COVID-19: Treatment of Clusters in Protestant Churches and the Shincheonji Church in South Korea. A Comparative Study
The treatment of the COVID-19 epidemic by the state of South Korea with regard to religious groups has revealed a strong bias to the detriment of the Shincheonji Church, a new rapidly expanding religious movement, and a more conciliatory treatment of Protestant...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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The journal of CESNUR
Year: 2020, Volume: 4, Issue: 5, Pages: 86-100 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
South Korea
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Microclusters
/ Struggle against
/ Presbyterianische Kirche in Korea
/ Shincheonji
/ Discrimination
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBM Asia KDG Free church KDH Christian sects ZA Social sciences ZC Politics in general |
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Jeon Kwang-hoon
B Religion and COVID-19 B Shincheonji B Lee Man Hee B Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun B Protestant Churches in South Korea B Sarang Jaeil Church |
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| Summary: | The treatment of the COVID-19 epidemic by the state of South Korea with regard to religious groups has revealed a strong bias to the detriment of the Shincheonji Church, a new rapidly expanding religious movement, and a more conciliatory treatment of Protestant churches. Shincheonji was met with stigmatization, deceptive and destructive rumors, demands of lists of all members and properties, unfounded suspicions, threats, fiscal harassment, prosecutions, spurious charges, and arrests and imprisonment of several leaders, including the founder. Excessive tolerance and impunity were shown towards several Protestant churches. This paper provides concrete facts and evidence highlighting the discriminatory treatment of Shincheonji, and analyzes the religious and socio-political dynamics underpinning the harassment of this new religious movement. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.5.5 |