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| ▲ The appearance of the Victory Altar in Goean-dong, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) was infected on the 9th. Here, 20 confirmed patients, including Shindo, were tested positive for Corona 19. | |
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[기사 수정 : 10일 오후 6시 25분]
The number of new corona19 confirmed cases, which had recently decreased to 200, recorded 444 on the 10th and is showing an increase again. The quarantine authorities, which are considering easing’social distance’ after the Lunar New Year holiday, are also deepening.
In particular, in Goean-dong, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, a group infection from the’Youngsaenggyo’ Victory Altar has occurred, causing tension in the local community. According to the quarantine authorities, 52 more were confirmed after the first confirmed case on the 8th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is 53. 21 people were infected at the Seungri Altar, 28 at the tutoring academy where a church member worked as an instructor, and 4 others.
The quarantine authorities are aware that the scale of group infection has increased when Mr. A, an indicator patient who was living in a dormitory at the Seungri Altar, worked as a lecturer at an academy in Ojeong-dong, Bucheon.
Bucheon Mayor Jang Deok-cheon said on his Facebook page on the 10th, “As a result of a total inspection (233 people) of the other four academies attended by the confirmed cases of the group infection, there are no confirmed cases.” “I said. Until now, 70% of 21 people in the male dormitory at the Seungri Altar have been infected.
Sohn Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division of the Central Disaster Response Headquarters, said, “We are aware that there are facilities for Yeongsaenggyo in the whole country. As for this, related ministries and 17 local governments are working together to discuss and respond to follow-up measures.”
On the 10th, the side of the Seungri Altar of Yeongsaenggyo said, “There is no way to stop the quarantine authorities in the Shinto Association for the fact that a group infection occurred in the dormitory of the main altar and caused concern to the people and many people who are working hard for quarantine.” “We will actively cooperate with self-isolation and prevention measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the near future,” he said.
“Group life in the whole country of Youngsenggyo… Concerns about the spread of Corona 19”
Eternalism (Eternal Sacrament of God’s Victory Altar) is a religion that has long been defined as a’heresy’ in mainstream Protestant denominations. As a religion created in 1981, the headmaster Jo Hee-sung was controversial as he denied the Bible and claimed to be’God’,’Mireukbul’, and’Savior’. In particular, the’Youngsaengkyo Shinto group murder murder case’, which was revealed in 2003, aroused public resentment.
Youngsaenggyo, who abducted and confined believers who left the church, and even killed them, is leading the church after Jo Hee-sung died in prison in 2004, and his wife, Lee Young-ja, becomes governor. It is known that Youngsenggyo still operates with 26 branches nationwide.
Pastor Jin Yong-sik (CEO of the Korean Christian Heresy Counseling Center) said, “The members of the Eternal Church regard the space where they are gathered as’heaven’ and live together because they think that they live forever.”
Pastor Jin emphasized, “Because heretical religious groups such as Yeongsaenggyo live in collective life across the country, Corona 19 is bound to spread more quickly among them,” and emphasized, “The examination of religious groups vulnerable to Corona 19 should be strengthened.” did.