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The Church of Eternal Life (Korean Yongsae-gyo (영세교)) was a South Korean new religious movement founded by Choi Tae-min. It is notable due to its influence in South Korean politics - founder Choi Tae-min, and his daughter Choi Soon-sil are accused of having influence over president Park Geun-hye, which has led to the 2016 South Korean political scandal.

Park's political opponents describe Choi Tae-min as a Korean Rasputin and claimed that he had complete control over her. It is claimed that Choi met Park after Park's mother was assassinated in 1974 and that Choi approached Park saying that he had dreamed of her mother and was able to pass messages from her from the afterlife. However Choi is also claimed to have had power over Park's father, Park Chung-hee and to have predicted his assassination.

Choi's religion was a mixture of Christianity, Buddhism and Korean Shamanism, called Muism. Belief in spirits is a key part of Korean religion and is present in other Christian churches there.