"Virus Spread Through Believers' Mouths"... Jin Joong-kwon Criticizes Eunhyeui Gang Church's 'Saltwater Disinfection'

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized the report that at Seongnam Eunhyeui Gang Church, where a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak occurred, church members were sprayed with a mist in their mouths for disinfection purposes on the 16th, calling it a "combination of blind faith and ignorance."

Photo by Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University, Facebook capture

On the same day, Professor Jin wrote on his Facebook, "While it is despicable that others don't care if they die or not because they believe they will go to heaven, it is equally pathetic to foolishly spray viruses into the mouths of believers under the pretext of disinfection."

He added, "Even if the pastor is ignorant, what about the believers who willingly ingest the virus solution?" and said, "The tragedy is that one can become a 'pastor' without filtering out false information due to such poor comprehension."

He continued, "Here, we see the miserable state of a segment of Christianity in South Korea," adding, "Just because we use the same calendar doesn't mean we live in the same era."

Meanwhile, on the same day, Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province announced that 40 members of Eunhyeui Gang Church (Yangji-dong, Sujeong-gu) tested positive for COVID-19, and it was pointed out that spraying saltwater mist into the mouths of attendees during worship services was a major cause of the infection spread.

Lee Hee-young, co-leader of Gyeonggi Province's COVID-19 emergency response team, stated, "After reviewing the church's worship CCTV footage from the 1st and 8th of this month, we confirmed that the church sprayed saltwater mist into the mouths of attendees at the entrance of the worship hall on both days," adding, "This is considered an infodemic phenomenon caused by misinformation."

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