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TechnoratiBut perhaps the most disturbing sign of the government’s animosity towards Christianity is that in the Korean War Museum, which Vessey and her husband visited, there is a display of a western priest with a knife in his hand and with a Korean woman under him. The Open Doors advocacy manager said the message being conveyed is that under the Christian guise of good works is evil and North Koreans should stay away from the religion.
Also, when visitors arrive at the airport, the North Korean government takes away visitors’ passports, return tickets and visas through the tour guide.
“We just get a little taste of what North Korea is like during this [North Korea Freedom] week,” said Jerry Dystra of Open Doors USA, to The Christian Post regarding the testimonies about North Korea. “We need to press congressmen for the passage of this bill (North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act) and pray for the North Korean people."
The North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2009, authored and introduced by Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), seeks to impose economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation on North Korea until it abandons its nuclear weapon programs and fixes its human rights problems.
Ros-Lehtinen spoke at the North Korea rally on Capitol Hill along with Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif).
Non-governmental organizations that participated in the rally included Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, Korean War Memorial Foundation and Freedom House.
The North Korea Freedom rally is part of North Korea Freedom Week, which takes place April 26-May 2. Organizers aim to raise awareness about the human rights problems in the country and get lawmakers to be more active in resolving the problems there.
