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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nLast month, the Chinese government approved a plan that would give Mainland China the ability to crush any acts in Hong Kong that it deems a national security risk. Despite international outcry, the legislation will go into effect in September.\nIn one of many responses by Hong Kongers, hundreds of theologians, pastors, and church leaders signed a statement accusing the draft decision of \u201cfurther depriving Hong Kong of freedom and human rights.\u201dThe Christian leaders accused the Chinese government of destroying its promises and undercutting the city as an international financial center.\nAt a time where, quote, \u201cdarkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, we fearlessly and solemnly declare the following confession and promise to our society, including our full embrace of the Gospel of the Kingdom, our sincere repentance towards the Church\u2019s shortcomings, our absolute refusal to authoritarian government, and our determination to walk together with Hong Kong society.\u201d the statement said.\nAs Hong Kong heads to the fall, the church could use prayers \u201cfor guidance and clarity for church leaders and Christians in Hong Kong and how we're going to walk this path. Because I honestly have no idea what's going to happen next,\u201d said\xa0Ann Gillian Chu, who is completing her doctor of divinity at the University of St. Andrews in the Center for the Study of Religion and Politics and who has written widely on the theology of Hong Kong\u2019s protest movements.\n\u201cAnd I think there is also a general sense of weariness and dread on what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd obviously, this is entirely out of our control. And so there's nothing else we can rely on, except for God.\u201d\nChu joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss the state of Christianity in Hong Kong, if the protests will unify or split the church, and if any prominent Hong Kong Christians desire a closer relationship between Hong Kong and China.\nWhat is Quick to Listen?\xa0Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on\xa0Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on\xa0Twitter\nFollow our hosts on Twitter:\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Ted Olsen\nFollow our guest on Twitter: Gillian Chu\nMusic by\xa0Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Matt Linder\nThe transcript is edited by\xa0Bunmi Ishola\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices