North Korea
#1 Prosecutor of Christians 2019
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This article addresses the suffering of Christians in North Korea and illustrates the fear and pain they are enduring on a daily basis. This article draws specific attention to North Korea's political influence on society, and its effect on Christian's way of life. This article criticizes North Korea's government, presenting the idea that their government is the main driver of persecution in North Korea. The author provides readers with the point of view that North Korean’s who advocate for Christian persecution are the bad guys and Christians are the victims of their cruelty. North Korea is already viewed as evil by many considering their isolation from the world and restricting government. This article gives another valid reason to not be favorable towards North Korea, and may spark emotions of anger and disgust in readers. The topic of Christian Persecution in this article is understood as a problem that needs to be addressed and fixed, and presents a credible argument for why Christian persecution in North Korea is inhumane by providing valid facts and statistics.
Open Doors USA
This article addresses the never ending persecution of Christians in North Korea and the never ending violence associated with it.
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Idolizing the Kim Family in North Korea has been the main focus of North Korea's society for three generations. The Kim family believes that Christians are to be executed and removed from society. North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has continued to have zero toleration for Christians and tight control over the country.
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The suffering of Christians in North Korea is fatal. If they are discovered, they are sent to labor camps as political criminals or killed on the spot. Worship is prohibited and Christians are not able to express their faith freely in any way.
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This video from Open Doors USA explains the massive persecution of Christians in North Korea and illustrates why they are the number one persecutors of Christians in 2019, for the eighteenth year in a row.
North Korea holds the highest persecution rates, regarding their profile of persecution against Christians, in the world. This includes violence, church life, national life, community life, family life, and private life.
North Korea has over 70,000 Christians locked up in prison camps. This article talks about Christian prisoner "Prisoner 42" and her personal experience in solitary confinement and a re-education camp before she was released. Luckily, she was not killed or further abused as she lied about her Christian faith in order to become free again. Prison camps for Christians in North Korea are more common than most imagine.
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~Analysis Of Article~
​This article covers a story of a Christian in North Korea, and how she had to lie about her religious beliefs to avoid her own execution. It focuses on the consequences of being a Christian in North Korea, specifically those of “Prisoner 42.” It also touches on how Christian Women are the most exploited group in North Korea. The headline of the article is chilling: “North Korea prison camp survivor: 'Am I a Christian? Yes. I love Jesus. But I deny it.” This gives the impression that the punishment North Korean Christians receive is so cruel that people are forced to deny their faith in order to avoid violence. The photograph at the top of the article is a picture of a North Korean Christian who was imprisoned for her faith. Her eyes are covered to protect her identity. This illustrates how careful Christians in North Korea have to be about exposing themselves and their faith due to possible consequences. This article is promoting North Korea’s policies as evil and inhumane.