The Church of Salvation ( or Salvation Sect )was founded by the late billionaire Lee Byung Un in 1962 with the belief that those who are saved or protected by God will be free from future sins and secure the way to heaven. Unlike other religions, the Salvation Church does not advise people about repentance. In this Article, Top10theworld.com will talk about the Salvation Sect.
What is Salvation Sect (Salvation)?
The Church of Salvation – One of Weirdest Cults was founded by the late billionaire Lee Byung Un in 1962 with the belief that those who are saved or protected by God will be free from future sins and secure the way to heaven. Unlike other religions, the Salvation Church does not advise people about repentance.
In 1987, the mass suicide in Odaeyang of 32 members of the Salvation Church was believed to be related to the church’s murder-suicide pact, but Lee Byung Un denied it. In the past, the police have also repeatedly investigated the church’s activities with donations amounting to billions of won and transferred to the investment funds of subsidiary businesses run by Mr. Lee. In 1992, Mr. Lee Byung Un was arrested for taking advantage of religious beliefs to commit fraud in business and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
In 2014, the Salvation Church was condemned by the whole of Korea for its involvement in the Sewol ferry sinking when Mr. Lee Byung Un was the head of the company that owned the Sewol ferry. Facing public pressure with a series of accusations, he died in June 2014, exactly 2 months after the ferry disaster occurred.
Recently, the owner of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin Young, and actor Bae Yong Joon were caught by Dispatch with a series of photos participating in a 7-day missionary session of this sect in Yeoksamdong. After the news spread, both simultaneously denied the above information.
The world’s cults are even stranger than the Church of God and a series of famous artists are also believers – Photo 7.
Cults in the world are even stranger than the Church of God and a series of famous artists are also believers – Photo 8.
Park Jin Young and Bae Young Joon were caught while evangelizing and working for the sect.
Previously, there were rumors that Mr. Lee Byung Un used JYP Entertainment as a money transfer channel for the cult following accusations of tax evasion. Another factor that makes the rumors even more believable is that Park Jin Young’s wife is Lee Byung Un’s niece. In 2014, Park Jin Young was also caught up in a whirlwind of criticism for being considered a member of the Salvation Church, but the JYP boss denied it later.
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This information appeared on the Korean site Kukmin Ilbo from January 2015. Accordingly, the actor “Family is No. 1” has joined the “Church of God” since 2002. Even Mr. Lee is said to have a close relationship with Ms. Jang Gil Ja – the founder of the association. in 1985 and claimed to be God the Mother.
Kukmin Ilbo affirmed that Mr. Lee Soon Jae was a great supporter of Ms. Jang and was the patron of the association’s organizations.
The above article quickly affected the reputation of the actor who was dubbed the “national grandfather”. Many people criticized him for being superstitious and spreading heresy. Meeting backlash from the public, Mr. Lee denied the rumors, emphasizing that he did not have any connection with the “Church of God”.
He shared that he knew Mrs. Jang when participating in charity activities to help people in difficult circumstances. However, he had never heard of Mrs. Jang being the Mother of God, nor had any investment activities for the association.
After the rumor, Mr. Lee Soon Jae decided to stop working at some charities under the name of Mrs. Jang. He also asked the We Love U Foundation to remove his image and information on the organization’s website and temporarily suspend his position of sponsoring president. By the end of 2015, the actor was restored to his position and returned to We Love U Foundation activities.
Lee Soon Jae (SN 1934) is a veteran actor of Korean cinema, known by domestic fans as “national grandfather”. He is also a familiar face to Vietnamese audiences through a series of works “Family is number 1”, “The King 2 Hearts”, “Queen Seondeok”…
Not only Mr. Lee, the two entertainment “bosses” Park Jin Young and Bae Yong Joon have also recently been troubled by extremist sects.
Dispatch page on May 2 suddenly released pictures accusing Park Jin Young and Bae Yong Joon of participating in the Salvation Sect sect’s missionary meeting on March 21. It is known that the person behind this sect was previously Kwon Shin Chan – the father-in-law of billionaire Yoo Byung Eun (the owner of Chonghaejin Maritime Company, who was wanted after the Sewol ferry tragedy in 2014, then passed away. life in a mysterious way).
Two names of the Korean entertainment industry quickly denied the accusations related to the Salvation Sect, claiming it was just an ordinary Bible lecture. Park Jin Young even threatened to sue Dispatch for reporting false information.
If the Salvation Sect sect brings positive things to people and society, it needs to be promoted. However, if it brings negative things and comes with unpredictable consequences, it is necessary to completely remove these things from our modern lives.
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