Christians in North Korea Scalded with Molten Iron
In North Korea alone, 300 people are killed each year for their faith. Here are some examples of the religious persecution that takes place:
* In one prison, a warden hung a Christian man upside down and ordered him to deny his beliefs. Eventually the warden stabbed at him and pushed him to the ground, ordering 6,000 prisoners to trample him to death.
* Eight prisoners stayed silent when told to deny the existence of heaven, so an infuriated prison official ordered other inmates to pour molten iron over them.
* Some reports say Christian prisoners are deliberately crippled so they cannot walk; others are left naked and so starved they eat the rats scampering in their prison cells raw.
More on this can be found here.
This is an example of a government trying to force its religious beliefs onto it’s people. Oddly, the major religions in North Korea are Buddhism and Confucianism - two typically nonviolent faiths. This is also an example of how religious faith can be used to justify/cause/allow suffering.
Category: Death, Government, Violence
October 1st, 2008 at 3:27 pm
“This is an example of a government trying to force its religious beliefs onto it’s[sic] people.”
The North Korean government is either atheist or agnostic - like you.
December 31st, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Hi, that may be the case. The point of the post is that religion is involved in violence. These people are being attacked because they are Christian so religion is the basis of the attack. This blog is here to point out the negative effects of religion - not to make the case that any one religion or set of religious beliefs is the root of this violence. Religious thought itself is the culprit.