China's Christian churches reduce leaders' age ceiling
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Three">Three</span>-<span word="Self">Self</span> <span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="Churches">Churches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> - <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 75, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="constitutions">constitutions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="constitutions">constitutions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="constitutions">constitutions</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 65 <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 65 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>.</p><p><span word="Reverend">Reverend</span> <span word="Kan">Kan</span> <span word="Baoping">Baoping</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>".</p><p><span word="Bao">Bao</span> <span word="Zhimin">Zhimin</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="pastors">pastors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="electing">electing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>" (1966-76), <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="divinity">divinity</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span>.</p>
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