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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Melissa Davey

A Christian ‘doomsday cult’ is targeting Australian university campuses. Now former members want them stopped

The Shincheonji church has been described as a ‘pseudo-Christian cult’ that discourages contact with outsiders
The Shincheonji church has been described as a ‘pseudo-Christian cult’ that discourages contact with outsiders. Illustration: Ben Sanders/The Guardian

Bree* doesn’t know how much longer she can continue living with her sister, Anna*, who she says has been involved for several years with Australian branches of the Shincheonji church – described by former members as a cult.

Bree says her sister wakes up at 6am and goes straight to church activities, often not returning home until after midnight, exhausted. She describes Anna as constantly on her phone, texting other church members, including members she says she has freshly recruited.

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