South Korean Christians Rally against Revised Private School Law
The Christian Council of Korea – the representative Protestant Christian association in Korea which includes over 50 Korean Protestant denominations – led a massive prayer meeting at Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, drawing pastors, lay people and private school officials to act in opposition to the revised law that requires one fourth of the board of directors be chosen by faculty members and parents.
Bishop Sundo Kim, pastor of Kwang Lim United Methodist Church of Seoul, Korea, noted that communism, in such countries as China and North Korea, first began with private schools falling under the regulation of the government, according to Korea Christian Today....