American man detained in North Korea for leaving Bible in restaurant returns home

[carlos]

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/life/religion/american-man-detained-in-north-korea-for-leaving-bible-in/article_f0450a6b-933b-5440-b5c3-578de784ae67.html

[SUNRAY]

I can't get the link to load..what is the gist of the article please?

[Chijwas]

I had no problem getting the link.

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[Stavro]

Here's a full article from USA Today, since the Herald Times link requires a subscription to read beyond the two-line blurb:

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/21/fowle-profile/17677681/

Fowle, of Miamisburg, Ohio, was arrested by North Korean authorities in May as he was attempting to leave the country after visiting with a tourist group.

 

He acknowledged leaving a Korean-English Bible in the restroom of a North Korean restaurant and nightclub in the coastal city of Chongjin. North Korean authorities took him into custody as he was attempting to fly out of the country several days later.

 

The official North Korean news agency KCNA said he entered the country April 29 on a tourist visa and "acted in violation'' of the country's laws "contrary to the purpose of tourism during his stay.'' North Korea does not allow religious prosthelytizing and treats it as a crime.

 

Edited October 29, 2014 by Stavro

[Fiona]

Was he a brother?

[Stavro]

Was he a brother?

 

According to multiple Google News results, he's a Baptist, and I'm inclined to believe those reports since there are pictures and videos of him on a church stage greeting a pastor.

[Fiona]

Thanks.. I guess it doesn't matter either way.. Just curious. He should become a brother ;p because I'm sure the preaching is being done all very quietly.

[carlos]

The strange thing is where he left the Bible... in the restroom of a nightclub. Aparently a place frequented by foreign [non Korean] sailors.

 

Maybe he only had the Bible in English and thought that was the only place where an English-speaking person might find it.