A Japanese academic who is himself a former member of the Unification Church reviews UC member Shunsuke Uotani’s magnum opus criticizing Sakurai’s views.
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Trump on Ukraine and Russia: A Colossal Moral Failure
U.S. President Donald Trump reverses the concepts of good and evil, delivering a devastating blow to human rights, religious liberty, and democracy.
Ardhanarishvara: The Hindu Perfection of the Androgyne
An exquisite 11th-century sculpture in the Chennai Bronze Gallery epitomizes the universal aspiration to the restoration of an original androgynous status.
Toru Goto, Unification Church Member Held by Deprogrammers for Over 12 Years, Publishes His Autobiography
The horrors of deprogramming need to be remembered, as they can come back if the Unification Church will be dissolved as a religious organization in Japan.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 4. Life in Shincheonji
The only religion one joins not through baptism but by passing an exam had to spend decades in confronting a furious opposition.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 3. An Original Reading of the Bible
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A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 2. The Making of a Church
Chairman Lee gathered some 300,000 followers and launched impressive international peace education campaigns. Accusations of having spread COVID-19 were recognized by the courts as false.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 1. The Story of Chairman Lee
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: “White Zone” or Free Zone?
A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.
Trump’s “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias” Executive Order: “Pro-Christian” Bias or Defense of Religious Liberty?
President Trump’s executive order of February 6, 2024, ostensibly aims at cancelling discriminations and persecutions toward American Christians under the First Amendment to the Constitution.