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S. Korea to Impose Tax on Clergy

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a controversial law revision that imposes income taxes on clergy members. Under the revision to the Income Tax Law, religious leaders, such as the clergy, priests and Buddhist monks, will pay income taxes starting in 2018. There has been heated disputes among the religious [...]

Aggressive Propagation of Religion Raises Eyebrows Both At Home and Abroad

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Earlier this week, up and coming South Korean actor Park Bo-gum was embroiled in a scandal surrounding his questionable affiliation with the controversial Jesus Centered Church, after a post was uploaded on his Twitter account promoting an event tied to what many consider to be a religious cult. The controversy [...]