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North
Korea Investigative Report
Week
6 - Christianity in North Korea
Though
Christianity has seen tremendous growth in South Korea the past
few decades, North Korea was originally where the Church flourished
on the Korean peninsula. This changed when Kim Il Sung became leader
of North Korea, all religions were banned and Christians were forced
to either renounce their faith or face imprisonment or death. To
the masses, Kim Il Sung was God, and with his wife and son, they
formed a Juche Trinity.
Today
the presence of Christianity in North Korea is bleak. Children are
taught from an early age that there is no God and have no concept
of any religion. If people become Christian or are simply caught
with a Bible, they could be executed. However, North Koreans who
have made previous trips into China will tell those going for the
first time to seek help at buildings with a cross on them. While
those looking for help may not know the actual significance of the
cross, it still represents a hope of salvation from the life they
face in North Korea.
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