文化庁は、抗告審で解散決定が確定した場合、統一教会を清算するための徹底的な措置を継続すると明言している。
Massimo Introvigne
Liquidation by Fiat: Japan Imitates China in Its Crusade Against Religious Freedom
The Agency for Cultural Affairs vows to go on with its drastic measures to liquidate the Unification Church if the dissolution decision is confirmed on appeal.
紀藤正樹弁護士によるNHK党への非難が、日本の反家庭連合キャンペーンをめぐる議論を再燃させる
反カルト弁護士たちは歴史を書き換えようとしている。統一教会に対するキャンペーンは、消費者保護ではなく政治的な動機によって推進された。
Attorney Masaki Kito’s NHK Party Accusations Reignite Debate Over Japan’s Anti-Family Federation Campaign
The anti-cult lawyers try to rewrite history. The campaign against the Unification Church was driven by political, not consumer protection, motivations.
暗殺者が殉教者となるとき：日本の安倍晋三暗殺犯裁判と毎日新聞の奇妙な主張
日本の新聞は殺人事件に「社会的な意義」があると表現したことを謝罪したが、統一教会に関する偏った報道を続けている。
When the Assassin Becomes the Martyr: Japan’s Trial of Shinzo Abe’s Killer and the Curious Case of the Mainichi Shimbun
The Japanese newspaper apologized for describing the murder as having “social significance,” but continues its biased reporting about the Unification Church.
Inside Lifechanyuan. 6. A Habit of the Soul: Concluding Reflections
Their life is challenging. Their demanding and peculiar lifestyle radiates a quiet beauty.
Inside Lifechanyuan. 5. Heaven, Earth, and the New Era: Xuefeng’s Eschatology
The community’s teachings describe multiple levels of afterlife heavens and hells, and a coming New Era on Earth.
Inside Lifechanyuan. 4. Xuefeng Communism in Practice: Daily Life in the Second Home
The abolition of private property and a radical criticism of the family are rooted more in the idea of the spiritual community as a living entity than Marxism.
Inside Lifechanyuan. 3. Cosmology and Creation
The community’s account of the origins of the universe and humankind is metaphysical, psychological, and ethical.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.