06-09-2009, 12:11 PM
06-09-2009, 06:11 PM
A friend of mine sent me this same video. It's really cool.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
jammin4 Wrote:
You can't understand most of what they're saying, but the sound is awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRO_D5eUOE
06-09-2009, 06:31 PM
If I'm not mistaken, though, JWs are banned in China. Other Christians - mabe not.
luci-g Wrote:
A friend of mine sent me this same video. It's really cool.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
jammin4 Wrote:
You can't understand most of what they're saying, but the sound is awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRO_D5eUOE
06-09-2009, 06:55 PM
I would guess that JWs are probably banned.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
jammin4 Wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, though, JWs are banned in China. Other Christians - mabe not.
luci-g Wrote:
A friend of mine sent me this same video. It's really cool.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
jammin4 Wrote:
You can't understand most of what they're saying, but the sound is awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRO_D5eUOE
06-09-2009, 11:04 PM
A couple back in MD - wife is Chinese - have visited China on occasion and mentioned that they are very discreet about their faith when they are there. If I remember correctly they do not mention that they are JWs when in China. What you say about China is pretty consistent with what we studied in the Bible study this evening about balanced allegiance to governments. It explains why JWs are not registered there. Thanks for the info.
luci-g Wrote:
I would guess that JWs are probably banned.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
jammin4 Wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, though, JWs are banned in China. Other Christians - mabe not.
luci-g Wrote:
A friend of mine sent me this same video. It's really cool.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
jammin4 Wrote:
You can't understand most of what they're saying, but the sound is awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRO_D5eUOE
06-10-2009, 11:26 AM
You're welcome! :)
If you'd like a little more info you can find it at wikipedia. Just do a search for "Christianity in Korea."
I tried looking for stats on jws in china using wt sources, but there arent any. It's that bad.
If you'd like a little more info you can find it at wikipedia. Just do a search for "Christianity in Korea."
I tried looking for stats on jws in china using wt sources, but there arent any. It's that bad.
jammin4 Wrote:
A couple back in MD - wife is Chinese - have visited China on occasion and mentioned that they are very discreet about their faith when they are there. If I remember correctly they do not mention that they are JWs when in China. What you say about China is pretty consistent with what we studied in the Bible study this evening about balanced allegiance to governments. It explains why JWs are not registered there. Thanks for the info.
luci-g Wrote:
I would guess that JWs are probably banned.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
Even though there has been some loosening on restrictions, for the most part the churches that operate freely have registered with the government and are tightly controlled by government authorities. because they have government affiliations they must follow the regulations imposed upon them.
Ive read that there are underground "home churches" that have not registered with the Chinese government and because of this have been persecuted. The JWs may well be included in this group, but since there hasn't been any accurate data on the JWs in China it would be difficult to find out. :read:
Oh and btw, And my Korean friends did say they had to be very careful while they were in China, so my guess is that they didn't register with the gov.
jammin4 Wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, though, JWs are banned in China. Other Christians - mabe not.
luci-g Wrote:
A friend of mine sent me this same video. It's really cool.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
Korea is an interesting country. It's the only Asian country where Christianity was took hold. I think it was introduced by a Korean diplomat to China who had converted. I was told that one-fourth of the population of South Korea is Christian (but I read somewhere that's it's actually one-third). ALso Korea sends more missionaries than any other country except for the United States.
I have some Korean Christian friends- a married couple- Who are very devout and sincere Christians. A couple of years ago they went on a two-week mission to China to evangelize. Since I used to work at their dry cleaners, they asked me to watch the shop while they were gone. I have to admit, I felt honored that they trusted me with such a responsibilty.
jammin4 Wrote:
You can't understand most of what they're saying, but the sound is awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRO_D5eUOE