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1999
May 12: Korean TV Airs Controversial Documentary (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/342414.stm) (BBC)

QuoteA South Korean television station has managed to broadcast a programme previously forced off air by members of a Christian sect.

Seoul-based Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) went ahead with the documentary - which examined claims that sect leader Lee Jae-rok could cure illness - a day after demonstrators stormed the studios and forced it off air. Riot police were out in force as the programme went out on Wednesday to prevent further trouble.

Mr Lee heads the 65,000-strong Manmin Chungang Sungkyol sect, a Protestant denomination whose name roughly translates as All Holiness Church. His sect believe that he can cure people by touching them, and is accusing the programme of distorting facts and defaming its image.

The organisation was thrown out of the Christian Council of Korea last month in a row over "heretical" claims. [highlight]Approximately 300 followers invaded the television station on Tuesday evening, cutting power supplies five minutes after the hour-long documentary had started.[/highlight]

MBC officials estimated 50 protesters had overpowered security guards and broken into the control room where they cut the power. The picture was restored, but lost again on three further occasions.

An MBC spokesman said: "The programme was interrupted just five minutes after it began. We had to broadcast other programmes instead."

Others attacked the producer of the programme, which is entitled PD-Notepad, and then held a sit-in in the lobby. Another 1,500 supporters blocked a neighbouring street with a sit-down protest. [highlight]At least 600 South Korean riot police were mobilised to end the occupation.[/highlight]

Six people were arrested during the incident, which is understood to have ended without injuries. Investigators are reportedly seeking to question church leaders in relation to the incident, although it is not thought that Mr Lee is wanted.

The sect had earlier reportedly obtained a court order preventing MBC from screening a story about Mr Lee's sex life.

The original links to these two follow-up articles are no longer working, but they were when I first took an interest in this event some 10 years ago  They are archived here. (http://antimanmin.tripod.com/Raid_on_TV_Station.htm)

May 13: Raid on TV station Places Religious Sects in Spotlight (The Korea Herald)
By Byun Eun-mi, Staff reporter

QuoteYonhap Hundreds of members of the Manmin Chungang Songkyol Church (All People's Holiness Church) stage a sit-in in the lobby of the MBC-TV headquarters, in Yoido, Seoul, Tuesday night. The church members demanded that the station stop airing an investigative news program about the church.

When members of a religious sect raided MBC-TV studios in Seoul and cut off its programming Tuesday, they drew new attention to the growing rift between news broadcasting stations and controversial religious groups across the country. Disputes over critical television news programs about suspicious religious congregations have become common over the years.

[highlight]To cite a couple of latest cases, MBC's airing of an alleged corruption scandal involving a church leader in April last year prompted hundreds of church members to block the entrance of MBC's headquarters in Yoido for more than a day. And last March, a popular SBS documentary program uncovered a scandal involving another church leader, which was also followed by harsh protests from church followers.[/highlight]

But no other event has done as much to put questionable religious groups under greater scrutiny than the latest storming of MBC by members of the Seoul- based Manmin Chungang Songkyol Church (All People's Holiness Church).

"As shown in the incident the number of church leaders who mystify themselves to expand their congregation have reached dangerous levels," said a church expert.

The doctrines of the church-leader Pastor Lee Jae-rok have been condemned as blasphemy by the mainstream. His church, which claims a membership of 60,000, was expelled from the Korean National Council of Churches April 30 after Lee claimed he was Jesus Christ.

According to deserters of the church, Lee preached that only followers of his church would survive a coming Armageddon and that he has enough revelations of God to pack more than 100 pages of a notebook.

Lee also claims to be endowed with magical healing powers, which he actively uses to recruit sick people to become members of his church, the deserters said.

Lee opened a small church in Kuro-dong in Seoul in 1982. Over the past 17 years, the church has fast grown to claim more than 60,000 members.

Religious experts note that the AU People's Holiness Church is just one of 3,000 Holiness churches in Korea, a Protestant denomination known only in this country. However, the attack on MBC has placed the church in anything but a holy light and may have served to help the media vilify it even more.

"We will fight any outside pressure to prevents us from revealing the truth," said No Sung-dae, president of MBC in a statement released after the incident. MBC said the questioned program explored pastor Lee's "heretical" statements and gambling habits based on the witnesses of deserters of the church. The church had earlier asked the Seoul District Court to keep MBC from airing the program.

After taking the matter up, the court decided to allow MBC to air the program on the condition that MBC delete parts that referred to Lee's sexual life. MBC says it obeyed the order of the court, and is subject to no further restrictions from running the program.

Six Members of Controversial Sect Face Arrest for Disrupting Broadcast
By Shin Rye-son, Staff reporter (newspaper name? - Korea Herald again?)

QuotePolice yesterday sought arrest warrants for six members of a controversial religious sect, who joined hundreds of other members in a raid Tuesday night of Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. (MBC), a television network in Yoido, western Seoul.

The raid was the first time in the nation's history that a group of civilians stormed a local broadcasting firm and disrupted the broadcasting of a show. The police said that Chung Yon-ha, 39, the secretary general of a sect called the Manmin Chungang Songkyol Church (All People's Holiness Church) headquartered in Kuro-dong, southwestern Seoul, and five other church officials were charged with interrupting public broadcasting.

Under pertinent law, those found guilty of damaging broadcasting equipment at public entities face maximum prison terms of 10 years and fines of up to 30 million won, ($25,000). The Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office called the intrusion a "serious crime," and vowed to ferret out the leaders of the raid and those responsible for destroying TV station property.

The incident took place around 11 p.m., when about 300 people arrived at the station in nine buses with Manmin Chungang Songkyol Church markings on them. The group then overpowered MBC guards and broke into the building.

They occupied the lobby of the building demanding a stop to the broadcast of a program called "PD Memo," then on the air. The weekly investigative news program was scheduled to deal with the alleged corrupt activities of the church's pastor, Lee Jae-rok, for one hour beginning 11 p.m.

Shortly after the program went on air, about 50 protesters forced their way into the main control room on the second floor of the broadcasting station and turned the program off the air. Network engineers re-aired, the program, but not until the intruders interrupted it three more times.

The incident was followed by a sit-down protest outside the building by about 1,700 churchgoers who arrived at the scene later and demanded the network to cancel the program. They accused the program of distorting facts and defaming the image of the group and their leader.

Police dispatched about 3,000 riot forces in 27 units to break up the protest by 1:25 a.m. yesterday.

Investigators are now screening tapes from security monitors to pin-point the leaders of the raid. They are also questioning six church officials under their custody to determine whether church leaders were involved. But church secretary general Chung told police that the raid was organized on the spur of the moment by some over-excited believers during a rally to protest the program.

He also denied the allegations made by MBC engineers that intruders randomly touched switches and destroyed equipment to disrupt broadcasting. Meanwhile, MBC's labor union issued an official statement yesterday denouncing the churchgoers for their raid. "We feel unbearable anger at the unprecedented incident, in which freedom of speech was mercilessly crushed by a certain religious group," the statement read.

"It was an act that threatened national order. If such criminal acts go unpunished, the nation's freedom of speech guaranteed by, the Constitution may face the prospect of being violated by numerous interest groups in the future." The labor union called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the case thoroughly and to punish those found responsible.

The television network re-aired the edited version of the program last night.

I just found an archive of an old blog that saved the same two articles. (http://wayback.archive.org/web/20111105084802/http://www.tomcoyner.com/Raid-on-TV-station-places-religious-sects-in-spotlight.htm)

Link for future reference:
Australian Gov. doc (http://web.archive.org/web/20121015012145/http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf) Worth a read! Includes references to and quotes from other and subsequent articles.

Here are two of The Korea Times pieces mentioned. The first is an editorial that was published on May 13, 1999. The second is an article published August 28, 1999:


Also in that PDf document is a reference to a May 14 article which I failed to find. From the PDF:

Feb. 28: Refugee Review Tribunal Research Response (http://web.archive.org/web/20121015012145/http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf) (Australian Government)

October 28: Faith Complements Diplomatic Career (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/10/113_12667.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109092417/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/10/113_12667.html))
(The Korea Times - by Kim Se-jeong skim@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteFor the new Costa Rican ambassador, his religious conviction completes his personal life, and takes his diplomatic obligation to the next level. ... His religious conviction is the most visible when he is off-duty. He never misses any of the three services held on Sundays. Sometimes, he attends Friday night services, which start at 11 p.m. and end at 4 a.m. the next morning. His favorite book is the Bible. He is attending the Manmin Joongang Church, located in Guro-gu, from which several missionaries in Costa Rica are from, he said.

July 6: Christians Denounce TV Program for Humanizing Jesus (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/07/113_27104.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109092522/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/07/113_27104.html))
(The Korea Times - by Bae Ji-sook bjs@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteA television documentary depicting Jesus as a human is drawing sharp criticism from Christian circles. ...This is the first time a local broadcasting TV network has tried to study Christianity itself rather than Christians. Their struggle against the media's allegations toward their belief also has a long history. MBC was invaded by groups of ManMin Church adherents who did not like their being labeled as a heretical cult in 1999, and JMS followers occupied the Donga Ilbo (http://english.donga.com/List/3/all/26/256823/1) building after the newspaper described their leader as a swindler earlier this year.  :)

Nov. 9: More Credits to Africa (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/11/113_34100.html) (Archived) (https://web.archive.org/web/20171109092700/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/11/113_34100.html)
(The Korea Times - by Kim Se-jeong skim@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteCosta Rican Ambassador to Seoul Fernando Borbon has rediscovered Africa as a land of hope through his first trip to the continent in August. ... A former acting pastor, he is registered as part of the congregation of the Good News Church and Manmin Church in Seoul. Borbon, along with nearly 200 young Christians, participated in the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) World Youth Camp held in Ghana.

November 12: Christian Medical Conference Draws Global Attendance (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2009/11/135_55339.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109092801/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2009/11/135_55339.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one. Article ends: Visit http://www.wcdn.org)

QuoteDuring the Conference, an Australian Doctor Irene Jacovou (http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue13960.html) presented a healing case of a 68-year-old man, and this was the most outstanding case of healing presented.

A Ukrainian Doctor Larisa from Ukraine presented the case of healing on hepatitis C by prayer, and this was really confirmed as the person of the same case firsthand showed up and testified to his healing. Another Australian doctor Mieke Kuiper presented the case of healing of eclampsia and subarachnoid hemorrhage by prayer. Two Korean doctors presented the cases of healing of the infected cystic mass in the submandibular area and the retroperitoneal necrotizing fascitis due to perforated acute appendicitis, with scientific and medical data confirming the healing cases. In addition, the many cases of the healing of various diseases including schizophrenia, pancreonecrosis, and AIDS that cannot be cured with medicine but only by the power of God.  :o

June 3: Christian Medical Conference Seeks Best in Faith (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/06/113_67045.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109092842/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/06/113_67045.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one. Article ends: For more information, visit www.wcdnaustralia.org)

QuoteDivine healing cases manifested through Dr. Jaerock Lee, Founder & Board Chairman of WCDN and Senior Pastor of Manmin Central Church were presented, and the case of patient who was healed of stomach cancer by only prayer without receiving any medication, which was presented by Dr. Fidel Fernandez, pathologist from the Philippines startled many people in attendance.  :o

July 6: Dr. Jaerock Lee Publishes New Book on Fruits of Spirit (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2010/07/135_68915.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109092951/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2010/07/135_68915.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to janee@koreatimes.co.kr)

Nov. 10: Estonia Miracle Healing Crusade 2010 Attracts Large Crowd (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2010/11/178_76118.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109093246/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2010/11/178_76118.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one. Photo courtesy Manmin Central Church)

QuoteDr. Lee has led mega-sized crusades in dozens of countries including Germany, Russia, India, USA, and Israel. At times tens of thousands, other times hundreds of thousands and even millions of people gathered. ... In addition, many people in attendance were healed of various diseases including cancers and heart diseases and restored poor eyesight by the great explosion of the Holy Spirit.  :o

Feb. 1: Jaerock Lee One of Top 10 Christian Leaders (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110201000720&ACE_SEARCH=1) (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 7: Recent Books (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2017/10/142_79309.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109093758/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2017/10/142_79309.html))
(The Korea Times - Book review by Ines Min. Article attributed to chungay@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteThe ever controversial Dr. Jaerock Lee, senior pastor of the Manmin Central Church, has expanded his followers to Brazil, with the recent publication of his translated autobiography ``My Life, My Faith'' in Portuguese.

Following his life from his time of medical difficulties ― seven years of incurable diseases, according to Lee ― he became a born-again Christian in 1974 following a visit to a church. From there, the story details the founding of the Manmin Central Church in 1982, its expansion to include more than 100,000 followers, and its difficulties.

Surrounded by scandal and cult accusations, Lee was excommunicated from the Church of Holiness in 1990, disassociated from Israel's largest evangelical organization and the subject of investigative documentaries broadcast by MBC. But by 2009 he was named one of the top 10 most influential Christian leaders by the Christian Telegraph and his reach continues to spread. His story captures the ups and downs of the Manmin Church, an intriguing tale of one man versus the world.

March 1: Lee's Books Featured in Israel Book Fair (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/05/293_82267.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109094304/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/05/293_82267.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to chungay@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteLee is senior pastor of the Manmin Central Church in Seoul, a 120,000-member international church, and was recently named as one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Christian Leaders in 2009 and 2010" by the Christian Telegraph newspaper. (http://www.christiantelegraph.com/search.php?search=jaerock) :o

March 18: Reverend Lees Challenges Inspire Faith in Readers (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2011/03/135_83380.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109094441/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2011/03/135_83380.html))
(The Korea Times - by Rev. Soundar Rajan Edward rajan.edward@yahoo.com )

QuoteAs we read this book, we learn how obedience and complete devotion can bear fruit spiritually and materially. :o

June 15: Christian Brisbane Conference Seeks Healing Through Faith (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/issues/2011/06/139_89080.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109094548/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/issues/2011/06/139_89080.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one)

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QuoteThere were many other presentations on divine healing by the grace and power of the Lord: a young man whose cervical fracture had left him paralyzed from the waist down; a woman who had stopped receiving medication but been healed of prolactinoma by faith; a man who had been dying of cervical and cardiac laceration and was [highlight]miraculously brought back to life;[/highlight] and a few others who were healed of malignant lymphoma, serious shock after cholecystectomy, and other diseases.

Brochure (http://www.wcdnaustralia.com/pages/WCDN_Brochure.pdf). 

Sept. 4: Costa Rica Ready for FTA with Korea in 2012 (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/05/176_94183.html)(Archived) (https://web.archive.org/web/20171210145737/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/09/113_94183.html)
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one)

Quote"I am a career ambassador, but I'm also pastor of the Manmin Church of Korea, and as such, I hope to visit Korea at least four times a year to engage in our church, in summer retreats, and in the celebration in 2012 of the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of the Manmin Church of Korea."

Borbon will assume his post as the Ambassador to Guatemala. Ambassador Manuel Lopez-Trigo, an experienced diplomat in his own right, will be Costa Rica's new representative in Korea. He is expected to arrive in Seoul in the coming weeks.

Borbon described his time in Korea as a "blessing," adding that for the four years of his posting he has also been an "Ambassador of Jesus Christ" working as a pastor of the Manmin Church.

Sept. 7: 'Spirit, Soul and Body' Published in Malaysia (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2011/09/135_94450.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171111162110/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2011/09/135_94450.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one)

QuoteIn the new book the author deals with the question "What did God, who existed all by Himself before all eternity, look like?"

Nov. 11: The Fastest Church in the World: Manmin Central Church, Korea (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2805903/posts) (Free Republic)

Quotehe leaders of the Korean Missionary Association in Uganda have accused Jaerock Lee of stoking the cult of personality, referring to an alleged statement of 1998, in which he claimed tobe "sinless and free from death."

May 31: 9th Int'l Christian Medical Conference held in Kenya (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/issues/2012/05/139_112161.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171111161927/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/issues/2012/05/139_112161.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one)

QuoteAt the conference, eight divine healing cases were presented with medical data: four cases performed through Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayers or after handkerchiefs sent from other countries that he prayed over were laid on patients.

June 29: Dr. Jaerock Lee's Books Attract Attention (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2016/05/142_114150.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171111161536/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2016/05/142_114150.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to jhdo@koreatimes.co.kr)

QuoteThe booth's ambience allowed visitors to enjoy a feeling of comfort as though they were in a personal library in Heaven. 8)

Nov. 4: International Theologian Publishes Sermon in Seven Languages (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/142_167507.html) (Archived) (http://web.archive.org/web/20180416024356/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/142_167507.html)
(The Korea Times - by Kwon Ji-youn jykwon@ktimes.co.kr)

QuoteProf. Kim Byung-jong of Seoul National University has endorsed the book. Kim teaches oriental painting at the university, and his work was presented to the Chinese president Xi Jin Ping during his visit to Seoul on July 4. "Through this magnificent drama about the Book of Job, I have come to understand that the ultimate goal of Rev. Lee Jae-rock's ministry of healing of the body and spirit he dreams is to lead as many people to the kingdom of heaven," Kim wrote in his endorsement. ...

Rev. Lee, senior pastor of the Manmin Central Church in Seoul, is currently chairman of the United Holiness Church of Jesus Christ and [highlight]permanent president[/highlight] of the World Christianity Revival Mission Association.

Dec. 14: Spiritual Leader's Autobiography Published in 34 Languages (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/03/142_169846.html)
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one)

QuoteMy Life, My Faith 1 (//http://) the first of a two-part autobiography by international spiritual leader Dr. Jaerock Lee, has been published in 34 languages, including English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Initially, the book was published in Korean in 2006, and it has since been translated into other languages: Asian languages, including Indonesian, Japanese, Tagalog and Vietnamese; and European languages, including Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Tidbits: The paperback (https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Faith-Lee-Jaerock/dp/8975572471/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468326116&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=Dr.+Jaerock+Lee+my+life) and eBook (https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Faith-x2160-ebook/dp/B0071M7GMU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468326116&sr=1-1&keywords=Dr.+Jaerock+Lee+my+life) English editions on Amazon have a combined total of zero reviews as of July 12, 2016. The sequel, My Life, My Faith 2, (https://www.amazon.com/Mi-Vida-x2161-Life-Faith/dp/897557508X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468326350&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=Dr.+Jaerock+Lee+My+Life%2C+My+Faith+2) is only available on Amazon in Spanish; it also has zero reviews. This 48 cent paperback (https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Faith-Jaerock-Lee/dp/898839013X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468326469&sr=1-3-fkmr1&keywords=Dr.+Jaerock+Lee+My+Life%2C+My+Faith+2) edition has one glowing review: "wow Love this book !!!1." Excerpts from part 1 (https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=DihEBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2&lpg=PT2&dq=my+life+my+faith+dr+jaerock+lee&source=bl&ots=QXQtZXEqrY&sig=AsiTheoeffsVj5oeMEA26LyhEuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi85cf79u3NAhXDQpQKHZ8VDWgQ6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=my%20life%20my%20faith%20dr%20jaerock%20lee&f=false) and part 2 (https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=eYZHBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2&lpg=PT2&dq=my+life+my+faith+dr+jaerock+lee&source=bl&ots=5J9xp2MYIL&sig=q5bd5K0-3GYKOBDOGPLW_L6o1mA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi85cf79u3NAhXDQpQKHZ8VDWgQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=my%20life%20my%20faith%20dr%20jaerock%20lee&f=false) can be browsed courtesy of Google Books.


March 2: Urim Books Featured at New Delhi World Book Fair (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/03/135_174403.html)
(The Korea Times - Attributed to jhdo@koreatimes.co.kr. Photo courtesy of Urim Book)

QuoteAmong the titles, the series book" Spirit, Soul and Body(2)" had the visitors' attention. In the book, Dr. Lee writes: [highlight]"We can stop not only typhoons but also other natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes if we utilize the spiritual space.[/highlight] We can just cover the source of volcano eruption or the earthquake with the space of God, and these things can be made possible when it is right according to the justice of God. For example, to stop a disaster that causes damage at a national level, the leader of the country is supposed to ask for the prayer." :o

Oct. 23: International Delegation Visits Urim Books (http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/10/135_189342.html)
(The Korea Times - Attributed to ejbae@ktimes.com. Photo courtesy of Urim Books)

QuoteAccording to the list of literary works by the number of translations cited in Wikipedia, the Bible continues to be the most translated book in the world. The list also includes the following books authored by Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, senior pastor of Manmin Central Church: "The Message of the Cross" (57 languages) and "My Life, My Faith" (35 languages). :o

Jan. 6: DR Congo Official Visits Urim Books (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/01/142_194781.html)
(The Korea Times - Attributed to ysy@ktimes.com. Photo courtesy of Urim Books)

QuotePengo thanked Rev. Lee for his prayers for the African country on Sept. 21, 2014, hoping for the termination of the Ebola disease. Pengo claimed that the prayer "stopped the spread of the Ebola virus and [highlight]no casualties occurred.[/highlight]"

July 8: Lee Jae-rok's Books Featured at Int'l Christian Show (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2016/07/178_208975.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109095758/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2016/07/178_208975.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one. Photo courtesy of Urim Books)

2017:
June 30: Urim Books CEO to lead CBA Korea Organization (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2017/07/142_232221.html) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171109095851/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2017/07/142_232221.html))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to no one. Photo courtesy of Urim Books)

QuoteAs the CEO of Christian publisher Urim Books and a board member of Korean Publishers Association, Mr. Noh serves as a visionary leader of the publishing industry. Urim Books has published more than 450 Christian titles authored by Dr. Jaerock Lee in 75 languages including English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew. Dr. Lee's Manmin Central Church has 11,000 branches and associative churches around the world, according to Warren Bird, Director of Research and Intellectual Capital in the U.S.

Oct. 29: The 14th International Christian Medical Conference Was Held in Russia (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/vpage-pt.asp?categorycode=142&newsidx=238391) (Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20171112061908/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/vpage-pt.asp?categorycode=142&newsidx=238391))
(The Korea Times - Attributed to: ejbae@ktimes.com)

QuoteThe six divine healing cases that were presented in this Conference concerned the healing of arthritis, acute appendicitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, complex fractures, blindness, and strabismus that had occurred by the prayer of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee. In particular, the healing of blindness where a blind person opened his eyes amazed many medical doctors because it is the same miracle as the Lord Jesus performed.

Here's the full Korea Times piece on one of the church's websites. (http://wcdnindia.org/news/the-14th-wcdn-international-christian-medical-conference-was-held-in-russia/)

A shorter version that omits the above paragraph (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-14th-international-christian-medical-conference-was-held-in-russia-under-auspices-of-wcdn-300541781.html) was posted here one week earlier, so the Korea Times piece was not likely written by the Korea Times staff member whose email is included at the end of the article. That usually denotes authorship, doesn't it?

April 11: South Korean Pastor Banned from Leaving Country on Accusations of Rape (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180411000798) (The Korea Herald)

April 11: Korean Report and Video (http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=shm&sid1=103&oid=214&aid=0000825142) (MBC)

April 12: South Korean Megachurch Pastor Accused of Raping 5 Women After 'Order From God'; Church Responds (https://www.christianpost.com/news/south-korean-megachurch-pastor-accused-of-raping-5-women-after-order-from-god-church-responds.html) (Christian Post)

Nov. 22: South Korean Pastor Who Portrayed Himself as 'God' Sentenced to 15 years for Rap (https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/22/asia/lee-jae-rock-pastor-indicted-intl/index.html)e (CNN)

Nov. 22: South Korean Pastor Lee Jae-rock Jailed for Raping Followers (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46299239) (BBC)

Nov. 22: South Korean Cult Leader gets 15 years in Jail For Raping Followers who Thought He Was a God (https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2174448/south-korean-cult-leader-gets-15-years-jail-raping-followers-who) (South China Morning Post)


May 17: South Korean Megachurch Leader's Rape Term Extended (https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/south-korean-megachurch-leader-s-rape-term-extended-119051700663_1.html) (Business Standard)

Aug. 9: Megachurch Pastor's 16-Year Jail Term confirmed For Raping Congregants (https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/08/251_273683.html) (The Korea Times)


March 29: Churches Push Ahead With Services Despite Stricter Calls for Social Distancing (https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200329003151325?section=national/national&fbclid=IwAR2oR5YcScokL_8m70DsUkqkLPb12mgz5XulCT_NkURIdddXkiJCsVzcA5s) (Yonhap News)

QuoteManmin Central Church in Guro has emerged as a new hotspot of infections in Seoul. The Seoul city government said at least 22 COVID-19 patients are linked to the church of a minor religious sect.