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== Controversies ==

*At a rally in Daegu in 2005, Jeon said, "if female believers take off their underwear for me, they are one of my believers, and if they don't, they are not," and led to the so-called "panties controversy." After the fact, in an interview with the Hankyoreh, he explained how the true intent of his statement was very much distorted.<ref>{{{cite news | date = 27 September 2011 |title=전광훈 목사가 밝히는 ‘빤스 발언’의 진실 cite web |website=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/498116.html}}</ref> At a rally in Cheonan in 2006, he made a sexist comment to the effect "women should not come to church wearing short skirts."

*During the time of the 2007 Presidential election in South Korea he made various statements interfering with the election, including the statement, "if you do not vote for Elder Lee Myung-bak, you will be erased from the book of life," leading to criticism from many citizens and believers alike.<ref>{{cite web |website=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4214143}}</ref>

*In [[March 2020]], Jeon was indicted over allegations of violating South Korean election law. According to the allegations, he encouraged supporters to vote against Moon at a rally outside of the official campaigning period. He was released on bail on the condition that he not take part in rallies related to his pending case.<ref name="ctvnews"/><ref>{{cite news |date= 18 August 2020|title= Seoul church under fire for mass infections, uncooperative response to virus tests| url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200817002653315|access-date= 18 August 2020}}</ref>