‘Lying for God’: Former members say Shincheonji cult should lose charity status
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Former members of a Korean cult operating in Aotearoa say they were told to “lie for God”, and want the group stripped of its charitable status. Melanie Earley reports.
John* and Audrey* describe Shincheonji as “insidious and devious”.
The couple spent two and a half years at the Auckland branch of the Korean religious group, and say they now recognise they were “trapped in a cult”.
They’re among a number of former members spoken to by Stuff who are concerned to hear Shincheonji is now a registered charity – and they want Charities Services to investigate.
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An example of deceptive recruitment tactics used by groups called “cults”