Jeonbuk Province "Actively Supports Non-Face-to-Face Religious Activities"

Jeonbuk Province Supports Online Religious Activity Education for Religious Facilities... Promoting Non-Face-to-Face Religious Activities
Weekly On-Site Inspections of Religious Facilities on Wednesdays and Sundays to Ensure Compliance with Quarantine

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeollabuk-do announced on the 10th that it will actively support all religious facilities in the province to conduct non-face-to-face religious activities.

They stated that by supporting online religious activity education, they will help religious facility workers and users who are inexperienced with digital devices such as smartphones to more easily engage in non-face-to-face religious activities.

As the current social distancing level 2 has been extended, the province is actively recommending non-face-to-face religious activities at religious facilities until September 20. It is under a gathering restriction order that mandates core quarantine rules such as banning all face-to-face activities including small group meetings outside of regular worship services and group meals.

Although interest in non-face-to-face religious activities is increasing due to this, small and medium-sized religious facilities, excluding large churches, face difficulties in conducting such activities because of aging users and inadequate facilities and equipment.

Accordingly, Jeollabuk-do plans to promote the activation of non-face-to-face religious activities at all religious facilities in the province by adding online religious activity support education to the ‘Digital Competency Enhancement Education’ course, which is being promoted in cooperation with the Korea Information Society Agency.

Earlier, on August 28, Governor Song Ha-jin strongly recommended non-face-to-face worship and promised support and education during a meeting with representatives of the Christian community.

After preliminary preparations such as hiring instructors and arranging locations, Jeollabuk-do has been conducting education starting from Jeongeup and Iksan since the 9th.

This education aims to minimize face-to-face religious activities by teaching anyone how to easily broadcast religious activities such as worship and Buddhist ceremonies online using internet live video platforms like KakaoTV, Naver Band, and YouTube Live, as long as they have a smartphone or smart pad.

Meanwhile, on September 6, Jeollabuk-do conducted on-site inspections of 4,751 religious facilities including 4,126 churches across the province. It was found that 3,012 facilities held religious gatherings in compliance with core quarantine rules, 477 facilities conducted non-face-to-face activities, and 1,244 facilities suspended operations.

Jeollabuk-do is making efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through religious facilities by conducting on-site inspections every Wednesday and Sunday to check compliance with core quarantine rules.

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