WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement following the release of Pastor Ezra Jin from prison in China. Jin had been abducted and imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party in October of 2025 alongside other members of Zion Church, one of China's largest underground congregations.
"The Chinese Communist Party attempted to thwart Zion Church's God-given right to worship, but by the grace of God and strong diplomatic pressure, Pastor Jin is free," said Sen. Scott. "America will always stand as a beacon for faith, freedom, and religious liberty. Every human has a right to praise his or her creator and no nation on God's green Earth can take that aw...