{"id":282,"date":"2010-01-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/01\/the-spotlights-on-north-korea.html"},"modified":"2010-01-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T10:00:00","slug":"the-spotlights-on-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/01\/the-spotlights-on-north-korea.html","title":{"rendered":"The Spotlight Is on North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

One community member shares the recent news that North Korea has earned the number one spot for just about any religious, including Christian, persecution. Grinandbearit describes, “The first position of the World Watch List in 2010 is again reserved for North Korea, the country where every religious activity is recognized as an insurrection to the North Korean socialist principles.
\nFurthermore, during North Korea’s strict searches considerable numbers of Christian believers have been exposed. During the mentioned campaigns, the North Korean regime especially targeted secret Christians all over North Korea to arrest and kill them…In spite of these inhuman circumstances, Christianity is growing and the chances to hear the Gospel are growing.”
\nWhat do you think<\/a> of all of this? Join the new and lively discussion<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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