It has been reported that comedian Choe Hye-ryeon, who is known to have left the Japanese-origin new religious movement "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" (SGI / Soka Gakkai) after believing in it in the past and continued her Christian faith, is currently writing a book to warn against cults.
On the 9th, on the YouTube channel "Lee Sung-mi's No-Go Zone," Director Tak Ji-won of Modern Religion appeared and spoke about the evangelism methods and member sizes of religious groups.
When Lee Sung-mi asked about religious groups with a large number of members currently, Director Tak mentioned "The Church of God" and "Shincheonji."
Director Tak stated, "When discussing how to deal with cults, one cannot omit Deacon Choe Hye-ryeon," adding, "In the past, her entire family was deeply involved in the terrifying cult Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, and people around them thought they would 'never come back,' but she eventually returned to Christianity and is currently helping with Modern Religion's ministry."
He described Nam Myoho Renge Kyo as a "terrifying cult" and mentioned its member size as being "around 1 million."
In response, Lee Sung-mi said, "I spoke with her on the phone yesterday, and she said, 'I hope this gets widely known. I'm trying to catch these cults,'" sharing news that Choe Hye-ryeon published a book related to the Book of Revelation to prevent harm from cults, drawing attention.
Lee Sung-mi explained, "Following 'Choe Hye-ryeon's Clearly Visible Bible,' she has newly written a book dealing with the Book of Revelation," adding, "She urged, 'Cults mainly distort the Book of Revelation to deceive people, so please spread awareness so that people can properly understand and be on guard.'"
Choe Hye-ryeon revealed on the 3rd via the YouTube channel "I Am Happy Every Day" that she had believed in Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for a long time, from her grandmother to her parents and siblings. She stated that this led to family opposition when she remarried, and shared that her family members have also experienced changes in their religion currently.
Choe Hye-ryeon, who remarried in 2014, has since converted to Protestantism at the suggestion of her husband.
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