Across Africa, pastors and lay Christians who would love to attend Bible school but can’t afford to do so are being approached—and seemingly befriended—by strangers offering them the chance to do so for free. An aggressive missionary cult called Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
A South Korean city’s mayor has welcomed an appeals court's upholding a ruling that revoked a neo-Christian sect’s fraudulently obtained permit to use a building for religious purposes. Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang City welcomed the ruling against the Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
Gloria had been shopping at Melbourne Central on an ordinary morning in 2019 when a man approached her, asking her to do a survey. It seemed like an innocent interaction, but one she would later learn was part of a…[Continue Reading...]
Isabella* would drag herself to prayer gatherings and Bible study at 7am every morning. From 9am to 5pm she would cold-call Christian pastors across Victoria, and evenings brought more recruitment activity, team meetings and Bible studies. Most days she would…[Continue Reading...]
The group behind it is the Church of New Heaven and New Earth, better known by its Korean name, Shincheonji (SCJ). SCJ was founded in Seoul, Korea in 1984, by a man known as the “Promised Pastor”, Lee Man-hee. The…[Continue Reading...]
Over the past two years I’ve received multiple invitations to join Shincheonji’s Bible course and evangelism events. I’ve grown up Christian so I didn’t find the invitations odd. But I repeatedly declined them. However I was curious about the number…[Continue Reading...]
A Korean religious sect that has been labelled a cult by former members is attempting to expand its influence in Australia by targeting young, impressionable people in cafes, on dating apps and on university campuses. The recruitment drive has led…[Continue Reading...]
Chris Smith logged in to the first session of an online Bible study on the parables, filled with excitement. He was hungry for more in-depth exploration of the Scriptures than his church offered, and his girlfriend said she’d heard good…[Continue Reading...]
A secretive international church group that has been likened to a 'brainwashing' cult is stepping up its recruitment drive among Australian university students. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ), which started in South Korea 40 years ago, has been accused…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences. Lee Man-hee is…[Continue Reading...]
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