How Tai Ji Men Was Persecuted Three Times
Dr. Hong and his dizi were attacked directly, indirectly, and by threatening their economic resources.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Stephen S. Enada, a Baptist Pastor based in Jonesboro, Georgia, is President and Co-Founder of the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON). He has over 25 years’ experience in asset-based-community and international development. He holds a graduate degree in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and a certificate in Leadership and Finance from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He was part of the U.S. State Department International Leadership Program (IVLP) on religious freedom and social initiative. He is a fellow at the Equator Peace Academy of Uganda Martyr University, and a director of International Theme Park, a Nigerian-based attraction and amusement industry. Stephen has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Veritas Development Collaborative Limited, an agribusiness consulting firm in partnership with Galilee International Management Institute, Nahalal Israel. He also was Executive Director of Ayobola Pension Foundation in Nigeria, where he advocated for the rights of retirees to affordable housing and sustainable livelihood. Stephen is married to Josephine, and together they are raising two young boys.
Dr. Hong and his dizi were attacked directly, indirectly, and by threatening their economic resources.
Taiwanese students in American universities and others who are in a position to help should be mobilized in favor of Tai Ji Men.
April 5 confronts us with the tragedy of inaction on the Tai Ji Men case. Did the international community do enough?
Tai Ji Men is victim of egregious abuse and denial of its rights. An international campaign to support it is needed, including in the United States.
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