Author: Ryan Foley, US Correspondent.

Ryan Foley, US Correspondent. A Christian pastor is facing a criminal charge after refusing to leave while praying on a sidewalk outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s treatment of religious minorities. The Rev. Patrick Mahoney, leader of the Christian Defense Coalition, announced in a Sept. 28 Facebook post that he was “arrested by the United States Secret Service for peacefully praying on a public sidewalk in front of the Chinese Embassy.” He shared video of the arrest, lamenting, “It is tragic that I am being treated like a Chinese citizen.” “This is a sad…