JWs in North Korea?

M.J.

I can't seem to find any links to the annual report released earlier this year. Just wondering how many JWs are in North Korea. It's a very oppressive place and must be very difficult for any kind of evangelizing activity.

Here's an article I found about missionaries in N. Korea: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/international/asia/19missionary.html?ex=1292648400&en=1735f2f1e2d4ad24&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Here's a story about how Christian missionaries run an "Underground Railroad" out of North Korea: http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501060501/story.html

I couldn't find any relevant references to North Korea on the WT CD.

garybuss

http://www.watchtower.org/statistics/worldwide_report.htm

Hellrider

Jws in north korea? Well, not for long...(kaboooom)

My MILs worst nightmare, a nonJW

Watchtower Stats refer to Korea Rebublic of and list a population of 48,460,590

South Korea is considered the Republic of Korea and has a popluation of approx 48,460,590

North Korea has a population of more like 25,000,000

So the Watchtower stats are for South Korea alone, not North Korea.

99% sure that North Korea does not even allow Witnesses.

JWdaughter

Surely it cannot be true that there are NO JWs in N. Korea-even if it is illegal and they are persecuted, I am sure they have quite a loyal contingent. The stats must be wrong. There MUST be JWs in N.Korea-if only so they can be persecuted and used as an example in the yearbook!

moomanchu

and this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations and then the end will come.

There has to be witnesses there how else could the end come?

FairMind

There has to be witnesses there how else could the end come?

What about the Muslim lands? In some of those countries proselytizing is punishable be death.

Inquisitor

What about the Muslim lands? In some of those countries proselytizing is punishable be death. - FairMind

Depending on the country, I think proselytizing to Muslims is punishable...not just the mere act of proselytizing.

INQ

TheOldHippie

Leaving Islam and becoming Christian is a death-punishable crime, and I know people wo came from such circumstances. The ones killing those having left Islam, were not be punished. You have examples even from Britain, that a Moslem father killed his daughter because she had started attending JW meetings. What a person in the country where I know people, had to do, was to leave the country, get baptized in Lebanon where it is not that strict, and then never go back to his country of origin.

THAT is tough.

windchime

I am not sure, but I've heard once that there were no JWs in North Korea when I was active (six or more years ago).

JWs in North Korea?

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