“A frightening cult with 1 million members” ... Jo Hye-ryeon and her whole family escaped Japan’s Soka Gakkai

[Financial News] Comedian Jo Hye-ryeon shared an update on her life, saying she had once been involved with Soka Gakkai (SGI), a Japanese-origin new religious movement, before converting to Christianity and continuing to practice her faith.
On the 9th, Tak Ji-won, director of Modern Religion, appeared on the YouTube channel “Lee Seong-mi’s Can’t Go,” where he discussed religious groups’ proselytizing methods and membership sizes.
Lee Seong-mi asked which religious groups currently had the most members, and Tak named the World Mission Society Church of God and Shincheonji.
In particular, Tak said, “Deacon Jo Hye-ryeon cannot be left out of any discussion about responding to heretical groups.” He added, “Her entire family was once involved in the frightening cult Soka Gakkai, and people around them thought they would never return to Christianity. But she eventually returned to Christianity and now helps with the work of Modern Religion.”
He also called Soka Gakkai a “frightening cult” and said it had “about 1 million” members.
Lee Seong-mi shared the news that Jo Hye-ryeon had published a book about Revelation to help prevent people from falling victim to heretical groups. She said, “Following Jo Hye-ryeon’s Easy-to-See Bible, she has now written a new book on Revelation. I spoke with Jo Hye-ryeon, and she urged me, ‘Heretical groups often distort Revelation to mislead people, so please spread the word widely so that people can understand it properly and stay on guard.’”
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