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Actor Lee Soon-jae has resigned as chairman of a volunteer organization run by the World Mission Society of the Church of God (formerly the Ahnsahnghong Witness Society). "Lee has supported the organization since 2002 to help Jang Gil-ja, 72, who is revered as 'Mother God' in the Church of God," the Kookmin Daily reported. "Mr. Lee was asked to be the chairman of the sponsorship committee because the ㈔International WeLoveU Foundation requested it with the good intention of helping the less fortunate," a representative of Mr. Lee's company said on the 13th, adding, "We did not know the details of the organization." He explained that Mr. Lee is not a member of the Church of God and has no religion. "Mr. Lee is not a member of the Church of God and has no religious affiliation whatsoever," he said, adding, "He has nothing to do with the Church of God.“

"I told Mr. Lee (after the Kookmin Daily report), '㈔ It seems that the International WeLoveU Foundation is involved with a religious organization. We don't know what kind of organization it is, so it would be better if you resign,'" he said, adding, "Mr. Lee accepted the suggestion and notified the organization of his resignation.“ The organization removed Lee's photo and greeting from its website at the request of Mr. Lee. The Church of God is a cult that claimed the descent of its leader, Ahn Sang-hong, who died in 1985, ahead of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and the end of the world at the end of 1999. In 1999, current affairs programs such as KBS's "Tracking 60 Minutes," SBS's "Tracking Events and People," and MBC's "PD Notebook" covered and reported on these issues. The mainline denominations of the Korean church have declared the Church of God a heresy.