Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism
Overcoming a lower court’s decision, the highest court in South Korea ruled that what Shincheonji did was not illegal.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Overcoming a lower court’s decision, the highest court in South Korea ruled that what Shincheonji did was not illegal.
A man murdered his wife, a Shincheonji devotee, and her sister-in-law after consulting with an anti-Shincheonji pastor—who now tries to blame the victim.
In recent cases, victims of religious discrimination are falsely presented as if they were the guilty parties. It is the same strategy used in 1996 against Tai Ji Men.
Cuando los nuevos movimientos religiosos son víctimas de la violencia, sus opositores inician inmediatamente campañas de “es su culpa”.
Wenn neue religiöse Bewegungen Opfer von Gewalt werden, werden von ihren Gegnern sofort “Es ist ihre Schuld”-Kampagnen gestartet.
Lorsque des nouveaux mouvements religieux sont victimes de violences, leurs opposants lancent immédiatement des campagnes pour démontrer que « c’est de leur faute »
新宗教運動が暴力の犠牲者となるとき、即座に彼らの敵対者によって「それは自業自得だ」というキャンペーンが始められる。
When new religious movements are victims of violence, “it is their fault” campaigns are immediately started by their opponents.
It is now definitively confirmed that the movement and its leader Chairman Lee did not breach any COVID regulation.
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