SEOUL, South Korea -- The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party to influence elections. The Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
Lee Man Hee, the 95-year-old founder of the South Korean Shincheonji religious sect, has been arrested. He is accused of pressuring more than 50,000 members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus to join the conservative People Power Party (PPP) between…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, attended a court hearing Wednesday on his potential arrest over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021…[Continue Reading...]
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…[Continue Reading...]
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Investigators said Monday they have filed for an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday held arrest warrant hearings for three former senior officials of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions they forced followers to join the main opposition People…[Continue Reading...]
Investigators on Thursday questioned the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021 and 2024. Lee Man-hee…[Continue Reading...]
A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations that religious groups lobbied politicians has reopened a tax evasion case against the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, reviving allegations that were dropped four years ago as part of a broader investigation into suspected…[Continue Reading...]
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…[Continue Reading...]
Recently, former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo has been increasing his comments on Shincheonji (Shincheonji Jesus Church of Jesus Evidence Tabernacle) as he has revealed a series of internal party ideologies of the people's power in the past. In particular,…[Continue Reading...]
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