An Uriminzokkiri video released last Wednesday featuring Chilgol Church in Pyongyang presents the image of the North Korean government as tolerant of religious practices.
In it, a Church minister explained Kim Il Sung's own apparent interest in the building – even though just weeks before North Korean authorities had arrested Jeffrey Fowle, a U.S. citizen, allegedly for leaving a bible in a Chongjin restaurant.
An Uriminzokkiri video released last Wednesday featuring Chilgol Church in Pyongyang presents the image of the North Korean government as tolerant of religious practices.
In it, a Church minister explained Kim Il Sung's own apparent interest in the building – even though just weeks before North Korean authorities had arrested Jeffrey Fowle, a U.S. citizen, allegedly for leaving a bible in a Chongjin restaurant.
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