Group Discussion Questions
Faith And The City Forum: Interfaith Dialogue on Public Issues

Topic/Title: "North Korea, South Korea, and the Global Community "
First Aired:

Faith And The City Forum is one of several initiatives by Faith And The City, a nonprofit organization that works to encourage a sense of community throughout the 20-county metro Atlanta region by amplifying the voices of the many religious traditions represented in the region.

Panelists for above discussion:

Rev. Dr. Insik Kim
Coordinator, East Asia/Pacific
Worldwide Ministry Division
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Rev. Dr. James T. Laney
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea
Founding Co-Chair of Faith And The City

Dr. Han S. Park
Director, Center for the Study of the Global Issues
University of Georgia

Rev. Andrew Young
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Founding Co-Chair of Faith And The City

The following questions are offered to encourage discussion of this important public issue.

1. How would you rate your knowledge of North and South Korea prior to the program? Did you know, for example, how the peninsula came to be divided into two countries? Does this information influence your view of the issue? Why or why not?

2. Do you agree or disagree with the characterization of North Korea as part of the so-called ŇAxis of EvilÓ? Please explain your response?

3. In your opinion, why is South Korea substantially more prosperous than North Korea? What does this imply, if anything, about the importance of politics and culture?

4. One panelist posed this question: How do we simultaneously maintain peace in the peninsula and demilitarize North Korea? How would you answer?

5. Are the challenges of the Korean Peninsula a problem for the United Nations or the United States -- for both or neither?

6. Has this program or the associated discussion of the issue led you to any new ideas, insights, or resolve regarding this issue. If so, what will you do differently?

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