Comments on: Korean right-wing Christians http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:50:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-34195 railwaycharm Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:03:58 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-34195 Surprise, surprise, Churches are big business. Let's not kid ourselves. Surprise, surprise, Churches are big business. Let’s not kid ourselves.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-3033 R. Elgin Fri, 09 Apr 2004 21:33:29 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-3033 This has been a real problem for me finding a decent church here in Seoul. Many seem to be noise factories that are more interested in growth in numbers and money than in spiritual substance. I did find two good ones but my Korean is just not up to snuff to contribute to such a community (shame on me). This has been a real problem for me finding a decent church here in Seoul. Many seem to be noise factories that are more interested in growth in numbers and money than in spiritual substance. I did find two good ones but my Korean is just not up to snuff to contribute to such a community (shame on me).

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-3032 Anonymous Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:54:59 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-3032 Mega churches exist in the US as well. Many American churches also have their own churches, their own seminaries, their own radio channels, and publshiers, and some with regular tv spots. Thus, it is the case that our Korean brothers have once again acted as good students of our teachers. Of course, with some improvements. I don't know if they're to be called improvements, but I'd like to look at them that way ;) A Pastor of a huge church talking politics...Is it really something to be condemned? No. They do it also in the US. This is actually a sign of Korean democracy becoming more and more like US democracy. Just like Giulliani said. Regional party based politics is breaking down in favor of conservatism vs liberalism. I think Kim Jong Pil, whether you like him or not, mentioned this around the year 2000. It only makes sense for the Chrisitians to be appalled at liberals, just like in the USA. Unlike Americans, however, the Koreans Christians do not have a particular party that supports them. Han Nara, Uri, Min Ju, Min No...nobody in particular appeals to them. On a side note, I think Protestant churches have effectively made their pastors their popes. They have an acting papacy and they don't really realize it. Mega churches exist in the US as well. Many American churches also have their own churches, their own seminaries, their own radio channels, and publshiers, and some with regular tv spots.
Thus, it is the case that our Korean brothers have once again acted as good students of our teachers. Of course, with some improvements. I don’t know if they’re to be called improvements, but I’d like to look at them that way ;)
A Pastor of a huge church talking politics…Is it really something to be condemned? No. They do it also in the US.

This is actually a sign of Korean democracy becoming more and more like US democracy. Just like Giulliani said. Regional party based politics is breaking down in favor of conservatism vs liberalism. I think Kim Jong Pil, whether you like him or not, mentioned this around the year 2000.

It only makes sense for the Chrisitians to be appalled at liberals, just like in the USA.

Unlike Americans, however, the Koreans Christians do not have a particular party that supports them.

Han Nara, Uri, Min Ju, Min No…nobody in particular appeals to them.

On a side note, I think Protestant churches have effectively made their pastors their popes. They have an acting papacy and they don’t really realize it.

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-3031 slim Fri, 09 Apr 2004 18:54:48 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-3031 I'm shocked, shocked that there could be megalomania, mammon worship and unaccountability in large Korean organisations. I’m shocked, shocked that there could be megalomania, mammon worship and unaccountability in large Korean organisations.

]]> By: Scott http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-3030 Scott Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:27:51 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-3030 I worked for a Christian dot-com in the USA a few years ago. Same thing. Not so much with my (new) company, but with the companies we worked with. Every entity was a fiefdom with it's own Personal Leader???. The US has the same Leader-as-demagogue problem. But more usually with 'organizations' than churches, proper. I can think of one regional organization that is closely tied to their leader in the same way as the Korean chuch leader is described. Having said that, the Korean ability to take an idea and run it to an extreme still astounds me.... I worked for a Christian dot-com in the USA a few years ago. Same thing. Not so much with my (new) company, but with the companies we worked with. Every entity was a fiefdom with it’s own Personal Leader???.

The US has the same Leader-as-demagogue problem. But more usually with ‘organizations’ than churches, proper. I can think of one regional organization that is closely tied to their leader in the same way as the Korean chuch leader is described.

Having said that, the Korean ability to take an idea and run it to an extreme still astounds me….

]]> By: kimchipig http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/korean-right-wing-christians/#comment-3029 kimchipig Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:18:08 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=695#comment-3029 What do you call three Koreans praying together? A church. What do you call three Koreans listening to a speech? A political party. What do you call three Koreans praying together?

A church.

What do you call three Koreans listening to a speech?

A political party.

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