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NORTHERN BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 23: Holly leads a prayer during a sunday service inside a secret location, on March 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chinese house churches are a religious movement of unregistered assemblies of Christians in the People's Republic of China. Because house churches operate outside government regulations and restrictions, local government officials sometimes harass their members and leaders. This persecution may take the form of a prison sentence or, labor sentence and heavy fines. (Photo by Jonathan Alpeyrie/Getty images)

NORTHERN BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 23: Holly  leads a prayer during a sunday service inside a secret location, on March 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chinese house churches are a religious movement of unregistered assemblies of Christians in the People's Republic of China. Because house churches operate outside government regulations and restrictions, local government officials sometimes harass their members and leaders. This persecution may take the form of a prison sentence or, labor sentence and heavy fines. (Photo by Jonathan Alpeyrie/Getty images)