The former European Union Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief and current President of FOREF expresses “deep concern.”
Figeľ: “The Unification Church Case Highlights the Threat to Religious Freedom in Japan”
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Russia: A Letter from Vissarion
The leader of the Church of Last Testament, sentenced to twelve years in a penal colony, managed to smuggle a letter out of his jail. It is his version of what happened.
Toru Goto and Eight Suzuki: The Verdict and the Vanishing Truth
A conversation with Attorney Tatsuki Nakayama on the Goto vs. Suzuki scandalous appeal verdict.
Around Giacomo Balla: Italian Futurists and Theosophy. 4. Balla’s Encounter with Theosophy
It is unclear when the artist first met the Theosophical Society. General Carlo Ballatore and politician Giovanni Amendola played essential roles.
Putin’s Global Casting Call: How Slave Soldiers Ended Up on the Russian Front
Recruited in their countries and told they will work in construction or domestic security, deceived immigrants from Africa and Asia are compelled to fight in the Ukrainian War.
The Anti-Unification Church Movement in Japan. 3. Why the Dissolution Order Now
Causes include the lack of scholars sympathetic to new religious movements and the post-Cold War political situation.
The Anti-Unification Church Movement in Japan. 2. Left-Wing Forces
The Unification movement’s International Federation for Victory over Communism greatly upset the Socialists and Communists. They reacted.
The Anti-Unification Church Movement in Japan. 1. Christian Pastors and Opposing Parents
Clergy who viewed Unificationists as heretics and parents who thought their children had been brainwashed formed the initial opposition.
Unholy Alliances: China, Japan, Korea, and the Global Anti-Cult Crusade
At a “secret” symposium in South Korea, a Japanese anti-cult academic and Korean Christian heresy hunters joined forces with high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials.
Around Giacomo Balla: Italian Futurists and Theosophy. 3. Balla: The Early Years
Freemasonry and the anti-Catholic rhetoric of the “Third Rome” were important for the friends Balla met when he moved from Turin to Rome. Theosophy was not far away.