Shincheonji Church of Jesus - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:32:57 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Shincheonji Church of Jesus - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Half South Korea's coronavirus cases linked to controversial religious organization https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/03/02/half-south-koreas-coronavirus-cases-linked-to-controversial-religious-organization/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:50:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=124656 There's been a rapid spike in coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, cases in South Korea, and about half of the 433 confirmed cases are linked to a secretive religious group often viewed with suspicion by more traditional religious sects. At least 182 Covid-19 cases have come from the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the city of Read more

Half South Korea's coronavirus cases linked to controversial religious organization... Read more]]> There's been a rapid spike in coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, cases in South Korea, and about half of the 433 confirmed cases are linked to a secretive religious group often viewed with suspicion by more traditional religious sects.

At least 182 Covid-19 cases have come from the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the city of Daegu, which is the fourth-largest in the country.

The group itself is often considered a cult in South Korea by mainstream churches: it was founded in 1984 by Lee Man-hee, who claims he is the second coming of Jesus. Read more

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