On March 17, 2020, the civil affairs bureau of Siping, Jilin released a notice banning the Korean sect Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
The document said this Christian cult that gathered without registration was deemed an outlawed social organization.
Recently an article published on WeChat named "True Way," which aims to resist Shincheonji, exposed the secretive sect's conditions and internal dealings in Siping.
It said the cult held various kinds of regular activities in Siping District in the name of the "Good Life Club". The members hosted gatherings at holidays including Children's Day. The purpose was to brainwash the participants while they were in a comfortable setting.
Their activities mainly included walking through streets, supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and public squares.
In addition, the branch in Siping did not get along internally. They were divided into two sects who even attacked each other. The followers sent gifts to please the leaders of their parish.
Several key teachers lied to their families in order to get money, saying they were studying abroad for academic degrees. However, they gave these "compassion" funds to the church.
Nonetheless, some members had inner struggles and sensed problems in their church, but feared to speak out because they wanted to avoid any revenge that might be taken against them.
On November 22, 2020, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Zunyi, Guizhou also announced that the Shincheonji Church was to be outlawed. The same measures were taken in Wenzhou in Zhejiang, Benxi and Tieling in Liaoning, Suihua and Harbin in Heilongjiang as well as Fengtai District in Beijing.
Local police security bureaus in places including Jinzhou, Xi'an and Jiangsu told residents to call the police if there were any signs of the cult.
During the Mid-autumn Festival of 2019, a Nanjing branch was raided by the police. Seventeen key members were legally detained as a destructive blow to the cult. The largest branch in Liaoning was also destroyed, disbanding more than 2,000 followers. All the gatherings in Dalian were permanently closed down along with confiscation and destruction of illegal evangelistic goods.
- Translated by Karen Luo
中国多地取缔邪教新天地，并告知群众务要远离异端邪教
因韩国邪教“新天地"一信徒—— “31号”超级传播者将邪教“新天地”推向众矢之的，引起社会以致各国人民广泛关注，韩国更是对邪教“新天地”展开全面调查。
据韩联社等媒体的报道：以2019年3月末为基准，在中国境内有18440名新天地教徒，分别在19个地区进行活动，长春，大连，北京，上海，沈阳，武汉，天津，南京……而中国反邪教专家厉洁称：此数据仅是正式入教的，没有正式入教的数字更多。
“新天地”重灾区吉林四平民政局近日依法取缔该邪教组织
2020年3月17日吉林省四平市民政局发布依法取缔邪教“新天地”的公告。公告称，经查，“新天地教会”未经登记，擅自以社会团体名义进行活动，属于非法社会组织。依据《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和《取缔非法民间组织管理暂行办法》第二、第九条规定，本机关决定对“新天地教会”予以取缔。
近期，致力于抵制异端新天地的“真道”微信平台曝出此前新天地在四平的活跃状况及新天地内部一些不为人知的阴暗勾当。
该文章称，“新天地”在四平区举办活动种类繁多， 以“美好生活俱乐部”为名，定期举办俱乐部活动，还根据不同节日举办聚会，如举办水果酵素活动，儿童节拉人活动……营造轻松愉悦的氛围进而对人洗脑。四平市铁东区三马路步行街、欧亚超市、兔儿岭、肯德基、万达广场等是新天地人在四平的主要活动范围。
文章称，新天地内部关系并不和睦，他们在四平有两个派别，这两个派别关系不好甚至还会互相攻击。而下面教徒为了讨好区长，逢年过节都会给区长送礼物。在新天地居骨干的多位讲师一直欺骗家人称自己在外攻读学位，不断博取家人亲人的同情伸手朝家人要钱，而转身把钱交给新天地。
其实新天地的有些信徒内心里也有挣扎，也能感受到所在的地方不仁道，甚至有问题，但很少有人敢说出来，害怕迎来他们的报复。面对叛教人员他们绝不姑息。折磨人的手段想必久居在内的教徒耳听眼见，内心也充满了恐惧和无助。
中国多地政府主管部门依法取缔“新天地教会”
2019年11月22日，贵州省遵义市民政局发布通知，依据《社会团体登记管理条例》第三十二条和《取缔非法民间组织管理暂行办法》第二、第九条规定，依法取缔邪教“新天地”。
而此前浙江省瓯海区政府；辽宁本溪市民政局，铁岭市民政局；黑龙江绥化市民政局，哈尔滨香坊区民政局；北京丰台区民族宗教事务办公室……也均陆续发布过依法取缔邪教“新天地”的类似公告。
同时各地公安局为保障社会，市民及家庭安全，全力追踪捣毁邪教“新天地”聚集地并告知群众如有发现邪教“新天地”的动向请及时报警，如锦州，江苏，西安。2018年11月26日同时在微博转发中国反邪教网的文章“韩国新天地正在向我国渗透，如有发现请及时报警！”文末配一幅转自中国反邪教网的长文，里面大量揭露了新天地组织的基本信息。
近期，各地公安也在微博中转发中国反邪教网上发布的秒拍视频，呼吁群众警惕邪教利用网络传播，自觉抵制有害信息的传播。
此前新天地在天津，南京的分支也遇到过麻烦。就在2019年中秋节，南京警方围剿邪教“新天地”非法活动，抓获主要骨干神学部长，传道部长等17名被依法行政拘留，给南京邪教“新天地”带来毁灭性打击。
曾作为新天地最大的据点大连也被摧毁，遣散了2000多名教徒。据悉，大连市有关部门对新天地采取了一系列处置行动，查获许多违法证据，致使大连新天地教会宣布解散永久关闭所有聚会点。并依法对数十名骨干核心人员予以训诫，没收销毁非法传教物品。邪教新天地有预谋地进行宗教渗透活动，发展信徒，不仅影响社会家庭稳定更对国家安全形成危害。
On March 17, 2020, the civil affairs bureau of Siping, Jilin released a notice banning the Korean sect Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
The document said this Christian cult that gathered without registration was deemed an outlawed social organization.
Recently an article published on WeChat named "True Way," which aims to resist Shincheonji, exposed the secretive sect's conditions and internal dealings in Siping.
It said the cult held various kinds of regular activities in Siping District in the name of the "Good Life Club". The members hosted gatherings at holidays including Children's Day. The purpose was to brainwash the participants while they were in a comfortable setting.
Their activities mainly included walking through streets, supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and public squares.
In addition, the branch in Siping did not get along internally. They were divided into two sects who even attacked each other. The followers sent gifts to please the leaders of their parish.
Several key teachers lied to their families in order to get money, saying they were studying abroad for academic degrees. However, they gave these "compassion" funds to the church.
Nonetheless, some members had inner struggles and sensed problems in their church, but feared to speak out because they wanted to avoid any revenge that might be taken against them.
On November 22, 2020, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Zunyi, Guizhou also announced that the Shincheonji Church was to be outlawed. The same measures were taken in Wenzhou in Zhejiang, Benxi and Tieling in Liaoning, Suihua and Harbin in Heilongjiang as well as Fengtai District in Beijing.
Local police security bureaus in places including Jinzhou, Xi'an and Jiangsu told residents to call the police if there were any signs of the cult.
During the Mid-autumn Festival of 2019, a Nanjing branch was raided by the police. Seventeen key members were legally detained as a destructive blow to the cult. The largest branch in Liaoning was also destroyed, disbanding more than 2,000 followers. All the gatherings in Dalian were permanently closed down along with confiscation and destruction of illegal evangelistic goods.
- Translated by Karen Luo
China Bans Shincheonji Church, Warning People to Stay away from Cults
