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by FBM » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:29 am
By Saeed Ahmed, CNN
February 19, 2014 -- Updated 0822 GMT (1622 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
John Short, 75, had with him some Gospel tracts
The Australian government says it is aware of reports of his detention
North Korea is already holding a Korean-American reported to have done missionary work
(CNN) -- A 75-year-old Australian missionary who traveled to North Korea as part of a tour group has been detained there, his wife said.
John Short had with him some Gospel tracts in Korean "which seem to be at the core of the detention," his wife said in a statement Wednesday.
"It is alleged he is being asked questions such as, 'Who sent you?', 'To what organization do you belong?', 'Who translated this material into Korean?'" his wife, Karen Short, said.
North Korea hasn't so far commented on the reported detention.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/world ... ?hpt=hp_t3
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by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:31 am
Did the NK cops say "Assume the position"?
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by FBM » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:36 am
It's a Short incarceration.
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by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:38 am
Martyrdom has its own appeal, one gathers...
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by Audley Strange » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:43 am
Hmm, he might be the first missionary to an actual outpost of Hell. Bold idiot.
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by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:46 am
"My strength is the strength of ten, because my heart is pure"
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by Audley Strange » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:50 am
Perhaps he'll be fed to those uncle eating dogs of Kim Jang Jong. Kinda fitting for a Christian Missionary.
Ugh... poor guy. I genuinely hope he gets out of there.
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by FBM » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:05 am
I bet they would trade him for a truckload of 'roo meat.
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by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:33 am
FBM wrote:I bet they would trade him for a truckload of 'roo meat.
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by mistermack » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:40 pm
There are too many people suffering through no fault of their own, for me to give a shit about people who go looking for grief.
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by Robert_S » Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:24 pm
mistermack wrote:There are too many people suffering through no fault of their own, for me to give a shit about people who go looking for grief.
That's how the mop flops.
Part of me agrees, but another part of me thinks about what happens to atheists in countries run by religious nuts.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:21 pm
Robert_S wrote:mistermack wrote:There are too many people suffering through no fault of their own, for me to give a shit about people who go looking for grief.
That's how the mop flops.
Part of me agrees, but another part of me thinks about what happens to atheists in countries run by religious nuts.
Yes, but as an atheist, if you travel to Saudi Arabia and hand out literature extolling the virtues of atheism, you will really deserve that Darwin award...
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by klr » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:12 am
FBM wrote:By Saeed Ahmed, CNN
February 19, 2014 -- Updated 0822 GMT (1622 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
John Short, 75, had with him some Gospel tracts
The Australian government says it is aware of reports of his detention
North Korea is already holding a Korean-American reported to have done missionary work
(CNN) -- A 75-year-old Australian missionary who traveled to North Korea as part of a tour group has been detained there, his wife said.
John Short had with him some Gospel tracts in Korean "which seem to be at the core of the detention," his wife said in a statement Wednesday.
"It is alleged he is being asked questions such as, 'Who sent you?', 'To what organization do you belong?', 'Who translated this material into Korean?'" his wife, Karen Short, said.
North Korea hasn't so far commented on the reported detention.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/world ... ?hpt=hp_t3
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by FBM » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:27 am
I'd chip in for their air fare.
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by JimC » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:28 am
Yep, I'd like to see them picket Dear Leader...
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