of the reports I keep reading...
South Koreans question Afghan aid missionThe Christian Science Monitor"...The missionaries were warned by the Korean government that it was too dangerous to go to Afghanistan and preach about the Christian God," said Kim Hyoung Jin, a university student in Seoul. "They knew they were taking a risk, even though they knew they were doing a wonderful job, and they knew that something was going to happen."
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"Some Korean Christians think it's a good thing to go to Afghanistan and die trying to proselytize on behalf of their religion," said Chang, a regular churchgoer in a country that is one-third Christian. "But many are critical."
With nearly 17,000 missionaries in 173 nations, South Korea is second only to the United States in the number of Christians sent abroad. In 2004, eight South Korean missionaries were kidnapped (and later released) in Iraq. Later that year, a man who had gone to Iraq to do missionary work was beheaded. That killing prompted sympathy in Korea. But some South Koreans are reacting more critically this time.
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The congregation that sent the group to Afghanistan now is recalling an additional 42 members on missions there and says it will not attempt to send more. Seoul, meanwhile, is sending a special envoy to Afghanistan to try to sort out demands for the hostages' release, including money, the release of Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government, and the withdrawal of 210 South Korean troops before the year's end.
Seattle Times...more missionaries than troops...?