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[2026-09-04] Shincheonji’s Volunteering Group Wraps Up Two-Month ‘Summer Service’ Campaign, Hotter Than the Heatwave

[2026-09-04] Shincheonji’s Volunteering Group Wraps Up Two-Month ‘Summer Service’ Campaign, Hotter Than the Heatwave - Second year of ‘Wise Summer Life’ campaign benefits 1,700 people - 15,000 items, including ice water, provided to help prevent heat-related illnesses - Home visits also made to veterans vulnerable to extreme heat Shincheonji’s Volunteering Group announced on the 4th that it had concluded its nationwide heatwave-response volunteer campaign, ‘Wise Summer Life,’ which ran from June 16 to August 14. A total of 2,633 volunteers took part in this year’s campaign, while the number of beneficiaries was 16,779 and the number of participating citizens was 16,232. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s emergency department surveillance system for heat-related illnesses, 3,859 cases of heat-related illness and 34 suspected deaths were reported nationwide between May 15 and August 26. During this period, Shincheonji’s Volunteering Group visited streets, home...

[2026-01-14] Let Us Never Repeat the Tragedy of Fratricidal Conflict

[2026-01-14] Let Us Never Repeat the Tragedy of Fratricidal Conflict After liberation on August 15, Korea was divided into North and South, and ideologies and beliefs were also split. As a result, the tragic fratricidal conflict of the Korean War (June 25 War) broke out. At that time, President Lee ○○ of South Korea faced the war without any preparation. Consequently, North Korean forces advanced rapidly as far as Daegu. Later, UN forces came to the aid of South Korea and pushed the front line back up to the 38th parallel. At that time, neither South nor North Korea could produce even a single bullet. Yet they fought a war in which they killed fellow Koreans using guns and weapons imported from foreign countries. I, too, participated in this war as a frontline combat soldier. How many young people from both the South and the North lost their lives? This war was a shameful fratricidal conflict. How could such a history be presented with pride to future generations? Because of this tragi...