The strange but important role of a shadowy figure in instigating the prosecution of Bivolaru and MISA in France.
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Twisted TV: How a Documentary Bent the Facts Out of Shape. 1. MISA in Romania
An Apple TV series against Gregorian Bivolaru and his movement even rehabilitates the notorious Securitate police of Ceaușescu.
Between Law and Reality: Media and Religious Discrimination
When religious freedom faces a new threat in media reports that obscure and distort reality
Japan: Hundreds of Thousands of Unification Church Believers Deprived of Places of Worship
While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt status, liquidators have already closed down 260 places of worship.
Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 2. A Call to a Silent Media
A confirmed decision of dissolution would dramatically diminish Japan’s international standing.
Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 1. A Warning by the United Nations
Four UN Special Rapporteurs told Japan that dissolving the Family Federation would be against the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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.
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.