The Bible tells us to be either hot or cold, but under no circumstance should we be lukewarm and settle for complacency. My heart goes out to those attempting to worship in China, while having to do so in private. Let's find out more about this issue that is very prevalent among the Chinese. I realize that our goal was to study a religion that is different from our own, but in order to accurately express the whole problem of religion in China, I want to first talk about Christianity in China. It is true that Christianity is only practiced by 1% of people in China, but when taken into account the very dense population, that one percent turns into quite a large number of people. It is estimated to be as many as fifteen million. Unfortunately that is quite small compared to the twenty five million Muslims and one hundred million Buddhists though . In many ways the Christian faith is completely different from our own view of Christianity. Not so much in the ways that they interpret the Bible, or doctrine, but rather in the ways that they are allowed to worship. Basically Christianity is a practice that is forbidden in China. All religions must register with the Religious Affairs Bureau and gain approval to allow public worship. Since many sects of Christianity are not approved, numerous worship gatherings called "house churches" and "underground churches" have been established. (Rodenbough 1) Some of these unfortunately are more of cults than Christian gathering places, but many of them are of the uplifting nature. In order to accurately show the turmoil and difficulties faced by Christians, I want to list some recent headlines about Christian issues in China. * China Church Leaders Sentenced * House Churches - A Family In Hiding. * Some Christians Resisting China's Crackdown On Religion . * 70 Christians Have Disappeared Or Been Secretly Arrested . * China House Church Leaders Shaken by Cult Kidnappings (Mandate) Just looking over these few headlines gives quite an impression of what faith in China is like.