A Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID

The issue is not really about religion. They're making an example of him, and it's depressing to realize that us and others reading this story and adding to the publicity is the very mechanism by which they are deterring others from free expression.

If you've left an oppressive shit hole like China or Iran, don't go back. That's how people end up in jail or worse. Happens all the time.