NRI Corner 2

[dhu]

He went to a youth group in a Korean Presbyterian Church in the States. The problem lies in the commonsense Christian psychology, which Cho apparently did not fall for. Normally these individuals would be integrated into any number of western subcultures as a part of organized revolt. Selective Mutism occurs when the child views the questions or assumptions being posed to him as absurd.

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His parents turned to the church for help with his emotional problems, but he was bullied in his Christian youth group, especially by rich kids.<b> "Cho was a smart student who could understand the meaning of the Bible,"</b> recalled his boyhood pastor at Centreville (Va.) Korean Presbyterian Church, who asked not to be identified in an interview with NEWSWEEK to avoid further media inquiries. <b>But the pastor doubted that Cho believed the words.</b> In his diatribe, Cho castigates Christians—and compares himself to Jesus Christ, martyred on the cross. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The package included a rancid manifesto in which <b>Cho casts himself as a kind of avenging angel against the "Christian Criminals" who have raped and sodomized, humiliated and crucified him and others he describes as the "Weak and Defenseless."</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->