https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/24/a-christmas-prayer-for-north-koreas-christians/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:16:51 -0400<![CDATA[While the Kim family regime has long punished every North Korean whom China repatriates, it reserves the harshest penalties for those believed to have had contact with Christians in China. It also has sent agents into China to kidnap South Korean pastors working with North Korean refugees including, in 2000, a pastor from Chicago who was a permanent resident of the U.S. Kim Dong-shik is believed to have died in prison in North Korea. It is unclear whether North Korea&#8217;s recent arrest of American Kenneth Jung Ho Pae for unspecified crimes against the state, confirmed Friday by the official press, is related to Mr. Pae&#8217;s reported association with a Christian organization.]]>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:40:57 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/24/a-christmas-prayer-for-north-koreas-christians-n280656