Korean Christians Critical of Missionary Ban

If you've been reading our blog for the last few weeks then you know that there has been some controversy about how the South Koreans were released from the terrorist Taliban. Today Compass Direct released the following story concerning some new controversy.

ISTANBUL, September 11 (Compass Direct News) – More than a week after the Taliban released Korean aid workers in Afghanistan, some South Korean Christians are critical of their government’s ban on missionary travel to the country. They claim that the ban limits religious freedom and encourages extremist attacks on Christians around the globe. A Taliban spokesman said last week that his group would continue kidnapping foreigners because they had found it to be an effective tactic, according to Agence France-Press. Choi Han Eu, president of the Institute for Asian Culture and Development, told Compass that carrying out religious activities is a basic human right that must be protected. “In Iraq, in Somalia or any other country where there is a dangerous situation, will Christians not be able to go there if it is a Muslim country?” said Choi. Christian sources said the ban has curtailed almost all development work by Koreans in Afghanistan.