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2005-08-03 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-03 19:35|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's finally good to hear some Good News among all the Christian persecution that's going on. I have also read reports of other Christian missionaries are in full swing after the Tsunami and the floods in Bombay. I am not saying that I favor disasters but then again it's not really up to me, is it?

One constant that I find in all these articles is that the people (Christians) who the locals considered a threat, are the only ones sticking around to help after a disaster, whether it is environmental, natural, or emotional.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-03 19:52|| 2005-08-03 19:52|| Front Page Top

#2 It's finally good to hear some Good News among all the Christian persecution that's going on. I have also read reports of other Christian missionaries are in full swing after the Tsunami and the floods in Bombay. I am not saying that I favor disasters but then again it's not really up to me, is it?

One constant that I find in all these articles is that the people (Christians) who the locals considered a threat, are the only ones sticking around to help after a disaster, whether it is environmental, natural, or emotional. Here is an example of deliberate misinformation against Christianity.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-03 20:00|| 2005-08-03 20:00|| Front Page Top

#3 thanks for nothing, PR.

Posted by 2b 2005-08-03 20:31|| 2005-08-03 20:31|| Front Page Top

#4 2b,

Please explain. I don't want to waste anyone's bandwidth or time.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-03 20:47|| 2005-08-03 20:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I found that picture upsetting. I know you are making a valid point, but maybe a disclaimer would be best for something that graphic and haunting.

Posted by 2b 2005-08-03 20:56|| 2005-08-03 20:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I hear you. It won't happen again. I apologize.

Actually, I was in the process of putting a disclaimer, got distracted and hit the "submit" without previewing, at least twice.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-03 21:02|| 2005-08-03 21:02|| Front Page Top

#7 it's all right - it's a good article. It's just sometimes I get tired of all of the evil in this world and that picture pretty much sums it up.

Sometimes I have to wonder where the hatred, selfishness and cruelty comes from. At least if the Chinese convert, perhaps that's a billion more people that will at least attempt to embrace goodness over the lure of darkness. That's got to be a good thing.

Posted by 2b 2005-08-03 21:18|| 2005-08-03 21:18|| Front Page Top

#8 To throw in my $.02...do any of you know of a good site that has verifiable numbers of converts to Christianity by country? I've heard this for years about China (especially out in the rural/village areas), but have also heard it's also exploding in S. Korea, and many African nations. A buddy of mine just got back from Kenya (on mission) and they had a worship service there where 600+ villagers converted to Christianity! I'm betting in border states to "jihadistan" nations are seeing more and more converts. The only downside is that we may see a LOT more clashes between the jihadis/muslim gov'ts and the Christians (e.g. Sudan is my main example in this arena, but you see smaller conflicts in these border areas like SE Asia in Indonesia, etc.).

Posted by BA">BA 2005-08-03 21:23|| 2005-08-03 21:23|| Front Page Top

#9 BA,

"The only downside is that we may see a LOT more clashes between the jihadis/muslim gov'ts and the Christians"

But this time....

MSM duplicity exposed...........check
True nature of Islam exposed....check
Alt. media avail................check
U.S. awake from hibernation.....check
British awake from hibernation..check
IDF free to eliminate threats...check

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-03 22:05|| 2005-08-03 22:05|| Front Page Top

#10 The only downside is that we may see a LOT more clashes between the jihadis/muslim gov'ts and the Christians

This would change the general world-wide trend in what way, exactly?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-08-03 22:15|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-08-03 22:15|| Front Page Top

#11 The Koreans have been Christian for a long time. It got lost in the North for the most part, following the Communist take-over, but I think in the South the upwards of 90% belong to the religion... mostly Protestant, I do believe. There is at least one Korean Protestant Church within easy driving distance of my house, and several more in the city.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-03 22:25|| 2005-08-03 22:25|| Front Page Top

#12 The question is are these Christians as we know it. The Taiping Rebellion was fought between Christians and the government in China and if I recall it was a somewhat different version of Christianity.

At that point Christianity had grown so big as to be a threat to the Emporers, if my memory is correct. Looks like the tide is rising again.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-08-03 22:39|| 2005-08-03 22:39|| Front Page Top

#13 rjschwarz: The question is are these Christians as we know it. The Taiping Rebellion was fought between Christians and the government in China and if I recall it was a somewhat different version of Christianity.

In the past, a variety of religious sects have amassed armies either against or in behalf of the government. The Yellow Turbans helped bring about an end to the Han Dynasty. The Taipings attempted to topple the Qing Dynasty. The Boxers attempted to prop up the Qing Dynasty against the demands of various foreign powers for treaty ports and the like. But none of these movements had any real degree of intellectual coherence or staying power - the conflicts they brought about were pretty much raw power grabs by their leaders. I doubt that Christianity in its current form will spawn anything like the large-scale massacres that characterized the followers of the preceding sects - against their opponents when they were winning and against them when they were losing.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-08-03 23:04|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-08-03 23:04|| Front Page Top

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