Jail for China bible smuggler Posted by Scott Manning on January 28, 2002 | Comments (0)

China has sentenced a Hong Kong businessman to two years in prison for allegedly smuggling bibles to a banned group.The 38-year-old Li Guangqiang was arrested in May on charges of shipping 16,000 bibles to an underground Christian group -- deemed an evil cult by Beijing.With such a charge, Li faced a possible death sentence, sparking further concern about religious freedom in China.

But on Monday, Li was charged with a lesser crime -- illegal business operations -- in the southeastern Chinese city of Fuqing. Full Story...