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WTF: Melburnians Have Taken To TikTok After Being Approached By Cult Recruiters In The CBD

TikTok CBD Melbourne PEDESTRIANTV Reddit TikTokers

Multiple TikTokers and Redditors have posted about their experiences being approached by a “cult” attempting to recruit them in Melbourne’s CBD. So what is this so-called cult and is this a brand new phenomenon? Let’s investigate. The latest batch of documented recruitment attempts began with a Reddit post titled “Church/cult recruiters in Melbourne Central. DO NOT ENGAGE.” The post was published around May. In it, the author details interactions they had with members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. The church is the Australian branch of a religious organisation based in South Korea. It’s an edge-of-your-seat piece of writing tied together by a very satisfying finale. Have a read.

Church/cult recruiters in Melbourne Central. DO NOT ENGAGE. from melbourne

@junclarekim
@dimsims222 I couldn’t stitch bUT THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN 2018. THEY’VE BEEN AT IT FOR 4 YEARS. If you happen to get into a convo with them just say you’re running late and BOLT #melbournecult #melbournechurch #cultchurch #churchcult #melbournecentral #melbournecentralstation #melbournecbd #cult #victoria #victoriancult #shincheonji #reddit #melbournefyp #staysafe #staysafeladies
♬ original sound – Jun Kim

@hillainbarrr
Replying to @zakkyy97 me encounter with Cult Recruiters… #fyp #cult #storytime #student #uni #melbourne #australia
♬ original sound – Hilla Inbar

@hosnathoms Replying to @hosnathoms part 1 #fyp #scj #shincheonji #shincheojicult #melbourne ♬ original sound – HosnathomS

@dimsims222
no disrespect to any religion but this is intriguing #Victoria #Melbourne #cults #churchcult
♬ Lo-fi hip hop – NAO-K

@lachiekoh
#stitch with @lachiekoh If you’re from Footscray no disrespect #koreancult #melbourne #melbournecentral
♬ original sound – Lachie Koh

@imlisatran
Name of cult is Shincheonji. And lesson is don’t give restaurant recommendations lmao #fyp #foryoupage #cult #southkoreancult #emporium #melbourne #rmit
♬ original sound – Lisa Tran

full article here profile on the Shincheonji Church of Jesus here

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