KOREAN CHRISTIAN STUDENTS

WHEREAS God’s creation is one and whole, and maintaining the earth lies with every person of good faith; and

WHEREAS fellow human beings are being oppressed and mistreated by the government of South Korea, operating under martial law; and

WHEREAS the Korean Student Christian Federation, the only nationwise group for young Christians left in Korea, is now a special target of that government, and as a result Christians are in Korean prisons in large numbers; and

WHEREAS this oppression in South Korea should be seen in the light of a Christian belief in ultimate freedom of mind and body , as proclaimed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord:

            BE IT RESOLVED:

1. That we express our full support for our fellow Christian in the Korean Student Christian Federation; and

2. That this expression be communicated to the KSCF, the World Student Christian Federation, the Lutheran Synods, and the South Korean and American governments; and

3. That LSM staff people inform themselves and serve as resource people for local groups on this subject.