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A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 4. Life in Shincheonji
The only religion one joins not through baptism but by passing an exam had to spend decades in confronting a furious opposition.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 3. An Original Reading of the Bible
The role of Chairman Lee as the “promised pastor” is at the heart of the movement’s millenarian theology.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 2. The Making of a Church
Chairman Lee gathered some 300,000 followers and launched impressive international peace education campaigns. Accusations of having spread COVID-19 were recognized by the courts as false.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 1. The Story of Chairman Lee
Sensational accounts of the Korean new religious movement have been published in several countries. The reality is both different and much more interesting.
Jehovah’s Witnesses: “White Zone” or Free Zone?
A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.
Trump’s “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias” Executive Order: “Pro-Christian” Bias or Defense of Religious Liberty?
President Trump’s executive order of February 6, 2024, ostensibly aims at cancelling discriminations and persecutions toward American Christians under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 3. Questionable Tactics Reveal the Weakness of the Case
One of the attorneys representing the Unification Church concludes its account of the case and offers some general comments.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 2. A Testimony Collapses
One of the attorneys of the Unification Church continues to present his account of the case: under cross-examination, one of the key testimonies the prosecution relied on was revealed as false.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 1. Fabricating Witnesses
One of the attorneys representing the Unification Church discusses the unethical tactics used by the government in the case.