Lee Man-hee
| Lee Man-hee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 15, 1931 Gyeongbuk Cheongdo |
| Nationality |
 South Korea
|
| Occupation | HWPL chairman |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Manhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Manhŭi |
Lee Man-hee (Hangul: 이만희; Hanja: 李萬熙 15 September 1931) is a Korean religious leader. Lee is founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), a South Korean Christian group that has been accused of being a religious cult, who has claimed that Jesus Christ appeared before him as a "bright heavenly figure". He has been accused in the press of being a "false prophet".
Lee was born on 15 September 1931 in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, Korea.
In 1984, Lee founded Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony. He is the chairman and leader of the group. SCJ has established several other organisations. There is some level of scepticism about the purpose of these 'sister organisations'. Some of the known aliases are "Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light" (HWPL) for which Lee is the Chairman, "International Peace Youth Group" (IPYG), "Mannam" (Or Mannam Volunteer Association), "Mannam International Youth Coalition" and "International Women's Peace Group" (IWPG). Under the umbrella of these organisations Lee is considered to be a peace advocate with regard to religious conflicts and war, human rights, and youth and women empowerment. HWPL is a non-governmental, non-profit organization (NGO) in association with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI).
Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony has been accused of being a cult. From 17-19 September 2014 Shincheonji organised their SCJ 6th National Olympiad. It is the major event for SCJ which they hold every four years, and it coincides with Lee's birthday. On this occasion, they also invited many international guests who all believed they were attending a secular "World Peace Summit". As the two events took place simultaneously and in the same venue, it led to significant confusion and embarrassment for international guests who had been misled. For SCJ and its sister organisations there was an online blog backlash from those who had been deceived as well as a small amount of negative press.
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