The girl has replaced Michael Protzman, who died in June, as head of those who believe President J.F. Kennedy’s deceased son John John is alive and supports Trump.
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With A Little Help from My Friends: Russian Anti-Cultist Supports China Atrocities
In both China and Russia, Alexander Novopashin (with FECRIS until March 2023) lends a helping hand to the murderous anti-Falun-Gong campaign
Guru Jára and Plášková Deported to Czechia: Why They Should Be Released
They have already spent eight years in a horrible detention camp in the Philippines—which should be deducted from the terms to be served in Prague.
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza: Moderate Islamic Theologian in Trouble in Pakistan
He just escaped his fourth assassination attempt. The new amendments to the blasphemy law may send him in jail for life.
How the Taliban Make Money Out of the Buddhas They Destroyed
The Afghan regime desperately needs cash. It cannot show the Bamiyan Buddhas for the good reason it blew them up. But it would take tourists to the site for a fee.
Remembering Archbishop Giuseppe Casale (1923–2023), CESNUR’s First President
The Italian prelate died shortly before his 100th birthday. He was a larger-than-life figure, whose ideas on new religious movements still deserve to be studied.
“Cult Victims”: Real, “Time-Bomb,” and Imaginary
A controversial Belgian report offers the opportunity of reflecting on real and fabricated “victims” of new religious movements.
The Wagner Revolt: Did the Orthodox Church Save Putin?
Its role should not be exaggerated. But surely Patriarch Kirill and other key bishops let the Russians know that they continue to see Putin as an ally and a guarantee.
Why Japan Should Guarantee Religious Liberty to the Unification Church/Family Federation: A Letter to the Government
Four prominent specialists of freedom of religion or belief—Willy Fautré, Ján Figel’, Massimo Introvigne, and Aaron Rhodes—call for an end to what increasingly appears as a witch hunt.
Russian Anti-Cultist Revives an Old Lie: “Ukraine Trains Islamic State Terrorists”
A French senator said something similar in 2016. She had to apologize, claiming her words were misunderstood in an “indecent and miserable” way.