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Scientology conference with front group of alleged cult Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
Mike Rinder: Scientology PR Offensive
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-pr-offensive/
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Really impressive. Written by Linda Wieland in OSA Int, it shows an “interfaith” conference with CO OSA ANZO Vicki Dunstan and IAS Freedom Medal winner Churlya Wuerfel accompanied by 9 other people at least 4 of whom seem to be Asian. No mention of what religions united. Except that this event was actually organized by “Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light.” I don’t have the time to waste getting to the bottom of what this is, here is the first para of the Wikipedia entry about this organization and the guy who runs it: Lee Man-hee (born September 15, 1931) is leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, an organisation that has been accused of being a cult. He is also a peace activist from South Korea and chairman of Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental and non-profit organization for cessation of war and world peace.
This sounds awfully like a Unification Church offshoot — they have dozens of “world peace” front groups.
Who knows. Except it is likely even less reputable than scientology.
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Wikipedia: Lee Man-hee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Man-hee
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Lee Man-hee (Hangul: 이만희; hanja: 李萬熙; born September 15, 1931) is leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony an organisation that has been accused of being a cult.[1][2][3] [4] [5][6][7]. He is also a peace activist from South Korea and chairman of Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental and non-profit organization for cessation of war and world peace.
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1. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/10/28/26/0302000000AEN20121028000200315F.HTML
2. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lee-364527-cathedral-hear.html
3. http://www.thenational.ae/uae/mystery-surrounds-visit-to-uae-of-alleged-religious-cult
4. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/09/293_164816.html
5. File, Curtis (28 October 2012). "Mannam Volunteer Association faces criticism from foreign residents". Yonhap News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
6. "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". Korea Times. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
7. Valdez, Matt (10 September 2012). "Shinchonji National Olympiad To Take Place In South Korea – Sept. 16". Anaheim Connected. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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Wikipedia: Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinc...the_Temple_of_the_Tabernacle_of_the_Testimony
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Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony(SCJ), commonly known as Shincheonji (Korean: 신천지, Hanja 新天地, "new heaven and earth") is an organization accused of being a cult,[SUP][1][/SUP] established on March 14, 1984 in South Korea. According to its doctrine, the date signified the universe completing its first orbit and returning to its point of origin. It is led by Lee Man-hee.[SUP][2][/SUP]
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1. "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul"
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EDITED TO ADD:
Much more information at link.
Freedom of Mind: Shinchonji (Shincheonji) Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ)
https://www.freedomofmind.com/Info/infoDet.php?id=692
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Shinchonji, alternately called "Serving Christ Jesus", was founded in 1984 in South Korea and now exporting itself worldwide. Most significant impact in USA is currently in Orange County, California, one of many Korean groups focusing on the apocalyptic portions of Scripture. Man Hee Lee claims to be the only person who can explain the Revelation in the New Testament. He teaches that the world has already ended and that we are now all in the afterlife.
Man Hee Lee is the "Promised Pastor" who supersedes Jesus. According to them Jesus isn't God. The Holy Spirit is just a bunch of angels. Man Hee Lee is this "pastor" that they claim the Bible points to. He is "the one who overcomes" from the Book of Revelation. His followers simply call him "The Chairman" and believe he will never die. (He is now 82 years old.) When 144,000 followers are gained, they will be inhabited by the spirits of the dead martyrs and rule the world. They have perhaps 50,000-100,000 members at present, mostly in South Korea.
Man Hee Lee has been accused of tax evasion and of sexually harassing teenage girls. He vigorously fights these charges, and his lawyers routinely threaten those who criticize him.
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Nam Hee Kim is the founder of Mannam
[Mannam is supposedly a non religious organization, promoting world peace, but actually is part of Shinchonji. They use this as a front group to get people to come to the Shinchonji events.]
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Sound familiar?
EDITED AGAIN TO ADD:
An explanation from The Christian Post of Shincheonji THEOLOGY.
http://blogs.christianpost.com/scri...es-church-in-south-korea-and-elsewhere-19000/
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Manhee Lee founded Shinchunji on March 14, 1984 and today claims members not only throughout Korea but registered so far in 13 different nations. The official name of Shinchunji is “Shinchunji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.” Shinchunji, 신천지 in Korean, means literally “New Heaven and Earth.” Shinchunji uses biblical language that yet is not truly biblical. According to an official Bible study of Shinchunji, Manhee Lee is the promised shepherd who delivers God’s word.[3] He bases his claims on Revelation 10:9 and 11 which he renders as, “you must eat little scroll from the angel’s hand and eat it….you must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.” Here, Manhee Lee says that “you” is he, Manhee. All his adherents believe that Manhee is the promised shepherd. In fact, the most distinguishing factor of Shinchunji is that it depends on this erroneous interpretation of the Bible to formulate its theology and theory, claiming that its interpretation is appropriate and the existing churches’ teachings are corrupt. Thus, Shinchunji advertises its churches as together composing the only true Bible-centered church. Manhee Lee says that the criteria between orthodoxy and heresy has to be the Bible and the interpretation of the Bible as he gives it.[4]
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[3] Café.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/556, this website is used to teach Shinchunji members. It includes Manhee Lee’s teachings and theology (Assessed 4 October 2013).
[4] www.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11680 (Assessed 4 October 2013).
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Mike Rinder: Scientology PR Offensive
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-pr-offensive/
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Really impressive. Written by Linda Wieland in OSA Int, it shows an “interfaith” conference with CO OSA ANZO Vicki Dunstan and IAS Freedom Medal winner Churlya Wuerfel accompanied by 9 other people at least 4 of whom seem to be Asian. No mention of what religions united. Except that this event was actually organized by “Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light.” I don’t have the time to waste getting to the bottom of what this is, here is the first para of the Wikipedia entry about this organization and the guy who runs it: Lee Man-hee (born September 15, 1931) is leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, an organisation that has been accused of being a cult. He is also a peace activist from South Korea and chairman of Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental and non-profit organization for cessation of war and world peace.
This sounds awfully like a Unification Church offshoot — they have dozens of “world peace” front groups.
Who knows. Except it is likely even less reputable than scientology.
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Wikipedia: Lee Man-hee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Man-hee
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Lee Man-hee (Hangul: 이만희; hanja: 李萬熙; born September 15, 1931) is leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony an organisation that has been accused of being a cult.[1][2][3] [4] [5][6][7]. He is also a peace activist from South Korea and chairman of Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental and non-profit organization for cessation of war and world peace.
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1. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/10/28/26/0302000000AEN20121028000200315F.HTML
2. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lee-364527-cathedral-hear.html
3. http://www.thenational.ae/uae/mystery-surrounds-visit-to-uae-of-alleged-religious-cult
4. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/09/293_164816.html
5. File, Curtis (28 October 2012). "Mannam Volunteer Association faces criticism from foreign residents". Yonhap News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
6. "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". Korea Times. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
7. Valdez, Matt (10 September 2012). "Shinchonji National Olympiad To Take Place In South Korea – Sept. 16". Anaheim Connected. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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Wikipedia: Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinc...the_Temple_of_the_Tabernacle_of_the_Testimony
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Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony(SCJ), commonly known as Shincheonji (Korean: 신천지, Hanja 新天地, "new heaven and earth") is an organization accused of being a cult,[SUP][1][/SUP] established on March 14, 1984 in South Korea. According to its doctrine, the date signified the universe completing its first orbit and returning to its point of origin. It is led by Lee Man-hee.[SUP][2][/SUP]
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1. "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul"
. Korea Times. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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EDITED TO ADD:
Much more information at link.
Freedom of Mind: Shinchonji (Shincheonji) Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ)
https://www.freedomofmind.com/Info/infoDet.php?id=692
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Shinchonji, alternately called "Serving Christ Jesus", was founded in 1984 in South Korea and now exporting itself worldwide. Most significant impact in USA is currently in Orange County, California, one of many Korean groups focusing on the apocalyptic portions of Scripture. Man Hee Lee claims to be the only person who can explain the Revelation in the New Testament. He teaches that the world has already ended and that we are now all in the afterlife.
Man Hee Lee is the "Promised Pastor" who supersedes Jesus. According to them Jesus isn't God. The Holy Spirit is just a bunch of angels. Man Hee Lee is this "pastor" that they claim the Bible points to. He is "the one who overcomes" from the Book of Revelation. His followers simply call him "The Chairman" and believe he will never die. (He is now 82 years old.) When 144,000 followers are gained, they will be inhabited by the spirits of the dead martyrs and rule the world. They have perhaps 50,000-100,000 members at present, mostly in South Korea.
Man Hee Lee has been accused of tax evasion and of sexually harassing teenage girls. He vigorously fights these charges, and his lawyers routinely threaten those who criticize him.
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Also:
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Nam Hee Kim is the founder of Mannam
[Mannam is supposedly a non religious organization, promoting world peace, but actually is part of Shinchonji. They use this as a front group to get people to come to the Shinchonji events.]
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Sound familiar?
EDITED AGAIN TO ADD:
An explanation from The Christian Post of Shincheonji THEOLOGY.
http://blogs.christianpost.com/scri...es-church-in-south-korea-and-elsewhere-19000/
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Manhee Lee founded Shinchunji on March 14, 1984 and today claims members not only throughout Korea but registered so far in 13 different nations. The official name of Shinchunji is “Shinchunji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.” Shinchunji, 신천지 in Korean, means literally “New Heaven and Earth.” Shinchunji uses biblical language that yet is not truly biblical. According to an official Bible study of Shinchunji, Manhee Lee is the promised shepherd who delivers God’s word.[3] He bases his claims on Revelation 10:9 and 11 which he renders as, “you must eat little scroll from the angel’s hand and eat it….you must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.” Here, Manhee Lee says that “you” is he, Manhee. All his adherents believe that Manhee is the promised shepherd. In fact, the most distinguishing factor of Shinchunji is that it depends on this erroneous interpretation of the Bible to formulate its theology and theory, claiming that its interpretation is appropriate and the existing churches’ teachings are corrupt. Thus, Shinchunji advertises its churches as together composing the only true Bible-centered church. Manhee Lee says that the criteria between orthodoxy and heresy has to be the Bible and the interpretation of the Bible as he gives it.[4]
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[3] Café.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/556, this website is used to teach Shinchunji members. It includes Manhee Lee’s teachings and theology (Assessed 4 October 2013).
[4] www.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11680 (Assessed 4 October 2013).
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