Lee Man-hee
| Lee Man-hee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 15, 1931 Gyeongbuk Cheongdo |
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Occupation | HWPL chairman |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이만희 |
| Hanja | 李萬熙 |
| Revised Romanization | I Manhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Manhŭi |
Lee Man-hee Hangul: 이만희; Hanja: 李萬熙 is the leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), a South Korean Christian group that has been accused of being a religious cult, who has claimed that Jesus Christ appeared before him as a "bright heavenly figure". He has been accused in the press of being a "false prophet". [1] [2]
Early life
Lee was born on 15 September 1931 in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, Korea.
Works
In 1984, Lee founded Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.[3] He is the chairman and leader of the group. SCJ has established several other organisations. There is some level of scepticism about the purpose of these 'sister organisations'. Some of the known aliases are "Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light" (HWPL) for which Lee is the Chairman, "International Peace Youth Group" (IPYG), "Mannam" (Or Mannam Volunteer Association), "Mannam International Youth Coalition" and "International Women's Peace Group" (IWPG). Under the umbrella of these organisations Lee is considered to be a peace advocate with regard to religious conflicts and war, human rights, and youth and women empowerment.[4][5][6][7] HWPL is a non-governmental, non-profit organization (NGO) in association with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI).[8][9][10]
Controversial issues
Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony has been accused of being a cult.[1][2][11][12][13][14] From 17-19 September 2014 Shincheonji organised their SCJ 6th National Olympiad. It is the major event for SCJ which they hold every four years, and it coincides with Lee's birthday.[3] On this occasion, they also invited many international guests who all believed they were attending a secular "World Peace Summit". As the two events took place simultaneously and in the same venue, it led to significant confusion and embarrassment for international guests who had been misled. For SCJ and its sister organisations there was an online blog backlash from those who had been deceived as well as a small amount of negative press.[3][1][2][11][12]
References
- 1 2 3 KOPETMAN, ROXANA. "Crystal Cathedral members angered by religious leader's event". ocregister.com.
- 1 2 3 "Mystery surrounds visit to UAE of alleged religious cult - The National". thenational.ae.
- 1 2 3 "Contentious Christian group hosting world peace summit in South Korea". Ecumenicalnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ↑ "World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit In Korea a Monumental Success". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Heavenly World Peace Leadership Conference On Global Peace Leadership: Women, Youth and Interfaith Dialogue a Huge Success at the UN!". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Korean peace activists to join Maguindanao peace summit". philstar.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Lee calls for implementation of cessation of war convention - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "International Law Conference for the Cessation of War and Achievement of World Peace - NEWSDAY GEORGIA". newsday.ge. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Summit in Seoul". www.hwpl.kr. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "World Alliance of Religions' Peace Summit – The Voice Newspaper". Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- 1 2 "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". koreatimes.co.kr. 18 September 2014.
- 1 2 File, Curtis (28 October 2012). "Mannam Volunteer Association faces criticism from foreign residents". Yonhap News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". Korea Times. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ Valdez, Matt (10 September 2012). "Shinchonji National Olympiad To Take Place In South Korea – Sept. 16". Anaheim Connected. Retrieved 29 December 2015.