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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Main Author: Fautré, Willy 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2020]
In: 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
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
Further subjects:B 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.
ISSN:2532-2990
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.5.5