Clandestine Cults And Cynical Politics: How South Korea Became The New Coronavirus Epicenter
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| - | <br>Unlike other Christian sects, Sincheonji (meaning new heaven and Earth) believe its Church’s founder, Lee Man-hee, is the second coming of Jesus Christ and has been chosen to lead 144,000 people into the afterlife. Members of the group were told to refrain from wearing face masks as their belief in Lee and God would shield them from the virus, in some cases they were told to endure disease and attend church services. Since the outbreak, the sect has actively stifled government requests for transparency, providing false lists of church members and encouraging members to hide from authorities.<br><br>Yale living in Busan, South Korea, I have spent the last month working with local authorities, helping promote effective practices | + | <br>Unlike other Christian sects, Sincheonji (meaning new heaven and Earth) believe its Church’s founder, Lee Man-hee, is the second coming of Jesus Christ and has been chosen to lead 144,000 people into the afterlife. Members of the group were told to refrain from wearing face masks as their belief in Lee and God would shield them from the virus, in some cases they were told to endure disease and attend church services. Since the outbreak, the sect has actively stifled government requests for transparency, providing false lists of church members and encouraging members to hide from authorities.<br><br>Yale living in Busan, [http://turbin.info/doku.php?id=clandestine_cults_and_cynical_politics:how_south_ko_ea_became_the South Korea corona] Korea, I have spent the last month working with local authorities, helping promote effective practices in the community. I have interacted with religious groups, workers, and community leaders, answering their many science questions. These interactions have placed me in a unique position, interfacing between authorities and the public, allowing me to experience firsthand the many challenges on either side. In simple terms, containing an outbreak is about identifying and quarantining infected individuals as quickly as possible, preventing them from perpetuating viral transmission.<br><br>Alarmed by the mass infection, the South Korean government ordered the organization to submit a list of its 210,000 followers and embarked on an examination of them all. But cases of authorities communicating with but failing to meet Shincheonji members based on the submitted name list or being denied cooperation by them have arisen one after another. Distrust of Shincheonji has grown, arousing suspicions that it is intentionally hiding information. The municipal government of Seoul filed a complaint with prosecutors against Lee and other Shincheonji executives, claiming that the name list was incomplete, and even falsified.<br> |
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Unlike other Christian sects, Sincheonji (meaning new heaven and Earth) believe its Church’s founder, Lee Man-hee, is the second coming of Jesus Christ and has been chosen to lead 144,000 people into the afterlife. Members of the group were told to refrain from wearing face masks as their belief in Lee and God would shield them from the virus, in some cases they were told to endure disease and attend church services. Since the outbreak, the sect has actively stifled government requests for transparency, providing false lists of church members and encouraging members to hide from authorities.
Yale living in Busan, South Korea corona Korea, I have spent the last month working with local authorities, helping promote effective practices in the community. I have interacted with religious groups, workers, and community leaders, answering their many science questions. These interactions have placed me in a unique position, interfacing between authorities and the public, allowing me to experience firsthand the many challenges on either side. In simple terms, containing an outbreak is about identifying and quarantining infected individuals as quickly as possible, preventing them from perpetuating viral transmission.
Alarmed by the mass infection, the South Korean government ordered the organization to submit a list of its 210,000 followers and embarked on an examination of them all. But cases of authorities communicating with but failing to meet Shincheonji members based on the submitted name list or being denied cooperation by them have arisen one after another. Distrust of Shincheonji has grown, arousing suspicions that it is intentionally hiding information. The municipal government of Seoul filed a complaint with prosecutors against Lee and other Shincheonji executives, claiming that the name list was incomplete, and even falsified.
