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An idealised portrait of Kim Jong-il
EVEN 16 years after escaping from North Korea, I still remember that Kim Jong-il’s birthday is on 16 February. I expect that every North Korean remembers the Kim family’s birthdays from the brainwashing that we experienced from birth.
Kim Jong-il’s birthday is a national holiday in North Korea, and people are expected to celebrate, for example, by taking flowers to the statues of the Kims. There will be special national concerts, propaganda documentaries, and films about his work shown on TV. Up to the age of 11 or 12, children receive a 1kg sweet package from the government on this day. They are told that they must open it only after thanking the Kim family’s portraits, which are hung on the walls of every house, school, office, and factory.
Bob Tamasy: Building On The Rock To Avoid Hard Places Monday, February 15, 2021 - by Bob Tamasy
Bob Tamasy
Seems to me that when you stop learning, you effectively stop living. It’s more than breathing and keeping your heart beating; learning should be a lifelong pursuit. Just about every day I’ve learned something new, and I don’t plan to quit doing so anytime soon. It might not always be an “aha” moment, but it’s fun being say, “I didn’t know that!”
One of my most recent insights involves a long-standing Christian tradition. If someone were to ask you, “What was Jesus’ profession?”, how would you answer? Most likely you’d respond, “Everyone knows He was a carpenter.” Oh, yeah? As sports commentator Lee Corso liked to say, “Not so fast, my friend.”
True Gospel with SAVIOUS-PARKER KWINIKA PAUSE for a moment. Imagine if Jehovah God was human! What would happen to all our enemies, those who make us unh