{"id":1020,"date":"2006-07-07T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-07T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/07\/rick-warren-to-preach-in-north.html"},"modified":"2006-07-07T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2006-07-07T21:39:00","slug":"rick-warren-to-preach-in-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/07\/rick-warren-to-preach-in-north.html","title":{"rendered":"Rick Warren to Preach in North Korea!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is amazing news:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Evangelical pastor Rick Warren has been invited to preach this summer to some 15,000 Christians in North Korea, a communist country infamous not only for its nuclear threats but also for its religious persecution.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nThe communist regime prohibits citizens from belonging to unauthorized religious groups. 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