[Shincheonji Church] Rally to Denounce Religious Persecusion

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Today, we strongly denounce the biased administrative oppression against a religion committed by Gyeonggi-do government and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization in violation of Article 20 of the Constitution.

 

Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea states that Korea shall be a democratic republic, that its sovereignty resides in the people, and that all state authority shall emanate from the people. Members of Shincheonji Church are citizens of the Republic of Korea. When a politician sides with a certain religion to make decisions that divide the people and takes hardhanded measures that harass Shincheonji Church, committing religious persecution based on favoritism, we shall fight against it and stand up for our rights.

 Shincheonji Church will not succumb to external pressure at any rate. As God and Jesus have overcome, in the face of such unfairness and religious persecution, Shincheonji Church will prevail.

 

Therefore, we resolve as follows:

 

We shall employ all legal measures to ensure that the abuse of political authority fueled by religious discrimination stops immediately and systemic changes are made in the institution to prevent future cases;

 We shall inform international human rights groups of the current religious oppression taking place in South Korea and bring the situation to the attention of the global community to protect our human rights;

 

We shall continue to fight until the demands for a sincere apology from Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim Dong-yeon and rightful repayment in damages from Gyeonggi Tourism Organization are met;

 

We shall continue to fight until every citizen of this nation is treated fairly and equally, without discrimination, and fully enjoys freedom of religion as stipulated in Article 20 of the Constitution.

 

November 15 2024

Members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus

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