The group organizes sport and cultural events, collective study, and structured interaction with pastors of other churches. They are surprisingly “normal.”
From the World
Beyond the Noise: Observing Shincheonji in France. 1. A Korean Church in a Secular Country
The movement French mission started in 2016 and developed rapidly. Most converts are of African descent.
Germany and Scientology: The Long Shadows of Past Mistakes
The end of federal monitoring raises questions about the legacy of a faulty policy that shaped institutional practices for decades.
The Saga of AROPL.The Architect of the Narrative: Be Scofield
How a bizarre American anti‑cult activist, who receives messages from aliens and spirits, inserted herself into the British campaign against AROPL.
The Case of the Buenos Aires Yoga School and the Expansion of Punitive Power Against Minorities. Part 2
What is happening in Argentina is part of a global trend in which trafficking laws are used against spiritual minorities.
The Rudnev Case in Argentina: A Judicial Blow That Endangers a Life
The Cassation Court sends the Russian spiritual teacher back toward the darkness he barely survived
The Case of the Buenos Aires Yoga School and the Expansion of Punitive Power Against Minorities. Part 1
In a strange turn of events in a case that should have been closed long ago, a new judge copied more than 400 pages from a previous judge removed because of his biases.
Unification Church in Japan: After the Dissolution, the Purge. 4. School Surveillance and Coercive Counseling
New schoolbased procedures instruct educators to identify and monitor children from Unification Church families, raising concerns about privacy violations.
The Saga of AROPL: When Headlines Become Weapons
How media fueled the racist riots: coordinated narratives turned a police operation into a public threat.
The Saga of AROPL: Racism, Riots, and Violence
Sensationalist media, fake news, and propaganda fueled a rapid mobilization of violent protests.









