The Republic of Korea has been covering up atrocities that violate human rights on nearly every level. On 7th of October 2007, Mrs. Kim was hammered to death by her ex-husband in Ulsan for refusing to renounce her religious beliefs and convert to the Presbyterian doctrine of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK). In July 2016, 25-year-old Ms. Ji-In Gu was dragged to a Catholic monastery by her parents after being informed by these so-called ‘Christian pastors’ that her daughter had fallen into a ‘cult’. She forcibly received coercive conversion education during her 44 days of captivity before escaping. Shortly after, she wrote and submitted a letter (dated 4th June 2017) to the then-President of Korea pleading with him to enact a law that would punish these coercive conversion education pastors and criminalise their practice. She signed off her letter “I hope there won't be any more victims like me”. A few months later, Ms. Gu was dead. She likely suffered cardiac arrest by asphyxiation after she had been taken captive a second time. To date, the Korean government has neither released an official statement on either one of these two cases nor on the 1200 victims of the coercive conversion education programme. Is it not jarring that such things go unnoticed within Korea’s religious world?

Coercive conversion education programmes have been established by pastors of the CCK with the intention of forcibly converting one’s beliefs to that of the Presbyterian doctrine. They escape the punishment of the legal system by inciting parents to do the dirty work. These pastors instigate parents to plaster their children’s mouths, handcuff their hands and feet, and confine them in a room where they receive regular physical and emotional abuse until they renounce their religious beliefs and sign up to receiving coercive conversion education. This is the dark reality of today’s Christian world in Korea.

The doctrines of the CCK are rooted in a dark history. They are based on the teachings of John Calvin (1509-1564), founder of the Presbyterian Church, who asserted his theory of predestination and slaughtered men, women and children who opposed his beliefs. At the time of the Japanese colonialisation of Korea (1910-1945), the Presbyterian Church served as informants of the occupiers and incited pastors of all denominations to bow down and worship their Japanese gods. Those who refused to do so were imprisoned, and upon their release re-grouped to form ‘Go-Shin-Pa’. This is itself was a violation of God’s first commandment. Later in 1989, a group of conservative Korean Christians banded and formed the CCK, in support of a Constitutional amendment that would allow the then-Korean-president to run for a third consecutive term. Today in 2018, the title of a CCK pastor or Chairman are bought or sold with money, or filled by individuals who have never even attended a seminary.

Moreover, CCK has distorted the true meaning of the holy Christian scripture by feeding lies to its congregation members and has prevented the erection of the monument of the Declaration of the Reunification of North and South Korea and the creation of a large-sized handprint Korean flag, as well as numerous volunteer works that Shincheonji Church has carried out. CCK has declared outright war with Shincheonji Church, even though Shincheonji Church has been carrying out a global peace movement since its proclamation of the Declaration of World Peace on 25th May 2013, leading to fruitful peacework such as ending a 40-year-long religious dispute between Catholics and Muslims in Mindanao, Philippines, where weapons were turned into everyday tools and schools reborn as peace schools. Even presidents of countries including Albania, Palestine and Kosovo are supporting the peacework of Shincheonji Church, yet CCK disrupts this work and labels Shincheonji Church a ‘cult’. Who is the true orthodox and true cult?

It would be wrong to assume that the actions of the CCK are just a religious or family issue. Article 20 of the Constitution of South Korea, entitled ‘Freedom of Religion’, states that “all citizens enjoy the freedom of religion”. Everyone has the right to believe in what they want. CCK is committing unlawful acts that violate human rights on a basic level, using the name of religion.

Today, the membership of the CCK, which was once 12 million, is fast dwindling and is split into different factions. In short, it is not a religious organisation, does not serve God, violates human rights, lies about the Bible and divides Korean society. It works against the cause of peace and unification, and must cease to exist. In the Bible, the work of peace is mentioned 66 times. God promised it in Isaiah 52:7 and Jesus proclaimed it in Luke 19:38-42. Upholding the will of God and Jesus, Shincheonji Church is doing this work of peace today. I hope that every reader can see the reality of what is happening in Christianity in Korea today and discern for themselves what is right and wrong, orthodoxy and cult.

Main Reference

We accuse the Christian Council of Korea (CCK)!
http://www.shincheonji.kr/bv_shincheonjiIssue_5225

Additional links - Introduction of Shincheonji Church
https://bit.ly/2mBzPl3 https://bit.ly/2zZY71p https://bit.ly/2mDekA5

- Introduction of Christian Council of Korea
https://bit.ly/2A0fGOV

- Introduction of Coercive Conversion
https://bit.ly/2LGUAqb

- Counterevidence against Coercive Conversion
https://bit.ly/2uFnjoT

- Introduction of the Third Term
https://bit.ly/2LIcKI4

In Britain, we are fortunate to live free of war with (on the whole) access to food and shelter, a free public healthcare system with services for the most vulnerable and a relatively good education system. However, there is a silent epidemic which is impacting the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds and leaving an indelible impact on their loved ones: suicide.

The stigma of suicide is one that must be tackled head-on. The Samaritans Suicide Statistics Report 2017 released the following data for the UK: 6,188 registered suicides, men aged 40-44 experienced the highest suicide rate, female suicide rates are at their highest in a decade and rates have increased since 2014, and male rates are three times higher than for females.

The causes can be numerous, but the most common are economic climate, housing, social isolation, substance misuse and influence of social media. Moreover, men are discouraged from talking about difficulties and any perceived failures.

Possible solutions?

1. Helplines
Samaritans

116 123

Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

www.samaritans.org

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - for men
0800 58 58 58

5pm to midnight daily

Childline - for children and young people under 19
0800 1111 (the number won't show up on your phone bill)

The Silver Line - for older people
0800 4 70 80 90

Papyrus

0800 068 4141

SMS: 07786 209697

Mon-Fri: 10am-10pm, weekends: 2pm-10pm & bank holidays: 2pm-5pm

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

SANE

0300 304 7000

4:30-10:30pm daily

http://www.sane.org.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInpjo_M_G3AIVirTtCh0aAQ1mEAAYAiAAEgIN1_D_BwE

2. Talk with family or friends

3. Try to take one day at a time

4. Avoid drugs or alcohol

5. Be around others

6. Do something you usually enjoy

7. Improve care for those who attempt suicide

As the branch manager, Jin Young Jung, said, “Making this country a land of peace and prosperity is a historical calling given to us who live in this era. We have the responsibility to pass down a peaceful world without war to future generations.” Indeed, if we gather our hearts as one, this will surely be achieved🙇

To read more about the event:

Shincheonji “Wind of Peace Blows” for Patriotism

https://c11.kr/2hkm

Shincheonji Church (New Heaven and New Earth) was established on March 14th 1984 and has founded over 100 churches worldwide, moving the hearts of people through “Heavenly Culture”. It has about 200,000 congregation members.

The Book of Revelation is a book of prophecy that was written by Apostle John 2000 years ago according to a vision shown to him by Jesus Christ, after Jesus' resurrection and ascension to heaven. John recorded what he saw - that is, the 22 chapters of Revelation – on the island of Patmos, where he was imprisoned for having preached the word of God. 2000 years later today, the physical fulfilment of the prophecies that Apostle John recorded has become a reality in the Republic of Korea. 

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:17-18)

In our times today, Jesus Christ has chosen someone to testify to the physical fulfilment of the prophecies in the Book of Revelation. He has seen and heard all the events of these prophecies and can, therefore, testify to their fulfilment (Revelation 22:8). It is written in Revelation 22:16 that there is a messenger sent by Jesus to testify to the churches of the world. Just as Jesus came to the earth 2000 years ago to proclaim peace, he is also proclaiming peace on behalf of God and Jesus Christ (Luke 19:42). This chosen messenger overcame and received all the promised blessings in Revelation 2 and 3, which include the iron sceptre to rule all nations, the hidden manna and the white stone. Through him, God and Jesus have established the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony where all people will come to worship God (Revelation 15:4-5). This is Shincheonji Church - Mount Zion - where the 12 tribes have been created and are sealed with a complete understanding of the entire 66 books of the Bible (Revelation 7, 14).

The reason why the world has not yet known this is because this book of prophecy has been written in figurative language in order to keep it hidden from the enemy and set to be made known plainly at an appointed time (Habakkuk 2:2-3). Now is that time when its fulfilment is being made known plainly and the time when the ancient snake in Genesis - Satan - will be thrown into the Abyss to stop the religious world from being deceived further (Revelation 20).

New Heaven New Earth Shincheonji is the place where the hope of God and humanity will be fulfilled, as is promised in Revelation 21:1-4. I hope and pray that more people come to Shincheonji  Church to learn about the greatest truth in all humanity that God desires to give freely🙏

To understand more about this truth, please click on the link below.

‘The Final Work of God, the Prophecy and Fulfillment of Revelation’ (하나님의 마지막 역사 계시록의 예언과 성취)
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E4mY/906

On 27^th of May 2018, Shincheonji Multicultural Centre (SMC) - which currently has a membership of 130 students from 13 overseas countries including Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar and Uzbekistan - expressed its loving gesture by inviting 60 of these foreign residents to participate in a day of cultural and sporting activities across three cities with the purpose of learning more about Korean culture. Students were taught martial arts, sled-racing, archery, guitar and ocarina. The event helped many who are separated from their families to feel loved and embraced. As one participant said, “I felt like we are a real family”.

Five days before, on 22nd of May, Shincheonji Volunteer Group celebrated the birthday of the Buddha in a country where roughly 25% of the population (12 million) are Buddhist. Volunteers visited a Buddhist temple as an act of overcoming the divide between the religions of the world. As the largest Korean-based non-governmental organisation currently operating in the Republic of Korea, over 100,000 volunteers have participated in various acts of voluntary service including disaster relief, blood donations, support for veteran groups, regional development and public service campaigns in 67 of the 84 cities in Korea (refer to my article “Achievements of Shincheonji Volunteer Group”). The main purpose of all this work is to unite religions. As one volunteer who visited the Temple said, “religion should cooperate first and be on the front line when making peace.”

Links

Shincheonji Church's multicultural center offered an opportunity to experience Korean culture

http://www.shincheonji.kr/bv_shincheonjiIssue_5171

On the day of Buddha's birthday, Shincheonji Volunteers overcome religious barriers by giving hands

http://www.shincheonji.kr/bv_shincheonjiIssue_5169

Today’s Biblical reference is about love.