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Report Copyright Violation | North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor WASHINGTON — A new short documentary film exposes the challenges North Korean Christians have endured in a nation where millions have never even heard the name of Jesus. Despite severely repressive conditions, pastors and scholars are envisioning a new future for the repressed nation.
As the State Department's Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom was held just miles away, the film "Humanity Denied: Religious Freedom in North Korea" from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission was shown for the first time at the Senate Dirksen building Thursday. Preceding the film, a panel of experts spoke on the situation in the Far East country.
Christians and other religious believers in North Korea face the most severe persecution of any religious minorities in the world.
It is undeniable that the right to freedom of religion is not respected in North Korea. The Pyongyang regime persecutes Christians in a particularly brutal fashion. Prayer, worship, congregating, and possessing sacred texts are severely penalized by torture and imprisonment.
"They said 'we are not afraid of nuclear weapons ... we are afraid of someone like you bringing religion into our country and use it against us and then everybody will turn to God and this will become God's country and we will fall," Bae told the dozens gathered at the event.
Pyongyang was once known as the "Jerusalem of the Far East" and had a strong Christian presence, he explained. But today, except for the faith of those few who have been forced underground, most North Koreans have never heard the name of Jesus. In all the hundreds of refugees that he has met, Bae recounted that he never met a single escapee who fled North Korea that had heard of Jesus.
When Bae would talk about Jesus with North Koreans they would ask him if Jesus lives in Korea or China. [ link to www.christianpost.com (secure)] Susie
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor Please continue to Pray for the Persecuted Church! Susie
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07/21/2019 11:59 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor WHEN YOU THINK OF THE COMBINED DEATH TOLL OF THOSE TWO FACTORS YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THE NORTH KOREANS ARE BETTER INFORMED THAN MOST. |
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07/22/2019 12:00 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor Pence needs to work on that
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76890717
I think behind the scenes they are....
Bae's work involves sending aid and Bibles in bottles of rice sent down the river into North Korea and helping North Koreans escape, including those trapped in sex slavery in China. "We need to get ready when North Korea opens up. If the North Korean regime suddenly falls, are we ready to have enough Bibles to let them know what is truth and how they can find truth?" he said. Susie
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.....Matthew 6:21
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor
the 'Christian' nation of US completely carpet bombed their entire country. for what? the Christian nation celebrated the genocide by giving general mcCarthur one of the biggest parades in history as to who was the aggressor, how many Americans did north KOreans murder on US soil? that's right, ZERO. NOrth Koreans have never raped a single US citizen. murdered a single US citizen on your soil. |
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07/22/2019 12:09 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor CONSIDERING HOW CHRISTIANS HAVE CUCKED US TO NEAR EXTINCTION IN THE USA, SEEMS LIKE THE NORKS ARE ONTO SOMETHING. |
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07/22/2019 12:30 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor So all them north koreans who never heard of Jesus gonna be burnt alive forever...cause they never heard of Jesus?
Cause they teach that the only way not to burn in hell forever is to accept Jesus.
How do you accept someone you never heard about? |
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: North Korea more afraid of Christians than nuclear weapons, says formerly imprisoned pastor Christians...?
Whatever. |
