by HRWF | Dec 2, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Shincheonji: Chairman Lee not guilty of COVID offenses, appeal Court said On November 30, the Suwon High Court confirmed that the leader of the Korean new religious movement did not breach epidemic-related laws. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (12.01.2021) –...
by HRWF | Feb 10, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Suwon District Court found Shincheonji’s leader not guilty of obstructing the anti-COVID-19 health efforts, but said (wrongly) he mismanaged the group’s money. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (03.02.2021) – https://bit.ly/2MVL3kW – Many in the...
by HRWF | Nov 23, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
HRWF (12.11.2020) – Kim Ju-hye, a university student, joined the Shincheonji Church in 2018 after growing up in a Presbyterian household. Her father is a reporter for a newspaper company owned by the Christian Council of Korea and her mother is currently working as a...
by HRWF | Oct 6, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Massimo Introvigne & Rosita Šorytė CESNUR (05.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/3nlCfT0 – Eileen Barker, Europe’s most senior scholar of new religions, notes in her entry “New Religious Movements” in the 2020 SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of...
by HRWF | Oct 5, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Saving lives by donating plasma: Why are Shincheonji’s good deeds ignored? Massimo Introvigne, Center for Studies on New Religions Rosita Šorytė, European Federation for Freedom of Belief Cesnur (05.10.2020) –...
