Netflix's documentary "In the Name of God: Betrayal of Faith" about Korean religious scandals debuted on March 3. The first 3 episodes focus on the Religious Church.
This sect has been very controversial for many years. The leader Zheng Mingxi claimed to be the savior. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault. He was accused of using the banner of "education of love" to spread his claws. The people who accused him were not only from South Korea, but also from many places. Such as Australia, Japan, Taiwan, etc., there is also Hong Kong native Ye Xuan (Maple Yip).
He also continued to contact believers and write letters to flirt while he was in prison.
"In the Name of God: Betrayal of Faith," which hits Netflix on March 3, tells the story of multiple controversial Korean religions.
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What is Providence?
The original name of Providence Church was the Christian Gospel Mission Society (also known as JMS, the abbreviation of Zheng Mingxi). The 78-year-old founder and leader Zheng Mingxi was born in South Korea in 1945. He began to preach in Seoul in 1978. The church is not conservative. Routes, singing and dancing activities, parades, etc. to attract young people, and also recruit believers in many universities.
Zheng Mingxi also set up a base camp in his hometown of "Wolmyung-dong" in Chungcheongnam-do, where he lived with many "mistresses".
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported in 2017 that Providence claims to have more than 100,000 believers in South Korea, 300 branch churches, and branches in many places around the world, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, etc. , claiming to have more than 10,000 believers overseas.
The documentary "In the Name of God: Betrayal of Faith" pointed out that Providence has 200 to 250 branch churches.
Zheng Mingxi claimed to have read the Bible 2,000 times, claimed to be "Messiah" (Messiah, which means the savior), and constantly promoted "I am God". He was accused of sexual assault under the guise of "education of love" or "examination of the body" Women believers, brainwashed victims who thought they had "God's love".
Everyone said he wasn't that kind of guy... I didn't realize at the time that I was being victimized by one of the interviewees in "In the Name of God"
What is even more shocking is that some female believers will also "supply" other young girls for the leader, and even deliberately seek out his favorite women who are taller than 170 centimeters.
arrested in Hong Kong
In 1999, a female believer was kidnapped and beaten after leaving the church. Fortunately, she managed to escape. The incident of the leader’s alleged sexual assault on female believers attracted public attention. Zheng Mingxi quickly fled South Korea, and once fled to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and other places. In 2003 He was arrested by the Immigration Department in Hong Kong for overstaying in Hong Kong in 2009, and later absconded with bail.
None of these things made Zheng Mingxi "wash his hands in the golden basin", and the church continued to operate.
Since the church branches are located in many places around the world, the sexual assault controversy is not limited to South Korea. For example, the Taiwan police received a report from a woman in 2001 saying that she was sexually assaulted by Zheng Mingxi. In 2006, three Japanese women also accused Zheng Mingxi of sexual assault. invade.
10 years in prison
Zheng Mingxi was arrested in mainland China in 2007, and was repatriated to South Korea for interrogation in 2008. In February 2009, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault and was released in 2018. However, it was later reported that he was preaching again and suspected of committing crimes.
In early 2022, two women held a press conference in South Korea to accuse Zheng Mingxie. One of them was Hong Kong native and artist Fong Lishen's girlfriend Ye Xuan (Maple Yip), and the other was a woman from Australia.
They have all called the police, and the South Korean police arrested Zheng Mingxi again in October 2022, pending court trial.
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Continuing to flirt with believers in prison
When Zheng Mingxi was detained or imprisoned in South Korea from 2008 to 2018, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, although he was in a cell, he was still active, kept in touch with his party members, and would receive photos of believers in the mail, and many It's a photo of her in a wedding dress.
In an interview with South Korean TV station SBS in 2014, a former believer who goes by the pseudonym Liz said that someone encouraged her to write "intimate letters" to Zheng Mingxi in prison, and then the other party would reply, with flirtatious sentences such as "When a woman is naked more beautiful", and said that Liz's fair skin made him "excited".
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Buying Property in Australia
Even though Providence Church has already caused great controversy in South Korea, the church is still expanding in many places. Australian news.com.au reported in March 2022 that Providence Church purchased a property in downtown Sydney, Australia. The location is close to the university area. A spokesman for the church later confirmed the purchase of the property, but denied that it was for missionary purposes.
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What is Providence?
South Korea's Providence Church was originally called the Christian Gospel Mission Society, also known as JMS, which is the abbreviation of the founder Zheng Mingxi.
Who is Zheng Mingxi?
Zheng Mingxi, the 78-year-old founder and leader, was born in South Korea in 1945. He began to preach in Seoul in 1978. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault in 2009 and was released in 2018.