CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The sea of striking teachers gathered in the Capitol here was dotted with red...
Apr 27, 2018
Followers of a Korean sect of Buddhism have kept up a decades-long anti-nuclear fight
YEONGGWANG COUNTY, Korea – Grace Song is a Won Buddhist minister. Instead of the traditional robes and shaved...
Apr 26, 2018
Amid anti-gay sentiment, LGBT-affirming churches provide fellowship and advocacy
SEOUL — As service begins at Open Doors Metropolitan Church, about a dozen members draw up chairs and sprawl...
Apr 25, 2018
Amid economic and political tensions, shamanism regains popularity in South Korea
SEOUL - On the outskirts of Seoul, in the midst of an industrial, largely abandoned area, a winding...
Apr 25, 2018
Why do South Korean Christians support North Korean defectors?
SEOUL, South Korea — Durihana International School occupies one floor of an unassuming office building in southern Seoul...
Apr 25, 2018
Introduction: Religious divisions in South Korea inform attitudes on North Korea, social issues
SEOUL, South Korea — Travelers passing through Seoul Station escaped the spring rain and crowded around TV screens...
Apr 25, 2018
Korean orphans languish in system as tradition, new laws make adoption difficult
SEOUL — At around 1:30 p.m., Jae Min’s mother carried him up the worn green steps of Jusarang...
Apr 25, 2018
An unlikely advocate for medical marijuana legalization
SEOUL — Seated on a large colorful play mat, a doctor coos at her son; they are both...
Apr 25, 2018
Churches filled with Korea’s youth embrace the #MeToo Movement
SEOUL — It started out as a tweet in the United States just a few months ago. It’s a...
Apr 25, 2018
Korean churches lose young congregants, who view religion as irrelevant
SEOUL — Like many of Korea’s formerly religious youth, Ryoo Eunseo didn’t make a conscious choice to leave...
Apr 25, 2018