South Korean Authorities Believe ‘Cult’ Caused Surge In Coronavirus Cases

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Authorities in South Korea believe a secret Christian sect, described as a "cult," is behind the latest surge in the number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. According to the Los Angeles Times, there were more than 100 newly confirmed infections among a group of people affiliated with a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the south-eastern city of Daegu. South Korea outbreak Korea’s Center for Disease Control is now trying to track down 4,475 members of the church, of which 544 are reported to have symptoms.

So why not make it the full service that we normally do? In fact, we may need to do more than normal because people are isolated and can’t get out or get together. For example, our pastor is sending out a daily prayer video through Instagram, which he wouldn’t normally do. Our church is emphasizing family worship and spiritual growth, which isn’t something our megachurch can do well without a crisis like this.

No matter what country you live in, you've likely asked yourself: Who's really in charge here? There have been plenty of puppet governments throughout history to know that they can happen anywhere. In South Korea, this suspicion became all too real, and led to a scandal that rocked the nation in 2016 and landed former-President Park Geun-hye in a detention center on charges of bribery and abuse of power.