Episode 1038: The Global War on God — Dr. Hak Ja Han and the Fight for Religious Liberty
About this episode
The episode discusses Dr. Hak Ja Han's legal troubles and the broader implications for religious liberty worldwide.
An 83-year-old great-grandmother, legally blind and in failing health, has spent nearly a year in a South Korean detention cell — and Newt believes her case is part of something far larger. Dr. Hak Ja Han, co-founder of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification and known to millions worldwide as the Mother of Peace, faces charges that could send her to prison for 13 years. With a verdict days away, Dr. Demian Dunkley, president of Family Federation USA, joins Newt to speak on her behalf — tracing her remarkable journey from a six-year-old girl fleeing North Korea on foot to building a global peace movement spanning 170 countries. Newt and Dr. Dunkley also address what Newt calls a global war on God: the worldwide pattern of governments targeting religious liberty, from South Korea's courtroom to Nigeria's killing fields. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Newt Gingrich
Guests: Dr. Hak Ja Han, Dr. Demian Dunkley
Topics covered
- religious liberty
- global peace movement
- government targeting of religion
- human rights
- detention and imprisonment
- international relations
Keywords
- Dr. Hak Ja Han
- religious liberty
- South Korea
- peace movement
- government oppression
- North Korea
- detention
- human rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, Family Federation USA
Places: South Korea, North Korea, Nigeria
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