However, devotees say that the blame game has only escalated and is an attempt to deflect.


Korean Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae has been accused of targeting Shincheonji for condemning of her prosecutorial policies, and South Korea’s vice-health minister, Kim Gang-lip, decried the church’s top-brass for a lack of cooperation in passing on contact information of members for tracing and testing purposes.



Yet church members argue that when fingers were pointed in their direction, very few health orders had even been issued. On its official website, Shincheonji contends that “all worship services are being held online, and gatherings and meetings are suspended entirely until the new Coronavirus cult epidemic is over.”



Representatives vow that their headquarters was closed down on February 18 — before a multitude of other institutions — and pre-planned events slated for later that month were all abruptly canceled. However, devotees say that the blame game has only escalated and is an attempt to deflect.



Korean Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae has been accused of targeting Shincheonji for condemning of her prosecutorial policies, and South Korea’s vice-health minister, Kim Gang-lip, decried the church’s top-brass for a lack of cooperation in passing on contact information of members for tracing and testing purposes. Yet church members argue that when fingers were pointed in their direction, very few health orders had even been issued. On its official website, Shincheonji contends that “all worship services are being held online, and gatherings and meetings are suspended entirely until the new coronavirus epidemic is over.”



Representatives vow that their headquarters was closed down on February 18 — before a multitude of other institutions — and pre-planned events slated for later that month were all abruptly canceled.