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Courting Extremists: Can Justice Prevail in Pakistan?
Government and courts, influenced by extremists, continue to discriminate against the Ahmadi minority.
The Committee That Would Be King: South Africa’s CRL Right Commission Threatens Religious Liberty—Again
The Section 22 Committee is a new invention to establish a bureaucratic control of churches.
Pakistan’s “Minority Rights Commission” Excludes Ahmadis by Design
The new Commission is presented as a step towards reform. But lawmakers and the Law Minister explicitly stated there will be no reform and no protection for the Ahmadis.
Othello and Iago in Japan: Why Yamagami Killed Abe
In Shakespeare’s and Verdi’s story, Iago did not kill Desdemona but poisoned the mind of the assassin. Sounds familiar?
Victoria, Australia, Inquiry on “Cults”: Moral Panics About “Cults” on Campuses
Australian universities’ warning students about “cults” may end up making them more dangerous for anyone who identifies with a religion.
Eight Suzuki and Abe’s Widow’s “Apology”: When Hatred Becomes Moral Vandalism
The anti-cult journalist believes that Akie Abe should have offered “something akin to an apology” to her husband’s assassin.
Yamagami and the Evil Teachers: The Cult of Not Calling It Terrorism
A homemade gun may have killed Abe but a manufactured moral panic pulled the trigger. It was a textbook case of anti-cult terrorism.
Maine: Anti-Cultist Janja Lalich Led a Judge to Conclude that Even Calvary Chapel Is a “Cultic Organization”
A court ordered that a child should not be exposed by his mother to the “harmful” teachings of Calvary, based on the “expert’s” testimony. The case is now before Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court.
When the Media and the Entertainment Industry Slander Religion
The press, movies, and TV dramas can be strong allies of truth. They can also turn away from it, distracting the public through spectacle and display.