西方基督教是在19世纪80年代朝鲜开港后逐步取得合法地位的。朝鲜政府对基督教的政策从严禁转为默认和承认,但有相当一部分朝野人士并没有同步转向,对基督教的排斥抵制依然如故,由此发生了一次又一次的抗争,而每次抗争的结局又直接或间接地 Western Christianity gradually gained its legal status after North Korea opened its doors in the 1880s. North Korea’s government policy on Christianity was strictly forbidden to be changed to acquiescence and recognition. However, a considerable part of the ruling and opposition parties did not move in the same direction. The rejection of Christianity was still the same. As a result, repeated protests took place and the outcome of each struggle Directly or indirectly