Editing Shincheonji Church of Jesus (section)

==Opposition==
In [[Singapore]], 21 members were arrested in 2020 for congregating and were charged with being a part of an "unlawful society." They face up to three years in jail if convicted.<ref>{{cite news |title='21 members of unregistered Singapore chapter of South Korean 'cult' arrested
|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/21-members-of-unregistered-singapore-chapter-of-south-korean-cult-arrested |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=[[Straits Times]] |date=11 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, [[China]] banned Shincheonji.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chinachristiandaily.com/news/church_ministry/2020-03-26/china-bans-shincheonji-church--warning-people-to-stay-away-from-cults-_8935|title=China Bans Shincheonji Church, Warning People to Stay away from Cults|accessdate=7 November 2023}}</ref>

===Threats towards Shincheonji===
On April 4, 2020, a 39-year-old man threw a rock at the [[Ulsan]] branch church building, breaking a glass window at the front entrance. His stated motivation was his thinking Shicheonji members spread COVID-19. On August 26, 2020, he was found guilty of property damage and was sentenced to six months in prison, with two years [[suspended sentence]], and 80 hours of mandated volunteer work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man shatters windows of Shincheonji church for COVID-19... Found guilty of property damage|url=https://www.legaltimes.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=55956|access-date=13 October 2020|work=Legal Times|date=13 October 2020}}</ref>

On 21 September 2020, the [[Daejeon]] branch church received an anonymous threat letter containing a strange white powder, later identified by the Chemical Safety Agency and the Geumgang Basin Environment Agency to be [[cyanide]]; a [[USB flash drive|USB drive]] containing a [[Bitcoin]] address; and a message demanding '''[[South Korean won|₩]]'''14.4 billion. The anonymous message stated harm would come upon Shincheonji congregants if the requested money was not deposited.<ref>{{cite news |title='Cyanide and threat letter' sent to Daejeon Shincheonji Church'... Demand for 14.4 Billion Won|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200923193051063 |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=23 September 2020}}</ref> The case is still under investigation, and police have ruled the threatening letter was originally addressed to a different Shincheonji building in [[Gyeonggi Province]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Cyanide and threat letter' sent to Daejeon Shincheonji Church Original Destination Was Gapyeong Training Institute|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200924180700063 |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=24 September 2020}}</ref>