Shincheonji Church of Jesus (English Wikipedia)

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"'Will I be alive for the trial…' Wheel-chaired Lee Man Hee Appeals for Bail". The Dong-a Ilbo. 28 September 2020.

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"4,000 Additional Shincheonji Congregants to Donate Plasma... The KCDC expresses deep thanks". kr:매일신문. 3 November 2020.

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"[DEBRIEFING] What is the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and who are its members? And more importantly, what are its links to the coronavirus?". Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 March 2020.
Seo, Ji-eun; Lim, Jeong-won (14 August 2022). "Shincheonji leader acquitted of disease control act violations". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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"4,000 from Shincheonji to Donate Plasma for Treatment Development". Korean Broadcasting System. 3 November 2020.

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Park, Han-na (25 February 2020). "Gyeonggi authorities seize PCs from Shincheonji to obtain list of members". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
Kim, So-hyun (17 March 2020). "'Shincheonji didn't lie about membership figures'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

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"Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". The Korea Times. 18 September 2014.

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"Shincheonji Volunteer Association in Ul-San Region, Volunteer in Coronavirus Prevention Efforts As Fall Thanksgiving Holiday Nears". kr:경상일보. 27 September 2020.

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"Opinion: Bail Permission for Lee Man-hee, Chairman of Shincheonji, should be made according to rational judgment". kr:경기일보. 30 September 2020.

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Kim, Victoria (2 March 2020). "Secrecy is paramount for South Korean sect linked to coronavirus surge. Many believers are in SoCal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
Kim, Victoria (27 February 2020). "Were you on this bus with a coronavirus patient? South Korea is on the hunt for infections". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 February 2020. A religious sect with 12 branches around the country, the church has been described as a 'cult' for its messianic leader. It has been criticized for reportedly infiltrating other churches and its domineering hold on its members.

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"Man shatters windows of Shincheonji church for COVID-19... Found guilty of property damage". Legal Times. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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"Quarantine authorities "Thank Shincheonji for donating plasma"". Maeil Business Newspaper. 31 August 2020.

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"'Dangerous Korean cult' Shincheonji sends Christians in Northeast into a tizzy". The New Indian Express. 13 August 2019.

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Kim, Suki (4 March 2020). "How South Korea Lost Control of Its Coronavirus Outbreak". The New Yorker. Retrieved 5 March 2020. In a speech, Moon blamed the outbreak in South Korea on members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious group widely considered to be a cult, whose adherents make up more than half of those infected with covid-19.

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Yi, Joseph; Lee, Wondong (17 July 2020). "Pandemic Nationalism in South Korea". Society. 2020 (4): 446–451. doi:10.1007/s12115-020-00509-z. PMC 7367163. PMID 32836554.

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Yi, Joseph; Lee, Wondong (17 July 2020). "Pandemic Nationalism in South Korea". Society. 2020 (4): 446–451. doi:10.1007/s12115-020-00509-z. PMC 7367163. PMID 32836554.

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"'평화' 내세운 신천지 위장단체…"실제론 종교활동"". No Cut News. 18 March 2020.
Joo, Young-Min (3 November 2020). "Blue House Official "Difficulties if congregation list is exposed...How will the list be revealed?"". No Cut News.

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Rashid, Raphael (9 March 2020). "Being Called a Cult Is One Thing, Being Blamed for an Epidemic Is Quite Another". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020.
Choe Sang-Hun (21 February 2020). "Shadowy Church Is at Center of Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea". The New York Times.
Sang-Hun, Choe (10 March 2020). "'Proselytizing Robots': Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak's Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Rashid, Raphael (9 March 2020). "Opinion | Being Called a Cult is One Thing, Being Blamed for an Epidemic is Quite Another". The New York Times.

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Tan, Lincoln (4 April 2017). "Churches on alert of "dangerous cult" Shincheonji on takeover mission". New Zealand Herald.
Tan, Lincoln (4 April 2017). "Churches on alert of "dangerous cult" Shincheonji on takeover mission". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020.
Tan, Lincoln (4 September 2022). "Secretive Shincheonji religious sect 'forced by circumstances in Korea' to open up, expert says". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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"WTF: Melburnians Have Taken To TikTok After Being Approached By Cult Recruiters In The CBD". PEDESTRIAN.TV. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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Bell, Matthew (11 July 2017). "This apocalyptic Korean Christian group goes by different names. Critics say it is just a cult". The World. Public Radio International. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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Cha, Sangmi (1 March 2020). "Murder probe sought for South Korea sect at center of coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Shin, Hyonhee; Cha, Sangmi (20 February 2020). "'Like a zombie apocalypse': Residents on edge as coronavirus cases surge in South Korea". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
"South Korea sect leader arrested over coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. Seoul. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
Hyonhee Shin (13 January 2021). "South Korea church leader acquitted on charge of blocking virus effort: Yonhap". Reuters. Lee Man-hee, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded and heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus

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Park, Jong-Dae (21 October 2020). ""There was no request to submit Shincheonji citizen registration numbers…"". Sarang Bang News.

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"Coronavirus: Singapore authorities investigate 'deceptive recruitment' at secretive Shincheonji church at centre of South Korea's outbreak". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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"0221 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Closed Down Its Churches and Affiliated Buildings from 18 February". Shincheonji Church of Jesus - English. Shincheonji Church of Jesus. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
"0226 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Provided a List of All Members to Public Health Authorities, Investigation Starts on February 26". Shincheonji Church of Jesus - English. Shincheonji Church of Jesus. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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"'21 members of unregistered Singapore chapter of South Korean 'cult' arrested". Straits Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
"Ultra-secret South Korean cult's tactics in Singapore mirror those used elsewhere". The Straits Times. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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Livingston, Tommy (27 September 2019). "Wellington man who left 'manipulative' Shincheonji cult issues warning to others". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Earley, Melanie (6 November 2022). "'Brainwashed': How Shincheonji 'cult aggressively recruits new members". Stuff. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
Earley, Melanie (30 April 2023). "Controversial doomsday cult, Shincheonji, expands into the Pacific Islands". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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Farley, Harry; Bingham, John (10 December 2016). "Exclusive: Churches warned of 'deceptive cult' linked to South Korea infiltrating congregations". The Daily Telegraph.

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Farrer, Martin (25 February 2020). "Coronavirus: South Korea to test 200,000 sect members as pandemic fears hit markets". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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Min Joo Kim (21 February 2020). "South Korean coronavirus spike linked to doomsday sect with messianic leader". Washington Post.

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Rashid, Raphael (9 March 2020). "Being Called a Cult Is One Thing, Being Blamed for an Epidemic Is Quite Another". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020.
Tan, Lincoln (4 April 2017). "Churches on alert of "dangerous cult" Shincheonji on takeover mission". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020.
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"Shincheonji Church Gathers the Faith Community to Bring Hope Through Prayer". Yahoo! News. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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(보도설명자료) JTBC 등 신천지 신도명단 보도 관련 (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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"Opinion: Bail Permission for Lee Man-hee, Chairman of Shincheonji, should be made according to rational judgment". kr:경기일보. 30 September 2020.
"Shincheonji Volunteer Association in Ul-San Region, Volunteer in Coronavirus Prevention Efforts As Fall Thanksgiving Holiday Nears". kr:경상일보. 27 September 2020.
"4,000 Additional Shincheonji Congregants to Donate Plasma... The KCDC expresses deep thanks". kr:매일신문. 3 November 2020.

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Sang-Hun, Choe (10 March 2020). "'Proselytizing Robots': Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak's Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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Martin, Timothy W.; Dasl Yoon (25 February 2020). "South Korea Plans 'Maximum' Quarantine Steps in Coronavirus-Struck City". The Wall Street Journal.

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"Seoul city seeks murder charges against sect founder over virus". Yahoo!. Agence France-Presse. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

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"Shincheonji Church Gathers the Faith Community to Bring Hope Through Prayer". Yahoo! News. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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"'Cyanide and threat letter' sent to Daejeon Shincheonji Church'... Demand for 14.4 Billion Won". Yonhap News Agency. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
"'Cyanide and threat letter' sent to Daejeon Shincheonji Church Original Destination Was Gapyeong Training Institute". Yonhap News Agency. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
Kang, Young Hoon (21 October 2020). "Shincheonji requested to include members' citizen registration numbers in list of congregants… Contention over whether or not this is part of epidemiological investigation". Yonhap News Agency.
"Is Shincheonji the Scapegoat Sacrificed in South Korea's Witch-Hunt?". Dae Han News. 29 September 2020.