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FAQ: Shincheonji Church's Response to Government Actions and Religious Freedom Concerns
TL;DR
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus gains a constitutional defense advantage by challenging government actions as violations of religious freedom and due process.
The government initiated a joint investigation against Shincheonji after officials labeled it a harmful cult, which the church argues bypasses proper legal procedures.
Protecting Shincheonji's religious freedom safeguards all minority groups from future discrimination, promoting a more just and unified society.
Shincheonji compares its modern persecution to historical religious trials, proposing a public Bible examination to resolve theological disputes transparently.
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The Shincheonji Church of Jesus is protesting what it views as unconstitutional government targeting of its religious group through statements labeling it a "social harm" and "cult," and urging the administration to uphold constitutional principles of religious freedom and fair governance.
The statement criticizes President Lee Jae-myung's January 12 statement about societal harm from a specific religion, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok's January 13 use of terms like "cult" and "heresy" to order investigation and eradication measures, and the government's joint investigation that the church says preemptively brands them as problematic.
The church claims these actions violate Article 20 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, which guarantees freedom of religion and the principle of separation of church and state.
The church has proposed resolving theological disputes through an open, public Bible examination grounded in Holy Scripture rather than emotion or political pressure, but states there has been no fair response to this invitation.
The church states the government uses abstract labels like "harm" without presenting specific verified instances of damage, notes past judicial processes resulted in acquittals or no suspicion findings, and points to their community service including voluntary disaster service and record-breaking blood drives.
The statement compares the current situation to Jesus Christ being branded a "heretic" and persecuted by the religious establishment 2,000 years ago, suggesting history may vindicate them similarly.
The church states it has never claimed infallibility and is committed to correcting any genuine doctrinal or social errors if they are specifically identified.
The statement argues that government statements preemptively branding the group compromise due process and investigative principles, and questions the authority of a secular government to define religious doctrine or provide investigative guidelines that undermine judicial independence.
The church states criteria for "orthodoxy" or "heresy" must never be based on political proximity or secular interests, but must be rooted solely in the Holy Scriptures.
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