The mobilization was against the potential legalization of same-sex marriage, granting more rights to gay couples. Based on the new law, a homosexual partner would be entitled to the same National Health Service contributions as a married spouse. 

Several prominent South Korean Christian leaders spoke about the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman and highlighted the dangers of spreading liberal Western ideas. According to one of the spokespersons: “The Christian faith is oppressed in the West, which has comprehensive anti-discrimination laws and where so-called same-sex marriage is legal! South Korea should remain the last sacred country, never to see the passing of anti-discrimination laws or homosexual marriage legalization. If the legislative and judicial branches of our government are breached, not only will Christians be robbed of the freedom to pursue their faith, but their freedom of speech will also be suppressed. If you believe that homosexuality is a sin, raise your voice high to say so.”

Kim Jeong-hee, a spokesperson for the”10.27 Happy Families, HolyNation” group, expressed his concerns regarding the new “unconstitutional” bill since homosexual marriage is not recognized in South Korea: “I think this is the starting point for same-sex marriage legalization policy. We see this not simply as a Christian issue but as a huge crisis that shakes our country’s foundation.”

An additional 1 million Christians joined the protest online, bringing the total number to 2.1 million. However, the Yonhap news agency disagrees with the event organizers’ figures. They claim that according to the Seoul police figures, only 230,000 protesters turned up.

Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern UK, was one of the guest speakers at the event. She stated: “This was a massive mark of understanding the gospel, coming together and saying: ”We love this nation so much, and we love truth”. What’s remarkable about the work in South Korea is the prayer. They have the Esther prayer movement, where they’ve been praying 24/7 for 18 years for the reunification of North Korea and South Korea. They care desperately about the men and women in North Korea who are subject to that oppressive and cruel regime. And these people really do pray – at two and three o’clock in the morning, before work. It is because they really love Jesus, and they really love their nation. That’s their heart.”

The panel of Christian groups circulated lists of 100 prayer suggestions, denouncing the LGBT legislation as “against the law of nature and order in which the world was created and an attack on freedom of conscience and religion” One of the prayers read: “Let the people discern how dangerous and totalitarian the fantasy of achieving equality by everyone being the same—instead of all being equal before God so that such antihuman law that depresses freedom of the most people would not be passed.”

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