By Zheng Xiaowei
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 21, 2007, the Presbyterian Church in
Taiwan held a candlelight vigil to pray for the victims of the "9.21
Earthquake" and for Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted in
China. This was the second time that the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan prayed
for Falun Gong after they learned about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)
organ harvesting of imprisoned practitioners last August. Reverend Luo Rongguang expressed that September 21 is the International Day
of Peace established by the United Nations. People all over the world, who love
peace, pray in their own ways for peace. Praying for victims of the persecution The church prayed for Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted in
China, and hoped they would have freedom as soon as possible. Professor Chang Ching-his, the director of the Taiwanese Falun Dafa
Association, and Wang Fenglan, the executive chief of the Asian Chapter of the
Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG), attended the
candlelight vigil. Professor Chang Ching-his, the director of the Taiwanese Falun Dafa
Association, and Wang Fenglan, the executive director of the Asian Chapter of
the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, attended the
candlelight vigil. Professor Chang briefly introduced the facts of the
persecution and talked about the organ harvesting atrocities. Wang Fenglan
introduced the activities and mission of the Coalition to Investigate the
Persecution of Falun Gong, and the Human Rights Torch Relay organized by CIPFG.
She told the attendees that as of August 28, 2007, more than 150 cities in 37
countries have registered to be part of the Human Rights Torch Relay. The Church held a similar candlelight vigil on August 7, 2006. They invited
Professor Chang Chinghsi and Hu Naiwen to give speeches on human right
violations in China and the CCP's organ harvesting from living Falun Gong
practitioners.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/9/28/163532.html