Korean Church Facing Coronavirus Backlash Had Balkan Operations
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| - | <br>Critics say the group’s practices, which involve packing worshippers tightly together during services and a ban on health masks, have contributed to the spread of the virus. Shincheonji, founded in 1984, now several lawsuits and even a possible murder investigation. Most of its members | + | <br>Critics say the group’s practices, which involve packing worshippers tightly together during services and a ban on health masks, have contributed to the spread of the virus. Shincheonji, founded in 1984, now several lawsuits and even a possible murder investigation. Most of its members [https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread Moon Jae In] the country have also been tested for coronavirus and the church is facing calls to be dissolved. The church’s leader, Lee, apologised in early March.<br><br>One of their more famous events is an Olympics-style athletics festival. The word cult is controversial and can be difficult to define. By the most common use of the term, however, it would be fair to consider Shincheonji a very large, very successful cult. The group is headed by a single, charismatic leader, Lee Man-Hee, who claims to have a special ability to interpret the Bible. When challenged about his authority, Lee can be evasive, but he frequently implies that he is immortal and that salvation requires faith in him, rather than in Jesus Christ.<br><br>It fed into our ego that we were special… and there was also a feeling of longing for a reward to come, so it was all worth the effort," Seb said. After one year of Shincheonji, Seb had recruited plenty of new members, including her brother. But eventually, she became too exhausted to bring herself to the seminars, all the while feeling extremely guilty for her absence.<br><br>The larger the church, the more critical it was to close their doors. So this is a great opportunity to reflect on what worship "in spirit and in truth" means, and how some larger churches have drifted away from pure, biblical worship. Now that all those big, fancy sanctuaries and productions are dark, we are forced to consider afresh what pleases a holy God. Finally, being the church without a central meeting place has been excruciating.<br> |
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Critics say the group’s practices, which involve packing worshippers tightly together during services and a ban on health masks, have contributed to the spread of the virus. Shincheonji, founded in 1984, now several lawsuits and even a possible murder investigation. Most of its members Moon Jae In the country have also been tested for coronavirus and the church is facing calls to be dissolved. The church’s leader, Lee, apologised in early March.
One of their more famous events is an Olympics-style athletics festival. The word cult is controversial and can be difficult to define. By the most common use of the term, however, it would be fair to consider Shincheonji a very large, very successful cult. The group is headed by a single, charismatic leader, Lee Man-Hee, who claims to have a special ability to interpret the Bible. When challenged about his authority, Lee can be evasive, but he frequently implies that he is immortal and that salvation requires faith in him, rather than in Jesus Christ.
It fed into our ego that we were special… and there was also a feeling of longing for a reward to come, so it was all worth the effort," Seb said. After one year of Shincheonji, Seb had recruited plenty of new members, including her brother. But eventually, she became too exhausted to bring herself to the seminars, all the while feeling extremely guilty for her absence.
The larger the church, the more critical it was to close their doors. So this is a great opportunity to reflect on what worship "in spirit and in truth" means, and how some larger churches have drifted away from pure, biblical worship. Now that all those big, fancy sanctuaries and productions are dark, we are forced to consider afresh what pleases a holy God. Finally, being the church without a central meeting place has been excruciating.
