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Today (27th), the President and Protestant leaders met at the Blue House. Churches where Protestant leaders cooperate with quarantine asked for worship, but the President refused to accept quarantine as it was a science, not faith. Also, he strongly criticized some churches including Sarangjeil Church.

This is Jung Yoon-sik.

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President Moon Jae-in started the meeting by saying thank you to the majority of churches that switched to online worship.

However, he continued, saying, "Some churches adhere to face-to-face worship and certain churches rather interfere with quarantine."

It seems to have criticized Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon's Sarang First Church.

[President Moon Jae-in: I would have to apologize and apologize to the people, but even now, I am shouting out loud while claiming the conspiracy theories as a red quarantine... .] The

cessation of in-person worship was especially emphasized.

[President Moon Jae-in: I think that stabilizing quarantine quickly is the way to return to normal worship and a normal life of faith as soon as possible (I hope you

cooperate )] Regarding President Moon's remarks on the 24th, Kim Tae-young, co-president of the Korean Federation of Churches, said:

[Kim Tae-young/Co-CEO of the Korean Federation of Churches: I was amazed to hear that it means that the freedom of religion can be limited to public authority so easily and that a cessation can be ordered. I don't want religious organizations to be treated as business or business establishments.]

He said, "You cannot continue online worship without countermeasures," he suggested, introducing a church quarantine certification system and increasing the number of worship services.

President Moon said, "A large number of coronavirus confirmed cases are occurring in churches, and worship can be regulated if it is inevitable according to the infectious disease prevention method."

(Video coverage: Joong-young and Shin Dong-hwan, Video editing: Jeong Seong-hun)