[Anchor]
We recently reported allegations that a religious group affiliated with the Salvation Sect had intervened in politics. Since then, the group has gathered its senior members and continued making politically inflammatory claims.
We have obtained recordings in which they claim that a left-wing government would destroy all churches, and even that media outlets can be shut down if they broadcast false reports three times.
Reporter Choi Kwang-il continues the story.
[Reporter]
“Thank you for meeting us. Thank you. We always love you.”
Teenagers on stage were singing to former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
[Yoon Mo / head of a conservative youth group]
“Hello, Mr. President. You answered the people’s call in a time of national crisis and took on the presidency. You’ve worked so hard over the past two years.”
This was a youth event hosted by the Good News Mission, a group classified as part of the Salvation Sect.
The group was founded by Pastor Park Ock-soo.
Many members of this church were mobilized in front of the Constitutional Court during Yoon’s impeachment trial last year.
After JTBC reported these facts last month, the Good News Mission convened regional leaders nationwide to tighten internal discipline.
We reviewed recordings from that meeting.
[Good News Mission emergency meeting / March 14]
“Pastor Park Ock-soo said that if the left takes power, they will destroy all churches. And just as he said, that is exactly what happened.”
Although the meeting was called because of allegations of political intervention, the discussion itself was even more political.
The group has also long claimed that investigations into the Unification Church and Shincheonji Church of Jesus were forms of persecution.
[Good News Mission ministry gathering / January 30]
“You all know that the Unification Church and Shincheonji are now being heavily investigated and arrested, right? They have officially declared that they will fully intensify religious persecution.”
The group also warned that it would respond strongly to JTBC’s reporting.
[Regional leaders’ emergency meeting / March 14]
“As for the media, we are planning to take legal action. If the media broadcasts false reports three times, the outlet can be shut down.”
However, the group said it would expel one executive who had actively engaged in political activities.
[Regional leaders’ emergency meeting / March 14]
“I think he may have been used. So our mission has decided to expel him.”
JTBC requested comment from the Good News Mission regarding the contents of the recordings, but received no response.
[Anchor]
Within the Good News Mission, brutal abuse had reportedly continued for years, and in 2024, a teenage high school girl died. Yet the group also blamed all responsibility for that on political persecution.
Reporter Choi Kwang-il continues.
[Reporter]
[A / victim of assault by Park Eun-sook]
“She didn’t just grab my head—she twisted my hair around her hand twice and dragged me. The living room was pretty wide, and she dragged me around it dozens of times.”
Park Eun-sook, the daughter of the church founder, served as head of the church choir.
Choir members said they suffered abuse from her for years and lived in fear.
[Park Eun-sook / July 2023]
“You’re not answering again? Why aren’t you responding when I speak to you? Come here. What are you staring at? You bitch—want me to hit your eyes too? You snake-like woman.”
These were abuses happening deep inside the church.
Victims felt they had nowhere to escape.
[B / victim of assault by Park Eun-sook]
“We used to say that someone would have to die before all this could be exposed to the world. And then a child really did die.”
[JTBC Newsroom / May 16, 2024]
“A teenage high school girl has died at a church in Incheon. Bruises were found on her body, and marks indicating restraints were left on both wrists.”
A 19-year-old high school student died in the room used by choir members.
It was confirmed that she had been abused by Park Eun-sook, and on January 30 this year, the Supreme Court sentenced Park to 25 years in prison.
That same day, the Good News Mission again convened branch leaders nationwide.
[Good News Mission ministry gathering / January 30]
“This child was mentally unstable. She harmed herself, threw herself near the stairs, and threw herself off the bed…”
The implication was that the girl was responsible for her own death.
[Good News Mission ministry gathering]
“Have you seen someone with depression? They don’t wash, don’t eat, and don’t move. So we made her move—for her own sake. We had her clean, go up and down stairs. We were helping her.”
The group described abuse as benevolence and claimed the severe sentence was political persecution.
[Good News Mission ministry gathering]
“That judge was biased. Brothers and sisters all know this is religious persecution. This is outrageous.”
Crime does not distinguish between left and right.
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1. Summary
An Evangelical cult called “Salvation Sect” is accused of meddling in politics in favor of former President Yoon Suk-Yoel and convicted of murdering a teenager girl. The church claims “leftist crackdown on church”.
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) The separation of Church and state: Evangelicals, Moonies and shamans are meddling in politics to cover up their murder, embezzlement and other crimes.
3. My opinion
I cannot understand why Americans think Korea is cracking down on church. Look at these crimes committed. They murder people, embezzle money, exploit people both economically and sexually. They should face justice…but influential American religious figures such as Paula White are busy denouncing Korea over “Freedom”. I recommend the US religious leaders to look into the domestic issues first. Their government is executing people in broad daylight without trial and dragging the innocent into camps.
This incident proves that President Lee Jae-Myung and Prime Minister Kim Min-soek were right declare “War on Heretics”, a comprehensive crackdown on political meddling by religious institutions.
“TOUGH ON CRIME!”
*State proceeds to be tough on crime.
“NO, not like that!”