More than half of those who sued the church had been kidnapped, deprogrammed, and then asked to sue to prove they had been really “de-converted.”
Masumi Fukuda
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 3. Current Believers Tell Their Donation Stories
The dissolution procedure relies on hostile ex-members. The voice of current devotees is also important to understand why believers donated to the church.
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 2. Myth and Reality of the “Spiritual Sales”
Many of those who purchased high-priced “spiritual” artifacts from UC members are still happy today with their purchases.
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 1. Attorneys Against Religious Liberty
The National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales specializes in fabricating false “victims.” A series by an award-winning journalist from “Hanada” magazine, February 2024.
The Plot to Destroy the Unification Church in Japan. 4. The Real “Anti-Social” Group, the Anti-Cult Lawyers
The systematic lies and disreputable tactics of the lawyers who try to destroy the Unification Church/Family Federation in Japan.
The Plot to Destroy the Unification Church in Japan. 3. Fraudulent Lawsuits
Several lawsuits promoted by the National Network of Lawyers were based on clearly fraudulent claims. Courts were biased, and they won some—but lost others.
The Plot to Destroy the Unification Church in Japan. 2. The Devious Tactics of the Anti-Cult Lawyers
The unethical strategies of the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales created abusive lawsuits to harass and destroy the Unification Church.
The Plot to Destroy the Unification Church in Japan. 1. Why the Church Should Not Be Dissolved
The first in a series of articles by an award-winning Japanese journalist, who reveals who is behind the unreasonable and unjust request to dissolve the church.
“Do Not Dissolve the Unification Church!” 4. The Japanese Courts’ “Unwritten Rule: If a Cult Is Involved, It Will Lose the Case”
These words by an anti-cult attorney unfortunately were not a joke. The final part of an award-winning journalist’s written statement to the Japanese Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
“Do Not Dissolve the Unification Church!” 3. The Truth About Apostate Ex-Member Sayuri Ogawa
The third part of a statement by an award-winning journalist reveals the true face of the most vocal Japanese disgruntled ex-member of the church.
Masumi Fukuda
Masumi Fukuda was born in Yokohama in 1956. She graduated from the Department of Sociology of Rikkyo University. After working for a specialty magazine and a magazine production company, she became a freelance journalist. She has reported and written about crime, Russia, and other topics. Her books include “Stalin: A Portrait of His Family” (Bungei Shunju), “Russia, an Assassination State: In Search of a Missing Journalist” (Shinchosha), “The True Nature of Political Correctness” (Hojosha), and others. In 2007, she won the 6th Shincho DocumentaryAward for “Fabrication: The Truth About the ‘Murder Teacher’ in Fukuoka” (Shinchosha).