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==Jung’s teaching== ==Jung’s teaching==


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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/>

Jung believes he has come to finish the incomplete 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://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 resurrection is false but that people can be saved through him.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/02/113_19368.html| title=Cult Leader Extradited to Korea| publisher=]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080401134040/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/02/113_19368.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-04-01}}</ref>

Jung's teachings are similar to the Unification church.<ref name="lovecult">{{cite news| title='Love' cult snares student|publisher=]|date=2002-10-27}}</ref> (See ], ].) The main differences are that:

#it identifies Jung as the Messiah (rather than ])
#it teaches that original sin, originating in ]'s intercourse with ], can be defeated by intercourse with the Savior<ref>{{cite news|publisher=]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-29|title=STORY NUMBER: 554980|url=http://www.aptnvideo.net/pages/browse/player/player_frameset.jsp?item=83457}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-07-27|title=South Korean cult merges sex with prayer| accessdate=2006-07-27}}</ref>

According to former members, marriages must be approved by Jung. Additionally, both partners must have been in Providence for at least three years, have read the Bible three times, and recruited three new members.<ref name="guru"/>{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}

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>


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 00:43, 11 January 2013

Jung Myung-seok
Jung Myung-seok
Hangul정명석
Hanja鄭明析
Revised RomanizationJeong Myeong(-)seok
McCune–ReischauerChŏng 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 1980 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. 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.

Sexual abuse charges

In 1999, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later. He was officially charged in 2001. Accusations also surfaced in other countries, and in 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan.

Jung was arrested in 2003 for illegal stay in Hong Kong but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing. Following this, he managed to evade capture until May 2007 in China. He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.

In April 2006, a press conference was held by EXODUS in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women which necessitated medical treatment.

After nearly 9 years on the run, Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.

Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.

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".

In January 2008, the Supreme Court of South Korea found that Jung forced two female followers to have sex with him as part of a religious purification ritual. In August 2008, Jung was convicted of raping five of his followers and sentenced to six years imprisonment. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Jung’s teaching

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References

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  10. ""JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분". CNB News. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
  11. "China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult". AFP, The China Post. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  12. "Asian Cult Leader Arrested". The Australian. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  13. "Alleged South Korean Rape Cult Leader Arrested in China". Fox News. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  14. "Reuters Television News". Reuters. 2008-02-20.
  15. "Religious sect leader formally arrested on rape charges". Yonhap. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  16. "JMS 정명석씨, 신도 성폭행 6천만원 위자료 확정". DongA. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  17. "JMS leader sentenced to 6 years". Korea Herald. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  18. "Cult head jailed for sex crimes". AFP. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

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