SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The state rights watchdog has ruled that mandatory church services at educational institutions constitute a violation of the freedom of religion. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Thursday it has advised a local university to add an alternative course or project to replace mandatory church service. A [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting Tuesday, in-person worship services will be allowed at churches in areas under the toughest virus curbs but at a limited capacity of 10 percent or with fewer than 20 attendees, the government said. The greater Seoul area and the eastern coastal city of Gangneung are currently the only [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and the religious community have agreed to ease restrictions on in-person services of large churches starting this weekend, in line with a nationwide lowering of social distancing guidelines over COVID-19, officials said Friday. All in-person religious events and chapel services in Seoul and its surrounding areas have [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Some Protestant churches in South Korea pressed ahead with their worship services Sunday despite the government’s pleas for stricter social distancing. As part of the government’s drive for further social distancing, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun earlier warned “stern” legal action would be taken against churches that violate quarantine guidelines [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of South Korean Protestant churches pressed ahead with their worship services Sunday, defying the government’s repeated appeals to call off large gatherings and deepening fears of coronavirus cluster infections. Most churches tried to comply with infection prevention guidelines, such as wearing masks and keeping a certain distance between [...]