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Human Rights in Korea

Human Rights in Korea 28 Transformation Introduction Kim Myung Hyuk Ron Sider has recently pointed out with a caution in a political dictatorship. Son Bong Ho contributed to the paper presented to the WEF Theological Commission Presbyterian Theological Quarterly (December 1983) Triennial Consultation in JuneIJuly, 1986 that 'South an article entitled 'Missions and Social Justice' and Korean evangelicals seem hesitant to speak out for supported wholeheartedly the position of the Lausanne justice and freedom'. His remark is on the whole true. Covenant on the issue of Christian Social Responsibility. The Korean evangelical church by and large inherited Kim Myung Hyuk, the present general secretary of the K.E.F. made a critical remark in 1977 against the the dispensationalistic fundamentalism oriented evange- government's policy which required the students to take lical tradition of the western awakenings. Accordingly it military training on Sundays and thus infringed the has been mainly concerned with religious matters rather than socio-political ones. It is a strength as well as a freedom of Sabbath observance. He was arrested and interrogated. Kim also contributed a critical article to the weakness with the Korean church. The Korean church is Christian Press Weekly in Dec. 1983 against an address probably one of the very few living churches which stands firmly on the sole authority of the Scriptures, by the minister of culture and religious information in cherishes the experienced conviction of the power of which he insisted on the 'Korianization of Christianity'. prayer, and extols the most glorious task of evangelism Son Bong Ho, a member of the K.E.F. made a number at all costs. of critical remarks against the anti-democratic policies Cherishing these conservative evangelical characteris- of education in the 1980s. Jun Ho Jin, a member of tics, however, the Korean evangelical church began to the K.E.F. contributed such socio-politically concerned examine herself in the light of the comprehensive articles as 'Evangelism and Social Action', and 'Chris- reformed theology of life and became gradually con- tianity and Democracy' in the 1980s. cerned about her socio-political responsibilities during The K.E.F. made a public critical statement against the the past 15 years. One definite encouragement came government's policy which infringed the freedom of from the Lausanne Covenant of 1974. As it is pointed Sabbath observance on April 8, 1985. The K.E.F. held a out in the following document, the Korea Evangelical public seminar on the issue of 'Dangun' shrine on March Fellowship took the double task to launch a Bible-based 3, 1986 in which five prominent speakers presented evangelical movement with a holy life and to implement critical papers against the government's involvement in Christian belief and life in every domain of social life. the current attempt to build Dangun (the mythical The K.E.F. or its members have made a number of ancestor of Korean people) shrines all over the country. public critical remarks against government's policies The K.E.F. has now issued the following public critical which would inhibit freedom of faith and curtail freedom statement on the current, critical, socio-political situation of democratic social life. in Korea. Han Chul Ha contributed to the monthly Christian Thought (August 1970) an article entitled 'A way of over- Kim Myung Hyuk is General Secretary of the Korea Evangelical coming political non-existence' and criticised sharply Fellowship. STATEMENT FROM THE KOREA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP 'Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to our concern and opinion according to the Word of God any people'. (Proverbs 14:34) and our Christian conscience. Our primary objective at the present time is to start a During the past years, we Korean evangelical Christians reformation movement that transforms professed Chris- have intentionally kept silent as much as possible about tians into real Christians and the church into the real the national situation, for we support the principle of church. Hereby, let us make it our first priority and separation of church and state, and we have also prayer to initiate a widespread Bible-based evangelical assumed that silence would promote social stability. movement and a holy lifestyle in the Korean Church where the secularized world view and lifestyle are However, many evangelical laymen are not only dis- turbed by the recent social developments but they also epidemic. lack proper guidance in determining any position At the same time, we make it our goal to launch a whatever. Based on the judgement that further silence comprehensive reform movement that will not confine Christian belief and life to the boundaries of the may have a negative influence on social stability and individual or the church but will implement them in peace, we have decided that we must inevitably express http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies SAGE

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28 Transformation Introduction Kim Myung Hyuk Ron Sider has recently pointed out with a caution in a political dictatorship. Son Bong Ho contributed to the paper presented to the WEF Theological Commission Presbyterian Theological Quarterly (December 1983) Triennial Consultation in JuneIJuly, 1986 that 'South an article entitled 'Missions and Social Justice' and Korean evangelicals seem hesitant to speak out for supported wholeheartedly the position of the Lausanne justice and freedom'. His remark is on the whole true. Covenant on the issue of Christian Social Responsibility. The Korean evangelical church by and large inherited Kim Myung Hyuk, the present general secretary of the K.E.F. made a critical remark in 1977 against the the dispensationalistic fundamentalism oriented evange- government's policy which required the students to take lical tradition of the western awakenings. Accordingly it military training on Sundays and thus infringed the has been mainly concerned with religious matters rather than socio-political ones. It is a strength as well as a freedom of Sabbath observance. He was arrested and interrogated. Kim also contributed a critical article to the weakness with the Korean church. The Korean church is Christian Press Weekly in Dec. 1983 against an address probably one of the very few living churches which stands firmly on the sole authority of the Scriptures, by the minister of culture and religious information in cherishes the experienced conviction of the power of which he insisted on the 'Korianization of Christianity'. prayer, and extols the most glorious task of evangelism Son Bong Ho, a member of the K.E.F. made a number at all costs. of critical remarks against the anti-democratic policies Cherishing these conservative evangelical characteris- of education in the 1980s. Jun Ho Jin, a member of tics, however, the Korean evangelical church began to the K.E.F. contributed such socio-politically concerned examine herself in the light of the comprehensive articles as 'Evangelism and Social Action', and 'Chris- reformed theology of life and became gradually con- tianity and Democracy' in the 1980s. cerned about her socio-political responsibilities during The K.E.F. made a public critical statement against the the past 15 years. One definite encouragement came government's policy which infringed the freedom of from the Lausanne Covenant of 1974. As it is pointed Sabbath observance on April 8, 1985. The K.E.F. held a out in the following document, the Korea Evangelical public seminar on the issue of 'Dangun' shrine on March Fellowship took the double task to launch a Bible-based 3, 1986 in which five prominent speakers presented evangelical movement with a holy life and to implement critical papers against the government's involvement in Christian belief and life in every domain of social life. the current attempt to build Dangun (the mythical The K.E.F. or its members have made a number of ancestor of Korean people) shrines all over the country. public critical remarks against government's policies The K.E.F. has now issued the following public critical which would inhibit freedom of faith and curtail freedom statement on the current, critical, socio-political situation of democratic social life. in Korea. Han Chul Ha contributed to the monthly Christian Thought (August 1970) an article entitled 'A way of over- Kim Myung Hyuk is General Secretary of the Korea Evangelical coming political non-existence' and criticised sharply Fellowship. STATEMENT FROM THE KOREA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP 'Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to our concern and opinion according to the Word of God any people'. (Proverbs 14:34) and our Christian conscience. Our primary objective at the present time is to start a During the past years, we Korean evangelical Christians reformation movement that transforms professed Chris- have intentionally kept silent as much as possible about tians into real Christians and the church into the real the national situation, for we support the principle of church. Hereby, let us make it our first priority and separation of church and state, and we have also prayer to initiate a widespread Bible-based evangelical assumed that silence would promote social stability. movement and a holy lifestyle in the Korean Church where the secularized world view and lifestyle are However, many evangelical laymen are not only dis- turbed by the recent social developments but they also epidemic. lack proper guidance in determining any position At the same time, we make it our goal to launch a whatever. Based on the judgement that further silence comprehensive reform movement that will not confine Christian belief and life to the boundaries of the may have a negative influence on social stability and individual or the church but will implement them in peace, we have decided that we must inevitably express

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