Here's the Church, here's the Steeple, open the door and see all the...rubble?

China tore down a newly built Christian church that was built without "proper" approval. The police also arrested two people. The Church was located in an eastern city of Hangzhou.

After authorities sought to demolish the church around 3,000 Christian residents in Hangzhou clashed with police. 20 of the residents sustained injuries. The building of the church began on July 17, but was not registered and had no official approval.

Supposedly the church occupied an area in the booming industrial suburb where a commercial center was planned. Though they tore down a church, the government, out of the kindness of its heart "negotiated" with the Christians and offered a plot of land nearby for use. No doubt this kind of negotiation was like the negotiations the U.S. had with the Indians back in the 1800's, which if you remember, also provided a good plot of land for use. Translation: the land was useful and the government wanted it.

The Chinese Communist Party tolerates religions that accepts official supervision of the government. In recent years some 80,000 protestant (in the literal sense) Christians have fought over building houses of worship.