Difference between revisions of "Religion and Atheism in North Korea"
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*[http://www.worldwatchlist.us/world-watch-list-countries/north-korea/ North Korea at Open Doors] | *[http://www.worldwatchlist.us/world-watch-list-countries/north-korea/ North Korea at Open Doors] | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, April 21, 2013
Under the militant state atheism of North Korea, Christians are persecuted more than in any other states. The former dictator Kim Il Sung is often treated by the North Koreans like a god. The government mandates belief in the Juche-ideology. Every competing religion is forbidden. The Christians pray in the underground and if they are caught, they are imprisoned. This prison is comparable with the labor camps in Nazi Germany where the prisoners were treated like slaves. In 2009, a North Korean Christian woman was executed for distributing Bibles.[1]
See also
- Militant atheism
- Martyred in the USSR: Militant Atheism in the former Soviet Union
- Religion and Atheism in Laos
- Religion and Atheism in Vietnam
- Christians in Iran
- Christians in Sudan
- Christians in Syria
- Open Doors