Source: Open Doors, October 8, 2018<\/p>\n
North Korea is famously a difficult place for Christians to live and worship openly. The country has been No. 1 on Open Doors\u2019 World Watch List\u2014the annual list of the places in the world where it\u2019s hardest to follow Jesus\u2014for more than a decade. Tens of thousands of Christians are imprisoned or under arrest for their faith. And yet, that\u2019s not the full story. Christianity and North Korea have a long relationship! So, here are five surprising facts about Christianity in North Korea and how this tightly controlled Communist nation has been impacted by the Christian faith.<\/p>\n
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