds and light rain, protesters demonstrated through action that faith is not a crime, persecution is; silence is complicity, and speaking out is a responsibility.
This Christmas protest was not merely a rally, but a testimony written for history.
List of democracy activists participating in this event:Miao Qing, Liu Jingtao, Li Shuqing, Chen Senfeng, Guo Mei, Gao Yingfen, Lü Xiaojing, Wei Renxi, Lu Zhanqiang, Chen Huailuo, Guo Zhijun, Liu Chenchen, Jiang Shuqing, Guo Chao (listed in no particular order)
