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A Protestant pastor in South Korea alleged that the "Wuhan pneumonia" pandemic was “The punishment on China by God for its suppression of religion”
#Korea #Wuhan Pneumonia #New Corona Virus # Protestantism #Christianity #China #Suppression of religion #Sermon
(24-Feb) As indicated from some probes, there were some Protestant pastors of large-scale churches in Korea who preached about the Covid-19, so-called “Wuhan Pneumonia” as in the context of conspiracy theories, like “The judgement on China by God”, or delivered speeches based on unfounded beliefs or being politically biased.
By using the keywords, in terms of “Sermons on New Corona Virus”, some relevant video clips could be found on YouTube on 21 Feb 2020. The key message of those video clips was to associate the new corona virus with suppression of Protestantism in China.
In a sermon entitled <<The road to the end of pandemic>>, which was delivered on 9 Feb by Chi Long Chu, a pastor of Yanggu Church in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, asserted that it was a regrettable act of the Chinese government to suppress God, expelled missionaries, and bombed the churches. The outbreak of the new corona virus was a retribution for such shameful act. The pastor Lee Kim Ho of Daegu Church, in which there were 51 members diagnosed with such virus within one single day on 20 Feb, said that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, was a sinister in the eyes of God, who had implemented such atrocious policies. Quoting from the Bible, pastor Chi said inflicting people with pandemic back then was a disciplinary action enforced by God, and that is why it is now happening in China.
On top of blaming the Chinese President Xi, pastor Cheung Hin Chik of the Pure Gospel Church in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do also treated this pandemic engulfing Korea as the ammunition to heap criticism on the Korean government. On 9th of this month, Pastor Cheung stated in his sermon that the pandemic has worried him and the ordinary people should be treated fairly. It has now become a war against the virus. The newly on-board Prime Minister of Korea, Chung Sye-kyun, was also embroiled in such offensive remarks, in which his first names [Sye-Kyn] have similar pronunciation as the “Bacteria” in Korean.
As more than half of the patients diagnosed with the new corona virus in Daegu are members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, there have been serious public concerns about closing all the churches to curb the spread of virus so as to avoid it being aggravated by the mass preaching.
Koon Chun Hau, the chief editor of the Christian media <<News and Joy>> specialized in tracking the churches, has been monitoring the coronavirus related content that existed in the sermon and the result was telling. It is not uncommon among big or small-sized churches that the sermons are politically tilted without religious essence. From the secular perspective and neglecting any content about the judgement by God or curses, such sermon can have a profound effect on society considering the social and spiritual influence by the pastors, any misunderstanding could pose much risks in the society as a whole.
Source: Facebook, hani.co.kr
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Further reading:
South Korea sect leader to face probe over deaths
https://bbc.in/2QqAl4J
#Korea #Coronavirus #Church #Xi #Protestant
A Protestant pastor in South Korea alleged that the "Wuhan pneumonia" pandemic was “The punishment on China by God for its suppression of religion”
#Korea #Wuhan Pneumonia #New Corona Virus # Protestantism #Christianity #China #Suppression of religion #Sermon
(24-Feb) As indicated from some probes, there were some Protestant pastors of large-scale churches in Korea who preached about the Covid-19, so-called “Wuhan Pneumonia” as in the context of conspiracy theories, like “The judgement on China by God”, or delivered speeches based on unfounded beliefs or being politically biased.
By using the keywords, in terms of “Sermons on New Corona Virus”, some relevant video clips could be found on YouTube on 21 Feb 2020. The key message of those video clips was to associate the new corona virus with suppression of Protestantism in China.
In a sermon entitled <<The road to the end of pandemic>>, which was delivered on 9 Feb by Chi Long Chu, a pastor of Yanggu Church in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, asserted that it was a regrettable act of the Chinese government to suppress God, expelled missionaries, and bombed the churches. The outbreak of the new corona virus was a retribution for such shameful act. The pastor Lee Kim Ho of Daegu Church, in which there were 51 members diagnosed with such virus within one single day on 20 Feb, said that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, was a sinister in the eyes of God, who had implemented such atrocious policies. Quoting from the Bible, pastor Chi said inflicting people with pandemic back then was a disciplinary action enforced by God, and that is why it is now happening in China.
On top of blaming the Chinese President Xi, pastor Cheung Hin Chik of the Pure Gospel Church in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do also treated this pandemic engulfing Korea as the ammunition to heap criticism on the Korean government. On 9th of this month, Pastor Cheung stated in his sermon that the pandemic has worried him and the ordinary people should be treated fairly. It has now become a war against the virus. The newly on-board Prime Minister of Korea, Chung Sye-kyun, was also embroiled in such offensive remarks, in which his first names [Sye-Kyn] have similar pronunciation as the “Bacteria” in Korean.
As more than half of the patients diagnosed with the new corona virus in Daegu are members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, there have been serious public concerns about closing all the churches to curb the spread of virus so as to avoid it being aggravated by the mass preaching.
Koon Chun Hau, the chief editor of the Christian media <<News and Joy>> specialized in tracking the churches, has been monitoring the coronavirus related content that existed in the sermon and the result was telling. It is not uncommon among big or small-sized churches that the sermons are politically tilted without religious essence. From the secular perspective and neglecting any content about the judgement by God or curses, such sermon can have a profound effect on society considering the social and spiritual influence by the pastors, any misunderstanding could pose much risks in the society as a whole.
Source: Facebook, hani.co.kr
https://bit.ly/2QmGZsL
https://bit.ly/2x7dYu1
Further reading:
South Korea sect leader to face probe over deaths
https://bbc.in/2QqAl4J
#Korea #Coronavirus #Church #Xi #Protestant
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