'I will be executed, but I will not plead guilty.' Read this astonishing letter by an imprisoned Chinese pastor

Earlier this week over 100 members of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, were arrested. Among those taken away were Pastor Wang Yi, senior pastor of Early Rain, and his wife, Jiang Rong. Foreseeing this circumstance, Pastor Wang Yi wrote the below letter to be published by his church should he be detained for more than 48 hours. In it he explains the meaning and necessity of faithful disobedience, how it is distinct from political activism or civil disobedience, and how Christians should carry it out