Quoting from the FOXNews article about the women executed for passing out Bibles in North Korean:

"The government has authorized four state churches, one Catholic, two Protestant and one Russian Orthodox, but they cater to foreigners and ordinary North Koreans cannot attend. However, defectors and activists say more than 30,000 North Koreans are believed to practice Christianity secretly."

In general, communist, socialist, totalitarian, and fascist governments are against religious freedom, most likely because they want their citizens to worship the government as if it is a god. Instead of worshiping and serving God and looking to Him for protection, care, food, direction, purpose, etc., people are to look to government as the supreme authority and power in their lives. Unfortunately, governments cannot truthfully promise such vast things to their citizens, because it is not within their means to ensure that everyone is happy and healthy.

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