Christianity in Korea

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Christianity in Korea
Topic Started: Sep 26 2006, 07:01 PM (793 Views)
ren	Aug 11 2007, 01:57 PM Post #16
Yoda Posts: 2,711 Group: Custodian Member #1 Joined: January 2, 2005	I'm sure you are aware of the Korean missionaries being held hostage in Afghanistan. Apparently the churchs in Korea compete with each other for money (donations) and prominence by going into "extreme" places to win over souls to the Christian cause. It's ironic that such egoistic and materialistic goals of which church gets the most converts is actually outfitted in the disguise of "Christian" humility, kindness, and love. :rolleyes: This group apparently ignored Korean government warnings not to go into Afghanistan and are now un-Christianly begging for their lives. Personally I think holding a bread on one hand and an "ideological" contract to be signed on the other hand is rather despicable and "un-Christian". Also, I think missionaries have huge egos. They believe in something. They can't stand the fact that others don't see the samething they see, which implies they themselves are wrong, and take it as an insult, so they spend their whole lives convincing others that they themselves are right.
	It has already begun.


black man	Aug 12 2007, 01:08 AM Post #17
Liaison Posts: 2,463 Group: supermod Member #48 Joined: July 11, 2005	^ ren, how about the Korean perspective? Did you get any information about Korean reactions (those of Koreans not related to those hostages) on the incidence?



Poetry25	Aug 12 2007, 03:31 AM Post #18
Advanced Member Posts: 149 Group: Members Member #109 Joined: June 20, 2006	Maybe I'm harsh but I've never been one to deeply devote myself to beliefs in which there are no scientific facts and or abundance of evidence. Which is probably why I think of religous followers as jokes especially when they attempt to convert others to believe their foolishness and base political agendas around religous belief systems. In my view religion and spirituality are quite different, so my issue is with religion not sprituality. If you're going to base your life and beliefs around something not proven, something that appears to be little more than a fairytale then I call into question your ability to think with logic as well as your critical thinking and analytical abilities. You're much too easily swayed and therefore easily manipulated and brainwashed. Cults are usually quite good at finding such types. Don't mean to offend these are just my personal feelings though I understand the purpose and or need for religion I still find it hard to believe that otherwise logical people would base their lives and attempt to perusuade others to believe this stuff.



blank slate	Aug 30 2007, 02:15 AM Post #19
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #218 Joined: August 28, 2007	black man Aug 12 2007, 01:08 AM ^ ren, how about the Korean perspective? Did you get any information about Korean reactions (those of Koreans not related to those hostages) on the incidence? Naturally, feelings about anything will vary, but it seems to me like most Koreans are frustrated about it on several different levels. Frustrated that the missionaries ignored the government's warning. Frustrated that the hostages couldn't be saved. Frustrated with the situation of the Middle East in general. Frustrated that people who had good intentions were murdered.



blank slate	Aug 30 2007, 02:21 AM Post #20
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #218 Joined: August 28, 2007	Quote: Fine you may be right about 33% of S Koreans claiming to be Christians.I spent three years in S Korea and couldn't gather much insight into S Korean politics.Maybe bcoz S Koreans are xenophobic,maybe bcoz I am a fool.Therefore I won't speculate on how much Christians are able to influence domestic and international politics in S Korea. Not really. Koreans are delighted when foreigners show an interest in their food, culture, etc. They're equally happy when people show an interest in their politics, but, of course, not when people show arrogance about the topic, which is true for every country. Quote: S Korean are very opportunistic and without a spine {my perception ofcourse and I may be wrong}.Maybe the figures vary as S Koreans keep changing their religous affiliation keeping in mind the benefits received {I may be half-assing here}. Thank you for that oh-so-generous assessment of an entire population. :rolleyes: A better explanation might be that the figures vary because of how the data is gathered...not because of the population.



black man	Aug 30 2007, 05:17 AM Post #21
Liaison Posts: 2,463 Group: supermod Member #48 Joined: July 11, 2005	blank slate Aug 30 2007, 02:15 AM black man Aug 12 2007, 01:08 AM ^ ren, how about the Korean perspective? Did you get any information about Korean reactions (those of Koreans not related to those hostages) on the incidence? Naturally, feelings about anything will vary, but it seems to me like most Koreans are frustrated about it on several different levels. Frustrated that the missionaries ignored the government's warning. Frustrated that the hostages couldn't be saved. Frustrated with the situation of the Middle East in general. Frustrated that people who had good intentions were murdered. Thanks for your comments. And welcome to this forum.



blank slate	Aug 30 2007, 08:55 PM Post #22
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #218 Joined: August 28, 2007	black man Aug 30 2007, 05:17 AM blank slate Aug 30 2007, 02:15 AM black man Aug 12 2007, 01:08 AM ^ ren, how about the Korean perspective? Did you get any information about Korean reactions (those of Koreans not related to those hostages) on the incidence? Naturally, feelings about anything will vary, but it seems to me like most Koreans are frustrated about it on several different levels. Frustrated that the missionaries ignored the government's warning. Frustrated that the hostages couldn't be saved. Frustrated with the situation of the Middle East in general. Frustrated that people who had good intentions were murdered. Thanks for your comments. And welcome to this forum. Thanks, black man; I saw a link posted to this site on another forum by Maju. I'm glad to be here, as there seems to be tons of good information & discussion.



ren	Aug 30 2007, 10:22 PM Post #23
Yoda Posts: 2,711 Group: Custodian Member #1 Joined: January 2, 2005	blank slate Aug 30 2007, 02:15 AM Frustrated that people who had good intentions were murdered. I'm not sure if Korean church organizations's vying attempts at converting unbelievers for publicity and donations (as I've read in the news) is exactly good intentions.
	It has already begun.


Jhangora	Sep 6 2007, 07:59 AM Post #24
What's This Posts: 978 Group: Members Member #97 Joined: March 30, 2006	ren Aug 11 2007, 01:57 PM I'm sure you are aware of the Korean missionaries being held hostage in Afghanistan. It seems they have a lot of money. It's said 20 million US $ were paid for the release of these hostages.
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black man	Nov 5 2007, 05:43 AM Post #25
Liaison Posts: 2,463 Group: supermod Member #48 Joined: July 11, 2005	According to the Pew global attitudes survey 2007 , only 37% of South Koreans think that it is not "necessary to believe in God to be moral/have good values". (See "Q45", p. 116 of the paper, p. 120 of the pdf). This is even less than US Americans. Those South Koreans who made a deeply religious statement (56%) are no less a majority in their country than the Americans who made the same statement (57%). More statistics at razib's blog: http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/2008/02/chris...are_sm.php#more



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