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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Koreans, According to a Member of a Prominent Protestant Missionary Family
Dr. Samuel H. Moffett, Professor Emeritus of Ecumenics and Mission at Princeton Theological Seminary, quoted in American professor returns to his roots:
    I love the Korean people... I call them the Welsh of the Orient, because they sing so lovely. And we call them the Irish of the orient because they fight so easily - even against each other.
I especially agree with the first point. I am always impressed by the beauty of Korean singing at church, all the more so since I can hardly carry a tune.