Nina Shea on the Persecution of the Catholic Church in China
Religious persecution continues to afflict the world. Anti-Semitism abounds. Certain Islamic countries suppress minority faiths while Muslims face persecution in countries like India. Non-Orthodox Christians are persecuted in Russia, while some American Christians claim that they are discriminated against because of living out their faith precepts.
In this episode of Humanize, Wesley focuses on the suppression of the Catholic Church in Communist China. Making her second appearance on the podcast, Wesley’s guest is one of the most informed persons in the world about these egregious human rights abuses. Nina Shea is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute. Ms. Shea has been a human rights lawyer for nearly 40 years. She works extensively to advance religious freedom as a priority in U.S. foreign policy. Ms. Shea was appointed by the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom seven times from 1999 to 2012.
During the Soviet era, Ms. Shea’s first client before the United Nations was Soviet Nobel Peace Laureate Andrei Sakharov. Since then, she has been appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations’ main human rights body by both Republican and Democratic administrations. Ms. Shea played a leading role in the effort to adopt the International Religious Freedom Act (1998). She writes and speaks frequently about policies concerning religious persecution. In 2023, she was awarded the prestigious Bradley Prize.
Her latest report is entitled, “Ten Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China,” released by the Hudson Institute.
Related Resources
- Ten Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China | Hudson Institute
- Don’t Forget the Catholic Bishops Persecuted in China | Hudson Institute
- Martyrs of Communism | Hudson Institute
- Nina Shea on the Chinese Communist Party, Minority Rights, and Religious Freedom | Humanize
- ‘There is no longer a safe place to be a Christian in China’ — report | Christian Today Australia