Posted: 02/18/2008 at 3:35pm | IP Logged

A 'God-Given' President-Elect

by Sunny Lee, Asia Times

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -  "I declare that the City of Seoul is a holy place governed by God; the citizens in Seoul are God's people; the churches and Christians in Seoul are spiritual guards that protect the city ... I now dedicate Seoul to the Lord," the mayor of Seoul solemnly told the audience who packed an auditorium on May 31, 2004.

The mayor at the time is now South Korea's president-elect, Lee Myung-bak. Lee will succeed outgoing President Roh Moo-hyun on February 25.

A still nagging misconception about Lee is that he is a politician who simply tries to benefit from his religious constituency. That's a great understatement of Lee's faith.

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