美国议员急促洪博培大使关注家庭教会现况

 2009年9月8日 ，美国国会议员弗兰克.沃尔夫 (Frank R. Wolf) 和克里斯.史密斯 (Chris Smith) 紧急致函美国新任驻华大使 洪博培（Jon. M. Huntsman, Jr.），就中国政府密令拆除北京六大家庭教会以及国庆60 周年逼迫行动表示关注。两位议员敦促洪博培大使重申美国坚持宗教自由的立场，并公开陈述宗教自由对当代社会的重要性，对国家统一持续稳定发展所扮演的角色，及宗教人士迫切渴望的在政府监管外的敬拜自由。

（议员信函全文如下）

美国国务院转美国驻华大使馆
中国 北京
邮编100600

尊敬的洪博培大使，

您好！

祝贺您任选为美国驻华特命全权大使。我们期待与您就共同利益方面的合作。

近期一则报道引起我们极大关注。据报道中国政府下达秘密令，拆除位于北京的六大家庭教会。2008年6月，我们曾拜访其中一间，名叫守望家庭教会。该教会的教友超过1000人，知识分子居多，且对我们款待热情。

有人担心，这次秘密令意在迎合今年十一共产党建国六十周年，是打击北京众家庭教会的开始。然而，这些教会于社会无害，更不可能威胁到即将到来的国庆节。此举侵犯了宪法所保护的公民宗教信仰自由。

时下是您在京初任的重要时刻，国庆的日子即将来临，我们敦促您重申美国坚持宗教自由的立场，并公开陈述宗教自由对当代社会的重要性，对国家统一持续稳定发展所扮演的角色，及宗教人士迫切渴望的在政府监管外的敬拜自由。

情急请关注。祝安. 不胜感激。

国会议员弗兰克.沃尔夫; 国会议员克里斯.史密斯
Frank R. Wolf (Members of Congress) Chris Smith (Members of Congress)

2009年9月8日

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September 8, 2009

The Honorable Jon. M. Huntsman, Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
C/O Department of State
Beijing, China 100600

Dear Mr. Ambassador,

Congratulations on your new appointment as U.S. Ambassador to China. We look forward to working with you on areas of common interest.

We are deeply concerned over a recent report that a secret directive has been issued by the Chinese government to dismantle six leading house churches in Beijing. We visited one of these churches in June 2008, the Shouwang house church; the church has over 1,000 members, many of whom are intellectuals, and we were greeted warmly.

Some have raised concerns that this secret directive is the first step in a crackdown on house churches in Beijing in the lead-up to the observance of the 60th anniversary of the Communist Party rule in China on October 1, 2009. These churches pose no threat to social order, nor should a pending national event be cause or justification for violating the constitutional right of Chinese citizens to fundamental religious freedom.

In this key time at the beginning of your appointment in Beijing and in the lead-up to a major national anniversary, we urge you to affirm the U.S. position prioritizing religious freedom, and to publicly state the vital importance of religious freedom to a modern nation, the role of religious freedom to holistic stability and development, and the imperative for people of faith to be allowed to freely worship outside of government establishments.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

Best wishes,
Sincerely,

Frank Wolf (Members of Congress) Chris Smith (Members of Congress)

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