Jeon Kwang-hoon | |
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전광훈 | |
![]() Jeon Kwang-Hoon giving a lecture at SarangJeil Presbyterian Church | |
Born |
Uiseong,
North Gyeongsang, South Korea | 28 March 1956
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Daehan Theological University |
Occupation(s) | Pastor, politician |
Political party | Independent |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 전광훈 |
Hanja | 全光焄 |
Revised Romanization | Jeon Gwang-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Kwanghun |
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Jeon Kwang-hoon or Jun Gwang-hoon ( Korean: 전광훈; Hanja: 全光焄, born 28 March 1956) is a South Korean pastor and politician. He is the incumbent President of the Christian Council of Korea. He was also the former President of the now-defunct Party of Practice of Christian Love, [1] as well as one of key figures to found the Christian Liberal Party. [2] He is head pastor at Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul, South Korea, and is known for his conservative political activism against the Moon Jae-in administration. [3] [4]
Jeon Kwang-hoon was born in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang, in 1956. [2] He attended to Kwangwoon Electronics Technical High School in Seoul. [2] He received a bachelor's degree in theology at Daehan Theological University and a master's degree in Anyang University. [2]
He is mentioned in many major South Korean media outlets as a far-right pastor. [5] [6] [7] [8] The New York Times described Jeon as a populist, pointing out similarities to Western right-wing populism. [9]
He is officially an independent but is practically recognized as a member of the Christian Liberty Unification Party. He said the only thing that could blow up homosexuals and Juchesasangpas was CLUP, and appealed for support. [10]
전 목사는 또, 문재인 대통령을 바라보는 시각에 따라 그리스도의 조직에 속해 있는지 아니면 사탄의 조직에 속해 있는지 알 수 있다며 극우적 색깔론에 신앙의 이름을 덧입혀 교인들을 선동했습니다. (Pastor former pastor incited the church members by putting the name of faith on the far-right color theory, saying that depending on how he views President Moon Jae-in, he can know whether he belongs to Christ's organization or Satan's organization.)