Category: mayflower

Chinese Christians Remaining in Thailand Seek US Asylum Amid Deportation Fears

A Christian group, which fled religious persecution in China in 2019 and sought refuge in Thailand, is now seeking asylum in the United States as they face possible deportation by the Thai government. Some 60 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, left China in October 2019 to escape…


Stranded Mayflower Christians Need Our Help

Commentary A Christian group has fled South Korea due to threats of deportation and is now in Thailand. The group of Chinese house Christians is called the Mayflower Church, after the pilgrims’ famous ship that landed in Plymouth. Like the Pilgrims, the Mayflower Christians are on the run—this time from China, where regime harassment of…


William Brooks: From Western Traditions to Political Indoctrination: A Cultural History of Education

Commentary Education forms the minds of citizens at an impressionable age. What is taught and learned in school eventually effects the life and character of a nation. Questions like who should control the schools, how education should be delivered, who should be teaching, what students should be learning, and how they should be taught have…