Media often remain silent on religious persecution and discriminate against unpopular groups by calling them “cults.”
From the World
71-Year-Old Ahmadi Man Persecuted to Death in Pakistan
One of those arrested for praying on Friday in Karachi died in jail after torture and denial of medical treatment.
The Jesus Christians. 10. The Return of Deprogramming
The experience of two young members of the group demonstrates that deprogrammers are still very much active.
The Jesus Christians. 9. The Human Trafficking Case in Argentina
A moral panic about “cults” practicing “human trafficking” also hit the Argentine branch of the group. But they won the court case.
The Jesus Christians. 8. “Kidneys for Jesus”
The group is primarily famous for its altruistic donations of kidneys to patients whom donors do not know.
Czech Republic: “Sensational Revelations” About Guru Jára
A TV “investigation” leads to an explosion of hostile media reports and calls for renewed judicial action against his movement.
The Jesus Christians. 7. The Whipping Trials
In an idiosyncratic application of the Christian theology of “vicarious atonement,” group members agreed to be whipped in three cases for the sins of others.
The Jesus Christians. 6. Accusations of “Kidnapping”
Like other religious movements, the group was accused by its opponents of luring and “brainwashing” prospective converts.
The Jesus Christians. 5. Answering the “Left Behind” Book Series
By publishing novels of their own, challenging the famous end-of-the-world franchise, the group presented its post-tribulationist millennialism.
Behind the Dissolution of the Unification Church: Japan’s Communist Party, North Korea, and China
A chronology of the facts proving that Communist agencies and countries worked to destroy the religious movement.