Ex-members and parents of devotees of the Shincheonji Church have hailed a council’s decision to ban its building from becoming a legal teaching base as a positive step towards shutting down the religious sect’s activities in Perth for good. Cambridge…[Continue Reading...]
At first glance, a Shincheonji church group feels like a typical Bible study gathering. It’s filled with passionate, happy, and faithful individuals. However, many people call it a cult and its leader thinks he is the second coming of Jesus.…[Continue Reading...]
Opponents of the controversial Shincheonji Church are demanding their council channel Pink Floyd’s view on education and deny the religious movement’s quest to keep using its West Leederville teaching base. The group has run its teachings from an office in…[Continue Reading...]
Deep on Reddit, Georgia Barron found stories of personal encounters with a high control group. It hit her: “I think I’m in a cult.” She was feeling the same depression, isolation, and exhaustion ex-cult members described. But she had been…[Continue Reading...]
Shincheonji, a religious movement born in South Korea, has been active in Europe for around a decade, causing confusion among young people interested in the Christian faith, according to church leaders in several countries. In Switzerland, the Evangelical Alliance (SEA-RES)…[Continue Reading...]
Laura was volunteering at the welcome desk of LIFE Central church in Auckland in April 2015 when a friendly man introduced himself, asked a few questions about her church, and then left. Unbeknownst to Laura, after this brief encounter, the…[Continue Reading...]
Former members of a Korean doomsday cult are sounding a warning that the religious sect is turning its focus to Pacific nations. Melanie Earley investigates. Undeterred by public scrutiny in Aotearoa, a secretive religious group is expanding into the Pacific…[Continue Reading...]
ndonesia is no stranger to religious movements that derive from Abrahamic religions. Here, The Jakarta Post delves into the origin of a religious movement in South Korea that has been dubbed a cult, as well as its presence in Indonesia.…[Continue Reading...]
Indonesia is no stranger to pseudo religious groups that are fused with Abrahamic religions. One notorious example is Komunitas Eden. In an article by The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI, Majelis Ulama Indonesia) concluded its long confrontation against…[Continue Reading...]
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