美國貝勒大學的約翰·高登·梅爾敦(J. Gordon Melton)教授圍繞“宗教多樣性以及宗教自由在中國如何運行”等問題發言,他提到:約三年前,中共就計劃拆除浙江溫州4,000座教堂的十字架,現已有1500所教堂十字架被強行拆毀。他還指出,中共想要移除所有的十字架,全面限制基督教,對中國的新興教會全能神教會,打擊、迫害尤為嚴重。
For if you turn again to the LORD, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsook them not.