Posts Tagged ‘north-koreans’

Spreading Gospel a mission of death

July 9th, 2010

SEOUL Like most North Koreans, Son Jong-nam knew next to nothing about Christianity when he fled to neighboring China in 1998. Nearly 11 years later, he died back in North Korea in prison, reportedly tortured to death for trying to spread the Gospel in his native land, armed with 20 …

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Spreading Gospel a mission of death

AP Exclusive: NKorean killed for spreading Gospel

July 4th, 2010

Like most North Koreans, Son Jong Nam knew next to nothing about Christianity when he fled to neighboring China in 1998.

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AP Exclusive: NKorean killed for spreading Gospel

How Christmas Is (Not) Celebrated in North Korea (Time Magazine)

December 25th, 2009

For most North Koreans, Christmas has long been a nonevent, in part because the government keeps a tight rein on information about religious holidays, and in part because Christians can be arrested — and worse — for celebrating it

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