Ex-Shincheonji member says he was part of special team focused on recruiting pastors
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A South Korean fringe religious organisation, accused of brainwashing members, is targeting pastors in order to recruit entire Australian congregations, a former member says.
Shincheonji, which has been described as an “apocalyptic Christian cult” whose members will be saved from an imminent apocalypse, featured prominently in the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults and fringe groups.
The ABC has previously reported that the church is using “special force teams” and aggressive tactics to expand its recruitment outside of Melbourne in an effort to grow its flock.
Matthew, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, spent nearly five years inside Shincheonji, and said the organisation was also targeting the pastors of other churches in an effort to recruit entire existing congregations through a “Pastor Evangelism Team”.
Matthew was a member of that team until he left the church last year.
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