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'''Jung Myung-Seok''' (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian ] ]. He is also known by the names of '''Joshua Jung''', and JMS.<ref name="Magazine Article: Retrial need for JMS">{{cite journal|first=Moon Il Seok|title=Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok|journal=Civil Government|url=http://providencetrial.com/jms-in-the-news-full-report-reveals-all/|accessdate=23 March 2011}}</ref> Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1980 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. After rape allegations he left Korea in 1999. Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name=theaustralian>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21732554-2703,00.html| title=Asian Cult Leader Arrested| publisher=]| date=2007-05-15|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref name="Fox News">{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272712,00.html| title=Alleged South Korean Rape Cult Leader Arrested in China| publisher=]| date=2007-05-16| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref name="straitstimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_336458.html|publisher=]|title=Cult head jailed for sex crimes|date=2009-02-10|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref> '''Jung Myung-Seok''' (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian ] ]. He is also known by the names of '''Joshua Jung''', and JMS.<ref name="Magazine Article: Retrial need for JMS">{{cite journal|first=Moon Il Seok|title=Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok|journal=Civil Government|url=http://providencetrial.com/jms-in-the-news-full-report-reveals-all/|accessdate=23 March 2011}}</ref> Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1980 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. After rape allegations he fled Korea in 1999. Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name=theaustralian>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21732554-2703,00.html| title=Asian Cult Leader Arrested| publisher=]| date=2007-05-15|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref name="Fox News">{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272712,00.html| title=Alleged South Korean Rape Cult Leader Arrested in China| publisher=]| date=2007-05-16| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref name="straitstimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_336458.html|publisher=]|title=Cult head jailed for sex crimes|date=2009-02-10|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref>


==Early biography== ==Early biography==


Jung was born in ], ].
Jung was born in a small high altitude mountain village named Sukmak-ri (Wolmyung-dong or Dalbak-gol) in ], ] as the third child among six sons and one daughter. <ref name="Biography of Joshua Jeong Myeong Seok">{{cite web|title=History of the Founding of Providence Church|url=http://providencetrial.com/about-jeong-myung-seok/|publisher=providencetrial.com|accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref>


⚫ In the 1970s Jung was a member of the Unification Church, before breaking off to create the dissenting group<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cnrs.fr/Cnrspresse/n400/html/en400foot03.htm| title=After the Moon sect: South Korea and indoctrination through the sacred game of football| publisher=]| last=Luca| first=Nathalie| month=March | year=2002| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> now known as Providence around 1980 in South Korea.<ref name="guru">{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-08-03|title=Guru said to have raped prospective brides before mass weddings}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-07-28|title=Concerns raised about cult led by fugitive}}</ref>
]He spent all of his early years and teens up in the mountains until 1966, when he was drafted into his first term of service in the Vietnam war. After his first term he returned voluntarily to serve a second term, fulfilling two terms of duty in Vietnam (1966 to 1969). Once his service in Vietnam was complete he returned to his small hometown village.<ref name="Biography of Joshua Jeong Myeong Seok">{{cite web|title=History of the Founding of Providence Church|url=http://providencetrial.com/about-jeong-myung-seok/|publisher=providencetrial.com|accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref>

On June 1, 1978 he left his village at 34 years old and went to Seoul, South Korea. There he began his first church which has grown into the international religious movement known as, "Providence."<ref name="Biography of Joshua Jeong Myeong Seok"/> <ref name="breaknews">{{cite web|url=http://breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=118349&section=sc2/|publisher=Break News}}</ref> <ref name="yonhapnews">{{cite web|url=http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/article/Press/YIBW_showPress.aspx?contents_id=RPR20091125022100353/|publisher=Yonhap News}}</ref>

⚫ In the 1970s Jung was a member of the Unification Church.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cnrs.fr/Cnrspresse/n400/html/en400foot03.htm| title=After the Moon sect: South Korea and indoctrination through the sacred game of football| publisher=]| last=Luca| first=Nathalie| month=March | year=2002| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> He began the religious movement now known as Providence around 1980 in South Korea.<ref name="guru">{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-08-03|title=Guru said to have raped prospective brides before mass weddings}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-07-28|title=Concerns raised about cult led by fugitive}}</ref>


==Sexual abuse charges== ==Sexual abuse charges==
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In April 2006, a press conference was held by the anti-cult group ] in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women<ref>{{cite news|date=2006-04-18|publisher=]|url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019|title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2006-11-21}} English: </ref> which necessitated medical treatment.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019| title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2007-01-20|publisher=]|date=2006-04-18}}</ref> In April 2006, a press conference was held by the anti-cult group ] in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women<ref>{{cite news|date=2006-04-18|publisher=]|url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019|title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2006-11-21}} English: </ref> which necessitated medical treatment.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019| title="JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나" 울분| accessdate=2007-01-20|publisher=]|date=2006-04-18}}</ref>


After nearly 9 years,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/21/143806/China-extradites.htm| title=China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult| publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung was arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name="theaustralian"/><ref name="Fox News"/> He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.<ref name="iht">{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cult-Leader.php| title=South Korean religious sect leader extradited from China to face rape charges|publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.<ref name="joongang">{{cite web| url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886496| title=Cult boss extradited to face sex raps| publisher=]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> After nearly 9 years on the run,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/21/143806/China-extradites.htm| title=China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult| publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name="theaustralian"/><ref name="Fox News"/> He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.<ref name="iht">{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cult-Leader.php| title=South Korean religious sect leader extradited from China to face rape charges|publisher=], ]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.<ref name="joongang">{{cite web| url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886496| title=Cult boss extradited to face sex raps| publisher=]| date=2008-02-21| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

South Korean media reported that Jung had claimed to have received a "special revelation" from God, and that many female members of his cult were ordered to undress for a "health check" and have sex with him to wipe off their sins. Jung denies the charges, his followers say.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=]| date=2008-02-20|accessdate=2008-02-29|title=STORY NUMBER: 554980|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/view/7f51b2b481ecfc4cc98ff70932bd2783?subClipIn=00:00:00&subClipOut=00:00:00}}</ref>


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".<ref name="iht"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2008-02-20/82e8843.html|publisher=]|title=Reuters Television News|date=2008-02-20}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> 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".<ref name="iht"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2008-02-20/82e8843.html|publisher=]|title=Reuters Television News|date=2008-02-20}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
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==Jung’s teaching== ==Jung’s teaching==
⚫ 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>
According to the investigation by Asahi News Company and former members of Providence Providence forms groups on campus as a form of masked proselytization of students.<ref> Yoshihide Sakurai. ''Journal of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning'' 15 (2007)</ref><ref>Yoshihide Sakurai.". '' Religion in the Modern World 2007''. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2007.</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.aparchive.com/metadata/view/7f51b2b481ecfc4cc98ff70932bd2783?subClipIn=00:00:00&subClipOut=00:00:00}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|date=2006-07-27|title=South Korean cult merges sex with prayer| accessdate=2006-07-27}}</ref><ref>Mark Schreiber. "'Love' cult snares students". The Japan Times, October 27, 2002</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}}
⚫ According to former members, Jung believes he has come to finish and complete the 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://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/05/117_2823.html |archivedate = 2007-09-13}}</ref>


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>
⚫ 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 ], ].)


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/>
One key difference between Providence and the typical Christian teachings about the last days is that Providence stresses that the Lord Jesus Christ absolutely will not come back in his physical body from out of the sky at the second coming, but will come in spirit and must be received in spirit, and that He will work through people who are physically alive as God has always done in every time period. Rapture, resurrection, advent, and even the Lord’s second coming are understood to have both a physical and mental aspect, but also a fundamental spiritual aspect – unlike most traditional Christian bible interpretations which teach a strictly physical resurrection, rapture, and second coming. <ref name=ProvidenceTrial.com>{{cite web|title=What does Providence Actually Teach?|url=http://providencetrial.com/2010/01/what-does-providence-actually-teach/|publisher=Providence (Religious Movement)}}</ref>


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

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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. After rape allegations he fled Korea in 1999. Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007. 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.

In the 1970s Jung was a member of the Unification Church, before breaking off to create the dissenting group now known as Providence around 1980 in South Korea.

Sexual abuse charges

In 1999, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. According to former members, Jung had forced dozens of women to have sex with him, and said that they would go to hell if they told anyone what he had done. This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later. He was officially charged in 2001. Accusations also surfaced in other countries, and in November 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan.

Jung was arrested in 2003 for overstaying his visa in Hong Kong and was due to be returned to Korea, but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing.

In April 2006, a press conference was held by the anti-cult group 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. He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008. 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. Providence followers started riots outside of newspapers that reported the court's verdict, forcing The Dong-a Ilbo to temporarily shut down.

In August 2008, Jung was convicted of sexual abuse charges and sentenced to six years imprisonment. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Jung’s teaching

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. Jung claims that the Christian doctrine of resurrection is false but that people can be saved through him.

Jung's teachings are similar to the Unification church. (See Unification theology, Divine Principle.) The main differences are that:

  1. it identifies Jung as the Messiah (rather than Sun Myung Moon)
  2. it teaches that original sin, originating in Eve's intercourse with Satan, can be defeated by intercourse with the Savior

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.

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, in a practice which has been described as "fraudulent" by lawyers.

Jung's religion is seen as a serious problem in Korea and Japan and as one of Asia's most notorious cults.

See also

References

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  4. ^ "Cult head jailed for sex crimes". AFP. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  5. Luca, Nathalie (2002). "After the Moon sect: South Korea and indoctrination through the sacred game of football". CNRS. Retrieved 2008-02-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Guru said to have raped prospective brides before mass weddings". Asahi Shimbun. 2006-08-03.
  7. "Concerns raised about cult led by fugitive". Asahi Shimbun. 2006-07-28.
  8. Asahi Shinbun. "2,000 Japanese join cult led by suspected sex offender on the run from Interpol". July 29, 2006.
  9. "China extradites SKorea cult leader". Radio Australia. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  10. "Visitor board". Korean National Police Agency. 2005-07-04. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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  20. "JMS 정명석씨, 신도 성폭행 6천만원 위자료 확정". DongA. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  21. Chosun Ilbo. 언론계에 'JMS 공포' January 17, 2008.
  22. "JMS leader sentenced to 6 years". Korea Herald. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  23. "Suspect of Corrupt Cult Founder Arrested in China". The Korea Times. 2007-05-13. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  24. "Cult Leader Extradited to Korea". The Korea Times. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  25. "'Love' cult snares student". Japan Times. 2002-10-27.
  26. "STORY NUMBER: 554980". Associated Press Television News. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  27. "South Korean cult merges sex with prayer". Crisscross News. 2006-07-27. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  28. Mark Schreiber. "'Love' cult snares students". The Japan Times, October 27, 2002
  29. ^ "Asahi Shimbun editorial: Another problem cult". Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  30. "Cult aimed at elite in 50 universities". Asahi Shimbun. 2006-07-31.

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