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| '''Jung Myung-Seok''' (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian ] ]. He is also known by the names of '''Joshua Jung''', and JMS.<ref name="Magazine Article: Retrial need for JMS">{{cite journal|first=Moon Il Seok|title=Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok|journal=Civil Government|url=http://providencetrial.com/jms-in-the-news-full-report-reveals-all/|accessdate=23 March 2011}}</ref> Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1978 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. After rape allegations he left Korea in 1999. Jung was arrested by Chinese police in May |
'''Jung Myung-Seok''' (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian ] ]. He is also known by the names of '''Joshua Jung''', and JMS.<ref name="Magazine Article: Retrial need for JMS">{{cite journal|first=Moon Il Seok|title=Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok|journal=Civil Government|url=http://providencetrial.com/jms-in-the-news-full-report-reveals-all/|accessdate=23 March 2011}}</ref> Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1978 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. After rape allegations he left Korea in 1999. Jung was arrested by Chinese police in May 2007 and detained in China for 9 months. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref name="straitstimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_336458.html|publisher=]|title=Cult head jailed for sex crimes|date=2009-02-10|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early biography== | ==Early biography== | ||
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| On June 1, 1978 he left his village at 34 years old and went to Seoul, South Korea. There he began his first church which has grown into the international religious movement known as "Providence." <ref name="breaknews">{{cite news|url=http://breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=118349§ion=sc2/|publisher=Break News|title= | On June 1, 1978 he left his village at 34 years old and went to Seoul, South Korea. There he began his first church which has grown into the international religious movement known as "Providence." <ref name="breaknews">{{cite news|url=http://breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=118349§ion=sc2/|publisher=Break News|title= | ||
| 기독교복음선교회 후유증털고 새로 결집|trans_title=Christian Gospel Mission sequelae robbing the newly mobilized|language=Korean}}</ref> <ref name="yonhapnews">{{cite news|url=http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/article/Press/YIBW_showPress.aspx?contents_id=RPR20091125022100353/|publisher=Yonhap News|title='천국성령운동'을 통한 올바른 기독교인의 실천신앙 강조|trans_title=Emphasis on the correct practice of Christian faith through the Holy Spirit Movement 'Heaven'|language=Korean}}</ref> | 기독교복음선교회 후유증털고 새로 결집|trans_title=Christian Gospel Mission sequelae robbing the newly mobilized|language=Korean}}</ref> <ref name="yonhapnews">{{cite news|url=http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/article/Press/YIBW_showPress.aspx?contents_id=RPR20091125022100353/|publisher=Yonhap News|title='천국성령운동'을 통한 올바른 기독교인의 실천신앙 강조|trans_title=Emphasis on the correct practice of Christian faith through the Holy Spirit Movement 'Heaven'|language=Korean}}</ref> | ||
| ==Sexual abuse charges== | |||
| In 1999, ] (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. According to former members, Jung had forced dozens of women to have sex with him, and said that they would go to hell if they told anyone what he had done.<ref>]. "2,000 Japanese join cult led by suspected sex offender on the run from Interpol". July 29, 2006.</ref> This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2168234.htm| title=China extradites SKorea cult leader| publisher=]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> He was officially charged in 2001.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=406| title=Visitor board| publisher=]| date=2005-07-04| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Accusations also surfaced in other countries, and in November 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan.<ref name="joongang" /> | |||
| Jung was arrested in 2003 for overstaying his visa in Hong Kong and was due to be returned to Korea, but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=167| title=Visitor Board| publisher=]| date=2003-09-21| accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22998981-23109,00.html| title=Accused rapist cult leader faces extradition to Korea| publisher=]| date=2008-01-02| accessdate=2008-02-27}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> | |||
| In April 2006, a press conference was held by the anti-cult group ] in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women<ref>{{cite news|date=2006-04-18|publisher=]|url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019|title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2006-11-21}} English: </ref> which necessitated medical treatment.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019| title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2007-01-20|publisher=]|date=2006-04-18}}</ref> | |||
| After nearly 9 years on the run,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/21/143806/China-extradites.htm| title=China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult| publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name="theaustralian"/><ref name="Fox News"/> He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.<ref name="iht">{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cult-Leader.php| title=South Korean religious sect leader extradited from China to face rape charges|publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.<ref name="joongang">{{cite web| url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886496| title=Cult boss extradited to face sex raps| publisher=]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> | |||
| South Korean media reported that Jung had claimed to have received a "special revelation" from God, and that many female members of his cult were ordered to undress for a "health check" and have sex with him to wipe off their sins. Jung denies the charges, his followers say.<ref name=aptvnews>{{cite news|publisher=]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-29|title=South Korean fugitive cult leader Jung extradited back to Seoul|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/view/7f51b2b481ecfc4cc98ff70932bd2783?subClipIn=00:00:00&subClipOut=00:00:00}}</ref> | |||
| In 2008, in response to the rape allegations, Providence pastor Bae Jae-yong said that it was "distorted rumor that was created by the people who have slandered him" and that "all fundamental truth will be clarified by at the prosecutor's office".<ref name="iht"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2008-02-20/82e8843.html|publisher=]|title=Reuters Television News|date=2008-02-20}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> | |||
| In January 2008, the ] found that Jung forced two female followers to have sex with him as part of a religious purification ritual.<ref name="yonhap">{{cite news| url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/02/23/56/0302000000AEN20080223001200315F.HTML| title=Religious sect leader formally arrested on rape charges| publisher=]| date=2008-02-23| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://nuri.donga.com/nurinews/view.php?k_id=200801110239&m=2|publisher=]|title=JMS 정명석씨, 신도 성폭행 6천만원 위자료 확정|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref> Providence followers started riots outside of newspapers that reported the court's verdict, forcing ] to temporarily shut down.<ref>]. January 17, 2008.</ref> | |||
| In August 2008, Jung was convicted of sexual abuse charges and sentenced to six years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2008/08/13/200808130034.asp|publisher=]|title=JMS leader sentenced to 6 years|date=2008-08-13|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref name="straitstimes"/> | |||
| As of 2012, as many as 10 women are still being kept for sexual exploitation by church leaders, according to a watchdog organization. At one point over 10,000 women were recruited for such purposes.<ref></ref> A press conference produced video evidence, with photos of naked women licking pictures of Jung. Jung's followers responded that the videos were made before 2008 and did not amount to proof that the women actually had intercourse with Jung.<ref>정재원. "" NewsNJoy</ref> | |||
| ==Jung’s teaching== | ==Jung’s teaching== | ||
| Jung's teaching is explained to followers in a series of 30 lessons. After a series of Bible studies aiming to demonstrate that the ] has already begun |
Jung's teaching is explained to followers in a series of 30 lessons. After a series of Bible studies aiming to demonstrate that the ] has already begun.<ref> Yoshihide Sakurai. ''Journal of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning'' 15 (2007)</ref> It is also taught that Eve was 14 years old when she first had sex with Adam.<ref>Yoshihide Sakurai.". '' Religion in the Modern World 2007''. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2007.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Jung believes he has come to finish the |
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| ⚫ | Jung's teachings are |
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| ⚫ | Jung believes he has come to finish the message and mission of Jesus Christ, asserting that he is the messiah of this time period and has the responsibility to save all mankind by raising their spiritual level. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/05/117_2823.html| title=Suspect of Corrupt Cult Founder Arrested in China| publisher=]| date=2007-05-13| accessdate=2008-02-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070913080827/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/05/117_2823.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-13}}</ref> Jung claims that the ] doctrine of bodily resurrection is false but that people can be saved by following his teachings about raising ones spiritual state. | ||
| ⚫ | Jung's teachings are unrelated to the Unification church. (See ], ].) The main points are that | ||
| #it identifies Jung as the Messiah (rather than ]) | #it identifies Jung as the Messiah (rather than ]) | ||
| #it teaches that original sin, originating in ]'s intercourse with ], can be defeated by |
#it teaches that original sin, originating in ]'s intercourse with ], can be defeated by keeping oneslf pure sexually. | ||
| # The only way to wipe clean sexual sin is confession and complete repentance.<ref> 30 Lessons Book </ref> | # The only way to wipe clean sexual sin is confession and complete repentance.<ref> 30 Lessons Book </ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==See also== | ||
| According to former members, Jung believes he has come to finish and complete the message and mission of Jesus Christ, asserting that he is the Messiah and has the responsibility to save all mankind.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/05/117_2823.html| title=Suspect of Corrupt Cult Founder Arrested in China| publisher=]| date=2007-05-13| accessdate=2008-02-27 |archiveurl = http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/05/117_2823.html |archivedate = 2007-09-13}}</ref> | |||
| Jung encourages his followers to form non-religious organisations for the purpose of attracting young people without initially revealing the religious nature of the group or their real motives,<ref name=asahied>{{cite web| url=http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200608190106.html| title=Asahi Shimbun editorial: Another problem cult| accessdate=2006-12-19}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> in a practice which has been described as "fraudulent" by lawyers.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|title=Cult aimed at elite in 50 universities|date=2006-07-31}}</ref> | |||
| Jung's religion is seen as a serious problem in Korea and Japan<ref name=asahied/> and as one of Asia's most notorious cults.<ref name=theaustralian/> | |||
| ⚫ | ==See also== | ||
| *] | *] | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 07:29, 20 October 2013
| Jung Myung-seok | |
| Hangul | 정명석 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭明析 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Myeong(-)seok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Myŏng-sŏk |
Template:Korean name Jung Myung-Seok (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian religious movement Providence. He is also known by the names of Joshua Jung, and JMS. Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1978 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. After rape allegations he left Korea in 1999. Jung was arrested by Chinese police in May 2007 and detained in China for 9 months. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.
Early biography
Jung was born in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong.
On June 1, 1978 he left his village at 34 years old and went to Seoul, South Korea. There he began his first church which has grown into the international religious movement known as "Providence."
Jung’s teaching
Jung's teaching is explained to followers in a series of 30 lessons. After a series of Bible studies aiming to demonstrate that the Great Tribulation has already begun. It is also taught that Eve was 14 years old when she first had sex with Adam.
Jung believes he has come to finish the message and mission of Jesus Christ, asserting that he is the messiah of this time period and has the responsibility to save all mankind by raising their spiritual level. Jung claims that the Christian doctrine of bodily resurrection is false but that people can be saved by following his teachings about raising ones spiritual state. Jung's teachings are unrelated to the Unification church. (See Unification theology, Divine Principle.) The main points are that
- it identifies Jung as the Messiah (rather than Sun Myung Moon)
- it teaches that original sin, originating in Eve's intercourse with Satan, can be defeated by keeping oneslf pure sexually.
- The only way to wipe clean sexual sin is confession and complete repentance.
See also
References
- "Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok". Civil Government. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
{{cite journal}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - "Cult head jailed for sex crimes". AFP. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- "기독교복음선교회 후유증털고 새로 결집" (in Korean). Break News.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - "'천국성령운동'을 통한 올바른 기독교인의 실천신앙 강조" (in Korean). Yonhap News.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Yoshihide Sakurai. "Cult Problems on Campus : Why were students involved in the “Setsuri” (Providence) cult group?" Journal of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning 15 (2007)
- Yoshihide Sakurai.カルト問題と格差社会との関連". Religion in the Modern World 2007. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2007.
- "Suspect of Corrupt Cult Founder Arrested in China". The Korea Times. 2007-05-13. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- 30 Lessons Book
External links
- Providence Trial - English language Providence related website authored by various members internationally
- Apologetics Index - Jung Myung Seok entry
- Freedom of Mind Center