Filed under: Burma/Myanmar | Tags: autonomy, burma, burmese, christian, christians, government, karen, myanmar, oppression, persecuted, persecution, soldiers, tribe
In Burma there is a tribe called the Karen Tribe. They are largely a Christian tribe. And they are being chased and persecuted by the Burmese government. They have been aiming for autonomy for years, and have been brutally hunted, murdered, and oppressed. Whole villages are being burned to the ground, and the Karen people are fleeing for their lives.
check out these links to articles about the Karen tribe
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/08/21/christian-karen-under-fire-in
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/asia/21myanmar.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Filed under: China | Tags: beijing, China, Christ, christianity, christians, church, communist, God, gospel, government, Jesus, pastors, prison, registered, religion, three self, underground
This is part of ChinaAid’s “expert commentary” section. A very good speech by Yu JianRong at Peking University on December 11, 2008. He performed a year-long study and analysis on China’s house churches.
Yu goes into great detail about what he observed in Chinese house churches throughout many provinces in China. I’d recommend reading it.
To ensure hope for the persecuted church, go to www.alpharelief.org
Filed under: China | Tags: China, christianity, christians, church, communist, God, gospel, human rights, Jesus, police, prison, registered, religion, three self, underground, United States
Check this link out.
In ShanXi Province there is a Christian church which is being persecuted. The authorities are putting people in handcuffs and humiliating them on TV for being Christians.
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: Bill Clinton, euna lee, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, North Korea
Today Laura Ling and Euna Lee were pardoned by Kim Jong Il. Bill Clinton was sent to negotiate the release of the two women.
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: BBC, Bill Clinton, euna lee, journalist, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, Madeleine Albright, missile, North Korea, nuclear, president, United States
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8182716.stm
Bill Clinton is reported to have met with Kim Jong Il recently in an unannounced trip to North Korea. He was involved in the freeze on nuclear activity during his Presidency, so maybe he still has influence now? Who knows. Maybe he is there for the two journalists? Either way, he is the highest profile American to visit since Madeleine Albright in 2000.
