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[Shincheonji Church of Jesus’ position on JTBC’s August 8 report] The August 8, 2025 broadcast of JTBC’s report, “Tracking Shincheonji’s ‘Evangelism Tactics’,” portrayed Shincheonji Church of Jesus and its congregation members as if they were an organization that habitually engages in deception, distorting the facts and damaging the sincerity of this church. In particular, the expression “cleverly exploiting vulnerabilities” belittles the decisions of countless ordinary young adults who voluntarily chose their faith. It is deeply regrettable that genuine meetings for fellowship and sharing the gospel have been misrepresented as “traps” or “captures.” Accordingly, Shincheonji Church of Jesus states its position as follows: 1. The step-by-step evangelism method is a common approach of all religions. The method of naturally meeting through cultural activities or clubs, and then introducing the faith once a relationship has been formed, is a normal evangelism method that various religions ...

[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...