Om "kristen kommunism" i DFRK.
Roland Boer, filosofiprofessor, forskar i ämnet socialism och kristendom, har gett ut intressanta böcker om bl a Stalin och kristendom.
I detta papper tar han upp bl a DFRK och kristendomen, från sid 14 i (pdf-fil):
”As I write, five churches now exist in Pyongyang: three Protestant, one Roman Catholic and one Russian Orthodox (completed with state funds in 2006). We should also note the increase in numbers of Christian church members, rising from approximately 5,000 in the early 1980s to more than 12,000 at the beginning of the 2000s, with 30 ministers and 300 churchofficials (Kim 2003, 26). What is the source of these numbers? They do not come from proselytising, which is restricted due to concerns over foreign influences, but from an active search for Christians, who earlier worshipped privately or in small house churches but have more recently been encouraged to worship openly. Clearly, this is a rather different picture from the one usually peddled concerning Christianity in the DPRK. I suggest that it is also a unique and —for many— an unexpected form of Christian communism. Ryu and Kim admit that the context remains somewhat hostile for Christianity, at least in the forms to which many have become accustomed, but they also they emphasise how Christians in the DPRK have been actively involved in society and largely support the government in its arduous task of trying to construct a Korean form of socialism. This is support in word and in deed. For instance, the Korean Christians Federation now plays a significant role in international relations through their connections and dialogue with Christian organisations in South Korea and further abroad, especially for acountry that has so systematically been demonised and isolated.
”With great caution and sensitivity the North Korean Christian community, Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox, have been able to show by example that they are fully committed to the well-being of their nation. They strongly identify with the ideals of the DPRK and sincerely believe that their Christian Faith strengthens and deepens their role as loyal citizens. (citat av Don Borrie, nyzeeländsk präst) Borrie 2004”
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