Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Attempt to Probe Christian Today Founder Fails

An attempt by Pastor Sam K. Choi and his closest associates to investigate the founder of Christian Today failed as they produced no evidence for the accusation.

A committee of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) that investigates cults held a general meeting on Nov. 29, 2008, and reviewed a proposal that pushed for an investigation of the newspaper's founder. The proposal was rejected with only seven out of the 18 committee members present voting for a probe.

A majority vote is required to approve a proposal, according to CCK's articles of association.

There are a total of 35 members in the committee.

The proposal was introduced by Hyungtaek Park of Hapshin Presbyterian Church of Korea who is a close associate of Pastor Choi. He was heavily involved with Pastor Choi in making allegations against the founder of Christian Today.