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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: Why the Korean missionaries did it |
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BUNDANG, South Korea: Seo Jeong Bae was not too worried when his daughter and son, both Christians, told him last month that they were going to Afghanistan on an aid mission to help children in the Islamic country.
His daughter had already traveled to Uzbekistan, India and Uganda for volunteer work. "Father, don't worry. We don't proselytize. How can I?" she assured her father, who is not a Christian. "I can't even speak the language."
Above all, Seo supported his children's trip because he knew what it was like a child growing up in a war-ravaged country; he was born in February 1950, four months before the outbreak of the Korean War.
"Whenever I saw those poor children on television, I thought of my own childhood," Seo said. "I felt good and proud when my children left for Afghanistan."
The family's humanitarian dream has since turned into a nightmare. Taliban insurgents kidnapped Seo's 29-year-old daughter, Myeong Hwa, his 27-year-old son, Kyeong Seok, and 21 other South Korean church volunteers on July 19, six days after they left for Afghanistan on a 10-day mission.
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Many had excellent intentions. They were poorly led, however. The leaders of their church should have know better. You simply don't set off through Taliban country on a bus without an armed escort believing Jesus will protect you. Odd god doesn't bother to save these people. If god can make some guy create gem powder appear or whatever Penn & Teller magic trick that web site was promoting and cast out evil demons and help people win the Super Bowl, he can certainly help these Korean women.
Your god should get on it and stop trying to do the bidding of Pat Robertson.
(And when are you going to join us in the evolution thread and disprove big bang. You said you were going to do that.) |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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Yes, they went there to help children. That's what alot of evangelicals do because "helping" children allows for clandestinely preaching to kids and teaching them to pray. It is easy for people without a spine.
But now a bigger challenge faces them: If they are so convincing, nows the time to convert the Taleban into Christians. This is a great opportunity for them.
Fighting! |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Of course their families, friends and fellow cult-members are going to paint their summer vacation in Afghanistan in the most positive of lights. Of course they will say it is about helping kids. Of course!
In reality, they were there because Afghans aren't Christian and the Koreans think they ought to be. Final answer. |
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