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[2026-07-23] [Official Statement] Shincheonji Church of Jesus's Position on Assemblyman Song Young-gil's False Remarks Regarding "110,000 Shincheonji Members Joining the Party and Interfering in the Primary” Shincheonji Church of Jesus hereby clearly states that the remarks made by Democratic Party of Korea Assemblyman Song Young-gil during the New Media Grand Debate on the 21st, and subsequently reported by the press, claiming that "110,000 Shincheonji members joined during the 2021 People Power Party presidential primary," are entirely false. The claim that this denomination collectively enrolled 110,000 responsible party members into the People Power Party in 2021, or that votes were concentrated on a specific candidate under the Chairman's instruction, is a clear falsehood with absolutely no objective basis. This denomination has not interfered in the People Power Party's presidential candidate primary, nor has it issued any such instruction. We expre...

[2025-12-04 Statement]  Immediately Cease the Baseless Disparagement and Political Exploitation of Shincheonji Church of Jesus  In recent political statements and debates, Shincheonji Church of Jesus has been unnecessarily mentioned. We find it deeply regrettable and express grave concern over the practice of using religious communities as material for political confrontation.  Shincheonji Church of Jesus is a religious organization. The church has not established any affiliations with particular political parties or groups, and will continue to uphold the principle of political neutrality. Nevertheless, the ongoing abuse of disparaging and speculative remarks about Shincheonji Church of Jesus is causing serious infringement on the human rights of its members.  The Constitution of the Republic of Korea guarantees the freedom of religion for all citizens, and no religious group should be unjustly stigmatized or exploited as an instrument for political strife. Expressi...

Shincheonji Church of Jesus' Position on CBS Report The CBS Nocut News report titled "Shincheonji Lobbied to Cover Up 'Hundreds of Billions Won' Tax Evasion Assessment... Contacted Everyone from 'Tax Tribunal' to 'District Prosecutor'" published on 13 August 2025, is completely false and constitutes serious misinformation that failed to undergo even the most basic fact-checking procedures. Shincheonji Church of Jesus clearly states that the aforementioned report is based on distorted claims without factual verification, and hereby expresses its position as follows: 1. During the COVID-19 period, the National Tax Service conducted a large-scale special tax audit for approximately six months, resulting in the assessment of approximately 40 billion won in taxes. This matter is currently under litigation following proper legal procedures, and CBS's reporting content constitutes false claims that do not correspond whatsoever to the actual investigat...

[Shincheonji Church of Jesus's Position Regarding JTBC's August 7th Report] The content related to "Chairman Lee Man-hee's Imperial Education" reported by JTBC on August 7th, 2025 is completely contrary to the facts and represents malicious framing intended to drag Shincheonji Church of Jesus into political controversy. Our church clearly states the following facts: 1. The claim of Presidential Office intervention is contrary to the facts. While JTBC reported that Chairman Lee received preferential education treatment due to Presidential Office intervention, the actual situation was the opposite. At that time, Chairman Lee applied for a postponement of compliance education due to health reasons, which was approved based on a legitimate medical certificate. However, afterward, the Namyangju Compliance Support Center informed us that complaints regarding the postponement of compliance education were continuously being filed with the Presidential Office, and conseque...

[0716] Statement Shincheonji Church of Jesus hereby clarifies the facts regarding the false claims and accusations about Shincheonji Church made by the speakers at a rally hosted by a group named Shincheonji Out Gwacheon-si Emergency Response Committee at Gwacheon City’s Central Park on July 12th, 2025. 1. Fact Checking Who Attended The Gwacheon Central Park gathering on July 12th is known to have mobilized around 800 people who associate with other church denominations located in Gwacheon that are against Shincheonji Church. 2. Corrections to False Claims A. Lee, National Assembly Member, Democratic Party of Korea Claims that “Shincheonji had committed antisocial violations of quarantine rules and harmed the national response network to the epidemic during COVID-19” were already proven false, as the Supreme Court ruled the church innocent. Additionally, allegations regarding illegal labor and sexual misconduct were also debunked, as the prosecution dismissed the cases. A member of the...

[Notice] Regarding Nocutnews Report on “List of Presumed Shincheonji Members Who Joined the People Power Party” 1. The content reported by Nocutnews on July 28th regarding the “List of Presumed Shincheonji Members Who Joined the People Power Party” is completely false. 2. The relevant material is a list of congregation members compiled by the Daejeon Church youth group in 2019 for their own activities, and has absolutely no connection to general elections or political party activities. 3. The person who managed this congregation member list arbitrarily changed the file name after leaving the organization, distorted and edited the content, and leaked it. Shincheonji Church of Jesus has already filed charges against the individual who leaked this list. 4. This report, which applied the frame of “Shincheonji political interference” based solely on one-sided claims from anonymous bulletin boards of unknown origin without even conducting basic fact-checking, is a typical example of maliciou...

Shincheonji Church of Jesus Takes Legal Action Against Gwacheon Pastor for Spreading False Information "Stop Inciting Citizen Anxiety" - False information spreads even to parents... Controversy over inciting community anxiety - Repeated distorted defamation ignoring even acquittal rulings from courts and prosecution - "Those who don't participate are Shincheonji supporters"... Concerns over coerced signatures and ostracism Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Lee Man-hee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) has taken legal action against a local pastor who spread false information regarding the recent acquisition of a building in the Gwacheon area. The pastor is known to have distributed leaflets inciting citizen anxiety and continued defamatory activities with parent groups. Pastor Jang, who serves as the representative of the 'Gwacheon Protection Citizens' Coalition,' has been engaging in defamat...

Statement | Condemnation and Warning Regarding the Political Scheming to Fabricate a False Image of Political Connections with Shincheonji Church Shincheonji Church of Jesus condemns the recent acts of spreading unfounded false claims aimed at linking the church to a specific political group or candidate, orchestrated by political entities.  The church has no political ties to politicians or political parties and does not engage in any political activities. It is solely dedicated to the essence of religion, spreading the good news, and teaching the Bible, and it neither intends to nor involves itself in politics.  However, the ongoing scapegoating aimed at swaying voters, the schemes to create division within the religious community, and the incitement of deeper divides among the people have become unacceptable.  This goes beyond negative campaigning and constitutes a serious violation of the freedom of religion and the fundamental rights of individuals as outlined in the...