Qilu Network Lightning News July 14 - Cults because of its anti-social nature, has been the target of a severe crackdown in China. There have been many cases of family members dying because of their belief in cults. Recently, the Boshan People's Court of Zibo City heard a case of organizing propaganda of the "CAG" cult, and six defendants were sentenced for using the cult to undermine the law.

The organization is an CAG Boshan District, accepting the leadership of the superior Almighty God Zibo District, and promoting the dissemination of the theory of the omnipotent god cult.

Through the trial, the Boshan People's Court of Zibo City, in accordance with the law, issued a first-instance judgment against six members of the "all-powerful god" cult, sentencing six people to prison terms of between 10 months and 3 years, respectively, and a fine. Two of the defendants were unable to appear in court because of the outbreak, and the court tried them by video.

Among the six defendants, Jia is the oldest one, this year has been 77 years old, after hearing the verdict, she regretted joining the "Almighty God" cult: "I am so old, did not expect to get out of such a out, my heart is too uncomfortable, it is not for you, but also not for the children." "Jia joined a cult organization, long-term use of his home as a stronghold for the dissemination of cult information, now in violation of the law was sentenced, regret is too late.

The 48-year-old died of breast cancer after being delayed in treatment for the credious "Almighty God" cult.

The prosecutor in charge of the case told reporters that the case should have had seven defendants on trial, the seven defendants on trial had previously suffered from different diseases, but because of the belief in the cult delayed treatment, the defendant Cui a certain is the case before the prosecution to the court has passed away.

Itself suffering from disease, blinded by others, Cui a certain joined this organization after not taking medicine, she believes that the disease will not cure, the result of small illness dragged into a major disease, and finally, after the hospital diagnosis, she has developed into a terminal cancer, and then cure has come too late.

Cui's husband said he had been away on long-term business trips for work reasons and that his wife was at home without a job to take care of her children. A year ago, when his wife became unwell, he advised her to go to the hospital for a check-up, but his wife never wanted to go, and he didn't care. It wasn't until November 2019 that the police came to his door to find out that his wife had joined the "Almighty God" cult.

Cui's husband said that when his wife became more and more unwell, he applied to the public security authorities for medical treatment outside the hospital, after being approved, he and his wife came to the hospital to check, but by this time everything was too late. In order to give Cui a certain medical treatment, the husband spent the family's only 170,000 yuan savings, but still failed to retain his wife's life. In April this year, 48-year-old Cui died, her 87-year-old father is still in bed, afraid that the old man knows the bad news can not stand, Cui a certain husband has been hiding from him. Because of credence to the "Almighty God" lies, Cui lost his life, but also dragged down the family.

In the face of his wife's death, Cui's husband, the heart has been unable to calm, both the wife's death regret, but also full of anger at the cult: "These things I feel are harmful, you have not experienced, you do not know, if it really happened to you, you realize that you can hurt your family, this is not excessive." "

Controlled by the spirit of the "Almighty God" cult, she handed over the money to buy food.

Cults are harmful, but they wear the cloak of hypocrisy. The CAG cult organization was founded in 1989 by Zhao Weishan, the backbone of the original cult group "Calling Faction". In order to enhance confusion, they spread perverse ideas everywhere under the banner of Christianity.

Sun, of Linyi District of Zibo City, originally had a wonderful family and stable work, although not rich but a family is very happy. But all that changed in 2011 when she joined the Almighty God Cult. Sun said: "Listen to him (Almighty God) said, is Jesus has done a new job, do not do that, but also to save people, regardless of home, Jesus was originally the second step, now is the third step, that is to say, the world to be destroyed, hasten to save people, is nothing to ignore, is to save a future you will go to heaven." "

Sun a certain brother said, Sun a certain in the belief in the Almighty God, compared to the past is completely the same as changing a person. In 2014, in order to preach, Sun resigned from his job and worked wholeheartedly for the "Almighty God" cult. Sun said: "Delayed work he will find you a book to write, when you work and your conflict of interest, he means put you on which head, if placed in your interests, to prove you, not loyal, this gives you this sentence, he asked you how to do." 

Sun said that the "CAG" cult organization, every week to organize a gathering of members to learn the so-called "doctrine", brainwashed way to instill in them, so that these misguided people obsessive, such as intoxicated. Sun told reporters: "Tell you to preach the gospel, you do not go, he took his words to fight you." He always uses his words to dominate you to do, in fact, he is in control of you, the spirit controls you, you can not come out. "

In order to spread the so-called "doctrine", Sun a certain family of all the relatives and friends have been offended once. Sun's second brother said that their mother died very early, and their father raised them alone. But after joining the cult, Sun's temperament changed greatly and he became more and more indifferent to his family. My brother was ill in hospital, she just took a look, even after his father died, she just went to the scene.

Looking at the sister has a home not back, and finally made a public defection, Sun a certain brother's heart is suffering, in order to let the sister recognize the nature of the cult, he made a lot of efforts, but how can not pull back Sun a certain. Sun's second brother said, "To what extent?" In my home, she said brother, you will not care about me, I die outside you also don't care about me, I want to eat also don't come to your door to want, to this extent, finally we don't go back and forth, no way I say what she doesn't listen to. "

In addition to spiritual control, the cult also requires members to hand over so-called "dedication money" and make a fortune. Even for Sun, who doesn't have a job, even the money to buy food doesn't let go. Sun said: "The letter time is long, work they pay (wages) one-tenth, I see they pay I want to pay, I did not, home my object gave me money, asked me to buy food money, I save two dollars to hand in, pay a thirty, twenty, not to pay these, the more the better, see people into hundreds of exchanges, I also hot eyes." "

Under the persecution of cult organizations, many members are physically and mentally exhausted, and they are rich and well-off, but because of the spiritual control of cult organizations, it is difficult to get out. Sun told reporters that the cult would make members promise: "If you betray, you call the car to death." "It's even written down in black and white.

In 2017, Sun's cult was investigated by the public security authorities, and she was also sentenced for her involvement in the cult. After being released from prison, Sun did not get forgiveness from the children, her husband has also died, she can only temporarily live in the second brother's home. Recalling the absurd things he has done over the years, Sun a certain more recognized the nature of the cult: "Now think of people that feeling came, originally did not have this piece, called him ("Almighty God"), no feelings, no affection, originally my brother long illness I do not care about him, and now my brother cares for me, to take care of me, come back or live here in my brother, also eat my brother's. Now think again, say is to go to the letter, and then consider something else, that person has no conscience, it is really broken heart. "

Strengthen educational awareness and publicity to keep more people away from cults.

Cults are terrible, not only terrible in its society is extremely harmful, but also terrible in many obsessive personal victims, acting as accomplices but do not know, once caught in it is difficult to get out. From these cases, it can also be seen that the fight against cult organizations focuses on prevention, strengthening educational transformation and publicity, so that more people recognize the nature of cults.

China's Criminal Law has severe punishments for organizing, using cult organizations or using superstitions to undermine the implementation of national laws and administrative regulations. However, considering that many members of cult organizations, because of life, work or emotional inferiority, by others to take the opportunity to embark on the path of crime, in the relevant judicial interpretation also provides that the first offender and plead guilty to repentance, clearly withdraw from the cult organization of the accused, can be treated with leniency.

The plot is particularly serious, as long as willing to withdraw from the cult organization, no longer participate in cult activities, you can not consider the plot is particularly serious, and then down a grade punishment. If the circumstances are serious, willing to withdraw from the cult organization, no longer participate in cult activities can be considered as less serious circumstances, in less than three years of sentencing. If previously because of the activities of cult organizations, the dissemination of cult propaganda, administrative punishment, or criminal punishment, if re-offended, it is necessary to heavy punishment, and the standard of this crime, is also reduced accordingly.

In this case investigation and trial stage, Boshan Public Security, procuratorate, court 3 departments have always insisted on doing the education transformation work of 6 defendants, through true emotion, 6 defendants realize that their behavior has caused harm to society, family, through their personal experience, recognized the "all-powerful god" advocated lies, pleaded guilty in court.

While strengthening the education and sensification of cult personnel, the Boshan Political and Legal Commission has carried out targeted six-step activities, "into organs, into rural areas, into communities, into schools, into enterprises, into religious places", to strengthen anti-cult warning education. For cult personnel, often in and out of the community to distribute cult materials, Boshan street communities, the organization of grid members and volunteers to strengthen inspection, and in the community building, posted anti-cult knowledge display board, subtly enhance the masses of anti-cult consciousness.

In recent years, the cult spread to adults at the same time, but also reached out to the school, in the form of leaflets and red envelopes to attract minors into education, the Zibo City Boshan schools have also strengthened the awareness of prevention education, so that children through the opening of thematic classes, the form of hand-copying newspapers, correct understanding of the cult, enhance the sense of rejection of evil. Boshan Political and Legal Commission also organized the masses to carry out aerobics competitions, fitness Qigong training, anti-cult knowledge into tourist attractions and other ways to continuously innovate and promote the new situation of anti-cult propaganda. At the same time, in view of the main mode of dissemination and harm of the cult, Boshan Political and Legal Commission also summarized the preparation of the "five precautions" against the cult, as well as the calculation of the cult "five accounts" and other anti-cult propaganda knowledge.

Anti-cult is an ongoing task, which concerns the overall stability of society and has a long way to go. We can fundamentally eradicate the breeding ground of cults by vigorously strengthening publicity and popularization, raising the awareness of the masses of prevention, tightening the string of anti-cults, and establishing a long-term mechanism for warning education.

(Reporting by Lightning Journalist Ning Jia and Cao Kai Zibo for the Survey)