Nr. 1/2020MARIA ISABELLA CORTEGGIANI Family and foster care, between the Papal Magisterium and Italian law
Nr. 1/2020LUIGI GENNARO The «signum» of Ansger: a visible memory of Catania’s first norman bishop
ABSTRACT
Shincheonji is a new religious movement in South Korea, which, for long time, has been accused of brainwashing and has been victim of deprogramming. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified the prejudice and persecution of the group and its members to an unprecedented level. Shincheonji was accused of being responsible for spreading the infection and causing the pandemic disaster in South Korea. Fabrication of fake news and the lobbying by anti-cult organisations have tried to ban the group in South Korea. A White Paper has shed some light to sort facts from fiction.
KEYWORDS
Shincheonji, Republic of Korea, Covid-19, Coronavirus, Religious Minority, Persecution, Lists of Proscription, Fake News, Fabrications, Anti-cult Organisations, Witch-hunt, Arrest of minority members, Religious Freedom, Human Rights, Right to Truth, White Paper on Shincheonji
