A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
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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.
Is There an Anti-Cult Movement in Africa?
The attempts to put religion under state control in Africa now use “cult” stereotypes imported from France, China, and Japan.
Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”
Russian Intelligence now presents itself as the ultimate arbiter of orthodoxy and theology.
Argentina and the Architecture of Suspicion. 4. The Tribunal of Public Opinion and Anticipatory Punishment
“Trafficking + cult” does not function as a descriptive category but as a dangerous signal of contamination.
Argentina and the Architecture of Suspicion. 3. The Criminal Translation of the Everyday
How ordinary and religious activities are translated into the language of crime when the anti-cult script is activated
Argentina and the Architecture of Suspicion. 2. Expanded Vulnerability
Prosecutors argue that whoever joins a spiritual group they do not approve of is “vulnerable.”
Argentina and The Architecture of Suspicion. 1. The Ghost in the Machine: “Coercive Persuasion” and the Displacement of Evidence
Old, discredited “brainwashing” theories and anti-cult rhetoric are still used against spiritual minorities.
Mother Han’s Case: The Persecution, the Lions, and the Little Man
Even worse than those who persecute churches and jail their innocent leaders in Korea are those who applaud the persecution.
How to Kill a Religion: South Korea’s Proposed “Church Dissolution Act”
The proposed legislation is a direct challenge to the ICCPR. It would allow the government to destroy the religions it perceived as politically hostile.