The former dissident recalled that while he was exiled in Japan in 1973 South Korean agents kidnapped him, tied him up, and placed him on a boat, but before they could throw him overboard, U.S. agents rescued him, he said. Just when they were about to throw me overboard, Jesus Christ appeared before me with such clarity. I clung to him and begged him to save me. He won the prize for his work in seeking reconciliation with communist North Korea. China Is Demolishing Hundreds of Churches China is demolishing hundreds of underground Christian churches and temples.
China says it allows religious freedom, but it restricts religious practice.
Congregations are required to be sanctioned by the government, and those that are not sanctioned by the government, often are accused of defrauding or abusing their followers. A summit of leaders from a broad range of Christian denominations probably will be held next spring. Leaders of the National Council of Churches are working on ideas to bring other churches together for such a meeting. Kevin Mannoia of the National Association of Evangelicals and John Hotchkin of the Catholic Ecumenical Affairs Office in Washington said their organizations probably would participate. This writer has read too much of The Great Controversy to accept the honor of an invitation to attend and cooperate with these religious leaders as they seek solutions to our social problems.