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Opinion
Nomoreblames,justprayforAfghanistan
A
few days ago, 21 Korean people were
several centuries, the gospel cannot have been
taken away in Afghanistan. They went
spreadallovertheworld.Theirdeathwillbemore
there under the name of “medical
valuable, I think, and their sacrifices will not be
volunteers,” but they were on purpose to do a
fruitless if we consider it as a long-term mission.
missionary work. Fortunately, they got freed now
Moreover, what is the religious pluralism in the
andthenationalattentiontothiseventhasquieted
global generation? I think this concept is not
down. However, I want to clarify it as one of the
acceptable for Muslims like Taliban in
Christians.
Afghanistan as well as for Christians. Both
MassmediasaidthatmanyKoreanpeoplewho
ChristianityandIslamadmitjustonlyoneGod,so
HwangEun-Jin
had heard of the news were very shocked and
it is inevitable to conflict with each other and
(S-06)
worried about 21 kidnapped people, but at the
sometimesthesesituationsrequirepeople’sblood.
same time some Korean people blamed them for
After this severe event happened, it is much
going there. Whoever was a Christian or non-
tougher to share a gospel in Korea. Although it
Christian blamed them, exactly their incautious
mightnotbelimitedinareligiousproblem,ithas
behaviors. However, everybody knows that
been overly treated in Korea society as if it was
Afghanistan is the leading dangerous country in
justbecauseofthereligion.However,ifthisevent
theworldandIthink21Christiansknewitenough.
deeplyhadtodowithreligion,Idonotthinkitwas
Although having known the fact, they decided to
fruitless because God said, “for since in the
go to Afghanistan and evangelize after writing
wisdomofGodtheworldthroughitswisdomdid
theirownwillsforeachother.Howcouldwelevel
not know him, God was pleased through the
criticism at them who were to contribute their
foolishness of what was preached to save those
valuablelives?Itisabsolutelynoteasytoriskmy
who believe. (Corinthians 1:21)” It was not the
neckfortheothers.
foolishnessofevangelism,butmusthavebeenthe
Many Korean people, mainly non-Christians,
great plan to the 21 Christian people, and also it
take up the position that two people were dead in
was the opportunity to interest the Koreans in
vain with their reckless religious behaviors which
Afghanistan. Therefore, I hope the current
were out of religious pluralism in this global
criticism about this event flow away and the
generation. However, it is not understandable
currentprayerforAfghanistancomeandoverflow
because the death of two people, including pastor
for the sake of two martrys who were dead in
BaeHyung-kyu,byarmedTalibanisneverinvain.
AfghanistanbyTaliban.
Without martyrs or martyresses extending over
HanGyu-hyun
Cartoonist
ofTheArgus
www.theargus.org

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