Cults set off the Korean epidemic, and this cult is also inextricably linked with park geun-hye？
Dongfang Net Longitudinal Journalist Feng Yinlun
The epidemic situation in South Korea’s COVID-19 has gone from bad to worse, and the epidemic prevention network has failed. After "Patient No.31" became a "super transmission source", today (February 20th), there was the first death case in Korea.
According to the news of the Korean health department, as of 16: 00 local time today, the total number of confirmed cases in South Korea has suddenly increased to 104. With the development of time and the disclosure of more details, the inside story of the cult hidden behind the epidemic has surfaced again.
1. Patient No.31 and the first death case have been to the same place.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters said on the 20th that the first death case was a 63-year-old Korean male who had been hospitalized for more than 20 years in Daenan Hospital, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and died on the 19th. The health department found that it was positive after implementing the virus test results.
At present, including the deceased, there are 15 confirmed patients in this hospital alone.
After investigation, the health authorities who are tracking the previous movement of the "super transmission source"-"Patient No.31" found that the patient had also been to Qingdao County earlier this month.
The "31st case" that triggered community communication and set off the chain effect of the epidemic was a 61-year-old Daegu woman. There is no record of going abroad in the past three months, and there is no history of "clear contact" with high-risk people in epidemic areas. The patient herself went to see a doctor in Seoul at the end of January because of a car accident, and developed fever on February 10, and pneumonia began to appear on February 14. A staff member in the hospital where she was treated was also diagnosed with infection.
Until the diagnosis on February 17th, the infected person had been moving around and went to the Xintiandi Church in Daegu for four times, which finally triggered a large-scale community infection.
Zheng Enjing, Minister of the Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures, believes that there may be a common source of infection in the two cases. "We are observing the correlation between Daegu Church in Xintiandi and Daenam Hospital in Qingdao."
△ Qing Dao County Danan Hospital
Qing Dao is the hometown of Li Wanxi, the president of Xintiandi, and holds a special position in the hearts of believers.Some analysts said that the route of infection may be the "service activities" carried out by Xintiandi Christians in the local area. Some local residents reported that on February 11th, 26 believers volunteered to provide haircuts in nursing homes.
Korean media speculated that the Qing Dynasty may have a deeper "source of communication".
2. "Axis of Evil" Lee Wan-hee’s political ambition
In the past two days, with the sudden increase of the epidemic in South Korea, Xintiandi Church and its founder Li Wanxi have also been pushed to the forefront.
Xintiandi Church was founded in 1984, also known as Xintiandi Jesuit Evidence Tent Temple Church. Li Wanxi, who claimed to be "not bad in body", claimed to be the savior based on the Bible. And the followers of this religion also firmly believe that he is the savior of the second arrival.
According to the projection of Korea Consulting Institute, there are 12 Xintiandi churches in Korea with more than 240,000 followers and branches overseas.
Under the guise of missionary work, this sect actually seeks personal gain and poisons people’s hearts. However, according to the dig of news & joy, a special online media for Christian religions, Xintiandi Church is not limited to this, and it also tries to collude with powerful people and set foot in Korean politics.
Previously, a group of leading cadres in Xintiandi had been exposed as important positions of the "New National Party", which caused controversy. The "New National Party" has undoubtedly provoked the most sensitive nerves of the Korean people.
What kind of party is the "New National Party"? Formerly known as the "Grand National Party", on April 13, 2012, the party officially decided that the new party was called the "New National Party". On December 19th of that year, park geun-hye was elected as the new president of South Korea as a candidate of the party. The "New National Party" holds many seats in the National Assembly.
Jong-chul Kim, who has worked in Xintiandi for 12 years and was the "foreign minister" of Xintiandi, revealed more about the relationship between Xintiandi and the New National Party when he appeared in the CBS podcast program in 2017.
Jong-chul Kim mentioned that "foreign-related departments" belong to important departments in Xintiandi, and they can directly talk and report with Li Wanxi, the founder. At the same time, foreign-related departments are also responsible for "wiring" and establishing ties with politicians and other celebrities.
He mentioned that Li Wanxi had been extremely enthusiastic about the Grand National Party. "After the Grand National Party changed its name to the New National Party in 2012, Li Wanxi directly said,’ I gave it to you’. "
Earlier, Lee Wan-hee tried to elect the mayor of Guochuan City or a member of parliament from among Christians, but in the end he failed. Since then, it has devoted itself to forming close ties between the church and the political circle, especially with the conservative ruling party in the past. Jong-chul Kim believes that the main purpose is to turn the church into a legal religious group, and then expand its influence.
The party members also took a fancy to the votes in the hands of believers, and the two sides formed a link of interests. Jong-chul Kim bluntly said, "Xintiandi can provide a lot of votes, and political circles attach great importance to it."
However, until now, the identity of Xintiandi Church has always been a cult. It is also impossible to build a church in South Korea. The so-called headquarters can only be placed in one place in a shopping mall in Guochuan.
But the bishop’s ambition still exists-he tried to move Christians to Guochuan on a large scale and expand his influence in Guochuan.
However, according to Bian Shangxu, director of CBS who has been tracking and interviewing Xintiandi Church for many years, each believer needs to pay a "donation" of 3 million won to ensure 144,000 seats in the "paradise". For the bishop’s wish, more people continue to donate beyond the limit and overload.
Jong-chul Kim said: "The believers in Xintiandi have been brainwashed by Li Wanxi. Leave the children and the wife to run away from home. When the husband goes looking for it, he hides it. And let the students give up their studies. What is even more frightening is that if Li Wanxi dies, many people will commit suicide together. What will happen at that time? "
Brainwashed believers are hiding.
Brainwashed believers, in order to avoid harming the church, also responded negatively to the epidemic.
According to Daegu City on the 20th, among the 1,001 worshippers who attended the service on the same day as Patient No.31, 90 showed symptoms and 515 showed no symptoms. At present, the number of Xintiandi Christians who can’t get in touch has reached 396, accounting for 39.6%.
According to the analysis, Xintiandi believers don’t seem to pay attention to the loss of ordinary citizens. They are only worried about the "harm" caused to their own sects, so they choose a negative response. The organizational structure and missionary methods of cults have also increased the closed state of believers.
A related person in Daegu said that Xintiandi did not advise believers to isolate themselves. Instead, it concealed the worship and assembly schedule of the "31st patient" and made "special instructions".
A well-informed person inside Xintiandi said that the foreign-related departments of Xintiandi have begun to take action, demanding that "the situation be confirmed quickly and corresponding countermeasures be taken."
Today, Xintiandi Church also said in an interview with South Korea’s YTN TV station, "I hope that the national emergency will not be used as an opportunity to slander Xintiandi Jesus Church. Please stop false and distorted reports."
Among the 104 patients diagnosed at present, 70 are from Daegu and Gyeongbuk, among them, 43 are related to Xintiandi Church.
Some analysts believe that this is caused by the characteristics of places of worship in the church. It is reported that the general church believers sit in chairs to worship, while the believers of Xintiandi Church line up close to the left and right on the floor to do "worship", which is relatively dense.
Xintiandi refuted this statement and argued that "without the relevant building permit, in order to accommodate the largest number of people in a narrow space, we can only worship in this’ unique’ way."
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