Nine-hour prayer sessions, live-streamed speaking in tongues, bowing before a Buddhist altar 108 times: South Korean parents are turning to God as students sit a crucial exam Thursday. The "Suneung" ...
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Parents pray for children's exam success ahead of suneung

Parents and families gathered at temples and other religious sites across the country to pray for their children to perform well.
In a culture that prizes academic achievement, prayers for our kids can sound like shallow negotiations with God. On the third Thursday of November, life in South Korea comes to a standstill. This ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Students across the Topeka area were expected to join young people across the nation and around the world on Wednesday morning for an annual event at which they offer prayers for ...