I haven’t seen the HBO series on the Tudors yet (HBO Asia is a year behind the US), but I find it interesting that the story is being revived and retold for today’s audience.
The story of Henry and his six wives is one that has held the fascination of people for hundreds of years. Is […]

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One thing about being around for awhile is that I am old enough to remember when Joe Biden, (and John Kerry, and Al Gore and Daschle) were prolife.
Most people tend to be prolife, you know, at least in most cases.
They oppose abortion except in three cases: That of incest, rape and deformity. (My more cynical […]

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There has been increased interest in the case of Son Jon Nam, an ex North Korean Army officer who was converted to Christianity in China and returned to his country as an evangelist, only to be arrested and convicted of “spying“.
But his case has more than human interests from a civil rights angle.
Newsweek and it’s […]

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Today it was announced that after years international negotiations, North Korea is preparing to take the first steps towards shutting down their nuclear reactor. However, for a man imprisoned in the basement of the National Security Agency in Pyongyang, this news, if he could hear it, which he can’t, would mean nothing.

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The story of Pastor Son, who became a Christian while working in China and returned to North Korea to spread his faith, gives us a glimpse into a rarely reported story: the large number of North Koreans who live and work in China, the porous border that allows the smuggling of Kareoke machines and South […]

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Americans are bread and butter Christians, with a thin slice of faith spread across the white bread culture.
They assume their way is the best, and seem to think their “missionaries” are taking the truth to the heathen.
What they don’t seem to realize is that Christianity has deep roots in Asia, and that the reason for […]

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Having the courage of your convictions can exact a heavy price.
A man in North Korea faces execution for trying to convert fellow countrymen to Christianity, according to a U.S.-based human rights group, “Voice of the Martyrs” (http://www.prisoneralert.com/). VOM states that Son Jong Nam defected from his native North Korea to China after his wife’s miscarriage – […]

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