Christians condemn raid on Buddhist temple

CHRISTIAN leaders have condemned the recent intrusion into a Korean Buddhist temple by members of a self-styled radical anti-communist outfit.

The conflict is seen as one between Buddhists and Protestants, but in fact it is a “social” conflict, they said in their joint statement today.

The statement was issued by Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jung of Kwangju, chairperson of the Committee for Promoting Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea and nine Christian leaders from the Orthodox Church, the Anglican Church, the Presbyterian, Methodist and Full Gospel Church.

The leaders said they are concerned over the religious conflict and its social impact.

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