Saturday, January 26, 2019

[Peace News] Why CCK (Christian Council of Korea) Must be Shutdown?

[Peace News]

[Peace News] Why CCK (Christian Council of Korea) Must be Shutdown?

Press Conference and Rally to Call for the Shutdown of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), an Anti-Nation, Anti-Society, Anti-Religion, and Anti-Peace Organization



On the 27th of January 2019 11:00 am (GMT +9), in St.Sejong, Gwanghwa Gate, Seoul, the 'Press Conference and Rally Calling for the Shut Down of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), an Anti-Nation, Anti-Society, Anti-Religion, and Anti-Peace Organization' was co-hosted by Global Citizens Human Rights Coalition and 100 religious, peace, human rights and civil organizations calling for the shutdown of the Christian Council of Korea.



Youtube Live URL : http://scj.so/cckout_en0127


Let me list some organizations which participated in the event :)



- Global Citizens' Human Rights Coalition

- World Women's Peace and Human Rights Committee

- Pastors Alliance for Shutdown of the CCK

- Anti-corruption Pan-Christian Assembly national campaign 

- IPYG Human Rights Committee

- Elders Group of Shincheonji Church of Jesus

- Interdenominational Evangelist Association

- Global Buddhist Assembly

- Human Rights Association for Victims of Coercive Conversion Programs

And other 90 organizations (100 groups total)



Why did they rally against CCK? They wanted :


-Disbandment of CCK


-Legal punishment for CCK and its coercive conversion pastors


-Prohibition on the coercive conversion program








Then, you may ask, why do they want the disbandment of the CCK, legal punishment for CCK and its coercive conversion pastors and prohibition on its coercive conversion program?

1. Religious discrimination and violation of human rights

Photo of the daughter of the late Ms. Sunhwa Kim, who was murdered by her husband who had been brainwashed by a coercive conversion pastor in 2007. It shows how the husband killed Ms. Sunhwa Kim.




CCK (Christian Council of Korea) and its pastors have been carrying out coercive conversion programs which converts the religion of a person belonging to any denomination or church identified as a cult or heretical by CCK, through means of force, violence and intimidation by manipulating victims' family,  thereby evading legal punishment.

According to the UN's human rights declaration and Korean constitutional law, every person in the world has the right to believe in whatever religion that they wish and trying to change their religion through force is unacceptable behavior which must be prohibited.

However, CCK, a so-called 'orthodox Korean Christian organization', and its pastors are manipulating victim's family into using violence, imprisonment and threats to convert the victim's religion. Moreover, there were 2 murder cases involving women who had resisted the coercive conversion program in 2007 and 2018.

How can we call the CCK a religious and orthodox Christian organization while it commits illegal and merciless crimes that violate human rights?

CCK and its pastors must cease such inhumane behavior that threatens world peace and human rights immediately; otherwise it must disband.

1. Religious discrimination happens around the world and it can happen to you. You cannot be sure that it will never happen to you or your country.



2. Religious crimes and terror influence other countries and threaten world peace (violation of human rights is not only a Korean issue). Think about the holocaust and religious conflicts, for example.


The Holocaust. One of the most tragic histories. Discrimination against Jews and other groups by Nazi Germany

Rohingya conflict. Discrimination against Muslims by Buddhists in Myanmar.

Then, how can we stop religious discrimination and protect our human rights from any group like CCK and coercive conversion?


We have to be united as one to make the world right.

Get informed and get involved :) Let's make the world one of peace without discrimination or conflict :)

Press Conference and Rally to Call for the Shutdown of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), an Anti-Nation, Anti-Society, Anti-Religion, and Anti-Peace OrganizationYoutube Live : http://scj.so/cckout_en0127

HWPL official homepage : www.hwpl.kr

Human Rights Association for Victims of Coercive Conversion Programs official homepage : http://kangpiyeon.org/main.html?lang=eng




Peace!

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