Εκκλησία του Παντοδύναμου Θεού: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

While the Church is often accused to be "against the family," a study published by the same Introvigne in 2018 in [[Baylor University]]'s ''Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion'' argued that in fact its theology of the family is quite traditional and conservative, and presented survey evidence showing that most of the Chinese members who escaped to South Korea, the United States and the Philippines were converted to The Church of Almighty God by members of their own family.<ref>Introvigne (2018b).</ref>

 

{{See also|Zhaoyuan McDonald's cult murder}}

On May 28, 2014, six "missionaries" who claimed to represent the "Almighty God" sparked a national outcry when they attacked and killed a woman at a [[McDonald's|McDonald's restaurant]] in [[Zhaoyuan, Shandong|Zhaoyuan]], a city in [[Shandong]] Province of China.<ref>Gracie (2014).</ref> During an interview with a CCTV journalist, Zhang Lidong (張立冬, Zhāng Lìdōng), the lead attacker in what became known as the [[Zhaoyuan McDonald's cult murder]], claimed that the subject rejected his daughter's request for her phone number and was called an "evil spirit" (邪靈), which prompted the six "missionaries" to attack. Zhang described in detail how they kept stamping the victim's head to the ground for about three minutes, and that "he felt great", but he deliberately avoided questions on the organization to which he belonged and his rank within the religious group.<ref>''Sina Video'' (2014).</ref> Five of the "missionaries" (the sixth was a minor) were tried and convicted and on October 10. Two were sentenced to death and executed in 2015, one to life imprisonment, and the other two to 7 and 10 years in prison.<ref>''BBC News'' (2014).</ref>