BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina

After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.

Transnational Repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s “Lonely Uyghur” Assaulted Inside City Hall

On February 4, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.

The Luminous Nestorians: When Christianity Was Already Chinese

Political Sinicization is not the only possible or desirable form of Sinicization. A new book on Jingjiao offers an alternative.

France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers

A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.

China: The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God from Bad to Worse

The persecuted movement has released a new yearly report about the imprisonment, torture, and killing of its members on an unprecedented scale.

The Unification Church and the Pal Paradox in Japan

Japanese honor Judge Pal, who defended the principle that laws and their interpretations cannot be retroactive—a principle they did not apply to the Family Federation.

Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Pastor Zhou and Elder Ding Sentenced to 4.5 and 4 Years

The relentless persecution of house churches continues. It follows orders from Xi Jinping himself.

A New Book on Gerald Gardner: The Wizard of Odd Who Invented Wicca (Sort Of)

John Callow does not ignore Gardner’s shortcomings but restores his complexity, generosity, and crucial role in the creation of a new global religion.

Wifredo Lam: Raising Orishas at MoMA

In the New York exhibition, the Cuban artist returns in full spiritual force, his canvases pulsing with Santería, Vodun, and the whispered knowledge of Lydia Cabrera.

A Puzzle Wrapped in Barbed Wire: Why China Attacked India in 2020

A book tries to answer a question that has haunted experts for several years: the attack was irrational. Why did China do it?

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