Post by robertsjohn379 on Dec 3, 2018 13:32:10 GMT -5
Hello Everyone,
The persecution of religious minorities remains higher today than it ever has been. According to the Office of Social Justice, nearly five million registered Syrian refugees have fled both religious persecution from the Islamic State and the general chaos in Syria - Christians, Shia Muslims and Yazidis alike; many Christians have been ordered to convert to Islam, pay a religious tax or face death; and in Buddhist Myanmar, over 150,000 Muslims from the Rohingya ethnic group have been stripped of their citizenship and forced into appalling camps. These are just a few cases.
Such violation of religious freedom often occurs in authoritarian or fragmented regimes. However, in the democratic and constitutional Republic of Korea (yes - South Korea), there has been outright abuse of human rights committed beneath the guise of religion, leading to two deaths and more than 1000 kidnappings. Let me tell you about a heinous practice called ‘coercive conversion’ established and implemented by so-called “pastors”.
Even though rallies have been held in 23 cities in 15 countries since January 2018, the Korean government continues to remain silent about this matter. However, news circulated again and a news feature was broadcast on NBC and most recently, an article published in the New York Times.
If you believe all human rights - including religious freedom - must be protected, please join in the protest against the Christian Council of Korea and Coercive Conversion and support religious freedom. Get informed, get involved and help protect victims like Ji-In Gu. Please see the below pages
NBC Broadcast: www.youtube.com/c/endcoerciveconversion
Remember Gu: www.facebook.com/remembergu
religiousfreedomforall@gmail.com
