... . Next came the brutal suppression of the 1919 Independence Movement. Since Christian leaders were involved, the military authorities turned on the churches. At Suwon, for example, the Japanese troops surrounded a church filled with believers, set fire to the building and shot those who tried to escape from the burning sanctuary. However, the Independence Movement identified Christianity with Korean nationalism and brought numerous young people into the church. Then came World War II. Over ... flee south for protection. After the Korean War it was estimated that one in every five persons...

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... what he did, but now I am used to it. My grandfather was born in a very wealthy family. His father had a job which involved holding ritual ceremonies for the king's ancestors, a very important event at that time. When grandfather was young he lived in a 76-room house, which sat next to the king's royal palace. He had over 20 servants that served his family. Grandfather said ... Korea University, one of the top universities in the country. He said that he never envied the life of a king or the royal family because he had lived a life that wasn't much different from the king's. But there ...

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