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According to the Christian organization Open Doors, North Korea persecutes Christians more than any other country in the world. [15]In a study of 117 North Koreans who had been affected by religious persecution which was conducted by the Korea Future Initiative, it was found that Christians made up about 80% of the people who were surveyed.
The practice of Christianity in Korea is marginal in North Korea, but significant in South Korea, where it revolves around Protestantism and Catholicism, accounting for 8.6 million [ 1][ 2] and 5.8 million [ 3] members, respectively. Christianity in the form of Catholicism was first introduced during the late Joseon Dynasty period by Confucian ...
The World Mission Society Church of God is a new religious movement established by Ahn Sahng-hong in South Korea in 1964. [ 5] The church believes that Ahn Sahng-hong is the Second Coming of Jesus, and that Zahng Gil-jah is God. [ 6] Ex-members and several experts have called it a cult. [ 12]
In 2019, North Korea was ranked as the worst country in the world in terms of Christian persecution by international Catholic aid organization Aid to the Church in Need. [5] In 2023, the country was ranked as the worst place in the world to be a Christian by Open Doors. [6] In 2023, the country was scored zero out of 4 for religious freedom. [7]
Yŏŭido Sunbogŭm Kyohoe. Yoido Full Gospel Church ( Korean : 여의도 순복음 교회) is a Pentecostal church affiliated with the Assemblies of God on Yeouido (Yoi Island) in Seoul, South Korea. With about 480,000 members, it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea. [ 1][ 2] Founded by David Yonggi Cho and Choi Ja ...
The latter half of the population that are religious, are split in the following way: 20% believe in Protestantism, 16% believe in Buddhism, 13% believe in Catholicism, and 1% believe in other religions or cults. Essentially, the studies findings show that 50% of South Koreans are now non-religious, 32% follow some section of Christianity, 16% ...
The Christian Council of Korea (CCK) is a national evangelical alliance, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. [ 1] The CCK is one of the alliances of churches in South Korea, [ 2] comprising 69 denominations and 20 Christian organizations, which together represent over 12 million people. [ 3] The organization's purpose is to study, confer ...
The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church originated in the 20th century to raise awareness of the increasing violence, torture, death, "worship restrictions, public humiliation, and social isolation" that some Christians face in atheist states, such as in North Korea, as well as in South Asia and the Middle East; [3] [11] the ...