The judge’s reconstruction of the experience of a young woman whose father started the case was crucial in his decision to declare the defendants innocent.
The 25th anniversary of the acquittal of the BAYS defendants deserves celebration, not falsification.
An op-ed supporting the crackdowns in Korea and Japan was written by an executive from a split group that has been at odds with Ms. Moon for years.
The attorney for UPF explains why the first-degree verdict in favor of the notorious anti-cult journalist was wrong.
The “anti-cosmic” Satanism of some Black and Death Metal bands hates everything and everybody. Suicide is a logical consequence.
The “cult” rhetoric obscures what happened in Jonestown, the Solar Temple, Heaven’s Gate, and Kanungu—and why.
While Jains seek spiritual liberation at the end of life, Buddhist self-immolation and Muslim suicidal bombing are different forms of politico-religious actions.
Balla created memorable Futurist-Theosophical icons before leaving Futurism, becoming a “Fascist realist,” and returning to abstract art in his late years.
Two very different cases of self-immolation: Jewish warriors at Masada, Indian women in the Sati ritual.
Almost all religions condemn suicide. Why, then, does “ritual” suicide also exist?