Gwangju Religious Community "Immediately Impeach Yoon, the Chief of Constitutional Destruction and Rebellion"

Christian Group 'Siguk Gidohoe'... Over 200 Participants
Catholics and Buddhists to Hold 'Mass and Dharma Assembly' on 12th and 13th

On the afternoon of the 10th, the Gwangju YWCA Choir is performing a special song at the Gwangju Christian National Prayer Meeting held on the 2nd floor Mujin Hall of the YMCA in Dong-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Min Chanki

Religious organizations in the Gwangju area joined the call for the resignation of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who triggered the 'December 3 Emergency Martial Law Incident.'

On the 10th, Christian and civic groups in Gwangju, including the Gwangju Christian Council, Gwangju Christian Church Council, Gwangju YMCA, Gwangju YWCA, and Gwangju Christian Organizations Federation, held a 'Christian National Prayer Meeting' at Mujin Hall on the 2nd floor of the Gwangju Dong-gu YMCA. About 200 people, including representatives and members of Christian organizations in the Gwangju area, participated in the prayer meeting.

The prayer meeting, led by Jang Gwan-cheol, chairman of the Gwangju Christian Church Council, proceeded in the order of hymns, prayers, scripture reading, special prayers, and statement announcement.

Participants in the prayer meeting criticized the current situation by quoting verses from the Book of Proverbs, saying, "The wicked and evil only walk about with lies," and "They constantly plot evil schemes and cause trouble wherever they go."

They pointed out, "The emergency martial law suddenly announced on the 3rd has destroyed the daily lives of all citizens and pushed the country to the brink of collapse," adding, "Not satisfied with the misdeeds of the past two and a half years, they even committed the illegal act of emergency martial law by storming the National Assembly, the hall of democracy, with guns."

They continued, "He must no longer remain in the presidential office," and urged, "The National Assembly must immediately impeach Yoon Seok-yeol, the leader of constitutional destruction and rebellion."

The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju plans to hold a national mass on the 12th in the afternoon at the 5·18 Memorial Cathedral in Namdong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, presided over by Archbishop Ok Hyun-jin of the Gwangju Archdiocese.

The Gwangju Buddhist Federation will hold the 'Gwangju Buddhist Sa-bu Dae-jung National Dharma Assembly' on the afternoon of the 13th at the Gwangju Buddhist Hall inside Mugaksa Temple in Seo-gu, Gwangju.

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