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'''Lee Man-hee''' ({{Korean|이만희|李萬熙}}; born 15 September 1931) is a Korean cult<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Rashid |first=Raphael |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Being Called a Cult Is One Thing, Being Blamed for an Epidemic Is Quite Another |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/coronavirus-south-korea-church.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616153046/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/coronavirus-south-korea-church.html |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="FoxNews">{{Cite news |last=McKay |first=Hollie |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Conservative church claims South Korea's government is persecuting them by blaming members for coronavirus spread |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread |work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=Inside the South Korean ‘doomsday cult’ recruiting young Black Christians in the UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-heaven-new-earth-lee-man-hee-cult-sect-b2119061.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> leader. Lee is the founder of the [[Shincheonji Church of Jesus]], a South Korean religious group with teachings derived from Christianity that is considered a [[pseudoreligion]] or [[cult]] by mainstream Christian |
'''Lee Man-hee''' ({{Korean|이만희|李萬熙}}; born 15 September 1931) is a Korean cult<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Rashid |first=Raphael |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Being Called a Cult Is One Thing, Being Blamed for an Epidemic Is Quite Another |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/coronavirus-south-korea-church.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616153046/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/coronavirus-south-korea-church.html |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="FoxNews">{{Cite news |last=McKay |first=Hollie |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Conservative church claims South Korea's government is persecuting them by blaming members for coronavirus spread |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-church-coronavirus-spread |work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=Inside the South Korean ‘doomsday cult’ recruiting young Black Christians in the UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-heaven-new-earth-lee-man-hee-cult-sect-b2119061.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> leader. Lee is the founder of the [[Shincheonji Church of Jesus]], a South Korean religious group with teachings derived from Christianity that is considered a [[pseudoreligion]] or [[cult]] by mainstream Christian churches.<ref name="thenational.ae">{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Nick |date=May 28, 2015 |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/mystery-surrounds-visit-to-uae-of-alleged-religious-cult|title=Mystery surrounds visit to UAE of alleged religious cult |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)]]}}</ref><ref name="Council of the European Union-Youth for Exchange and Understanding-participant">{{cite web |first=Martijn |last=Bergsma |title=How I ended up in a Korean religious cult - Council of the European Union-Youth for Exchange and Understanding-participant|url=http://www.yeu-international.org/en/publications/newsmail/small-stories-that-can-change-the-world/how-i-ended-up-in-a-korean-religious-cult |date=November 17, 2014 |series=yeu-international.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223104028/http://www.yeu-international.org/en/publications/newsmail/small-stories-that-can-change-the-world/how-i-ended-up-in-a-korean-religious-cult |archive-date=2014-12-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| Born | (1931-09-15) 15 September 1931 (age 92) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Cult leader |
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| Hangul | 이만희 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Manhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Manhŭi |
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Lee Man-hee (Korean: 이만희; Hanja: 李萬熙; born 15 September 1931) is a Korean cult[1][2][3] leader. Lee is the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a South Korean religious group with teachings derived from Christianity that is considered a pseudoreligionorcult by mainstream Christian churches.[4][5]
Lee was born on 15 September 1931 in Punggak-myeon, Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province (Keishōhoku-dō), Japanese Korea, Empire of Japan. Before founding his own religious movement, he was a member of the group known as Olive Tree and of another movement called the Tabernacle Temple [ko] (장막성전).[6]
During the Korean War, Lee served in the 7th Infantry Division of the Republic of Korea Army; after the war he returned to Punggak Village and worked as a farmer.[citation needed]
On 22 February 2020, South Korea confirmed that 231 of their 433 cases of COVID-19 were from within the Shincheonji sect.[7] Lee called the coronavirus a "devil's deed" intended to stop the sect's growth, but he canceled all gatherings of his faith. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the practice of gathering followers in close quarters for religious services may have contributed to the fast spread of the disease.[8]
On 1 March 2020, Seoul mayor Park Won-soon announced that the Seoul Metropolitan Government had made a criminal complaint about Lee, asking for an investigation into him and twelve others connected to the sect on charges of murder and violations of the Disease Control Act, citing their negligence in preventing an outbreak among their parishioners and their refusal to cooperate with the government throughout the crisis.[9]
On 31 July 2020, Lee was arrested by South Korean authorities for allegedly violating the Infectious Disease and Control Act. At issue was a dispute over withholding data from the government for contact tracing, with the church asserting privacy. Lee was also charged with embezzlement and other crimes. By this time, the Shincheonji Church was being linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections or 36% of South Korea’s total cases.[10][11] On 13 January 2021 Suwon District Court in Seoul acquitted Lee of violating the infectious disease laws. However, Lee was convicted of embezzling 5.6 billion won ($4.7m USD) and obstruction of public affairs. Lee was sentenced to three years in prison. He remains out of jail on probation for four years.[12]
