They were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to jail penalties ranging from twelve to fifteen years.
From the World
US Federal District Court: School Cannot Ban Christian Organization Due to Its Conservative Views on Sexuality
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes would appoint as “leaders” only students subscribing to its prohibition of homosexual acts and sexual relations outside of marriage.
Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: A New Humanitarian Crisis in Türkiye
Refugees not allowed to leave for the European Union settled peacefully in Edirne. Now the government wants to expel them from there, too.
French Abuse of “Brainwashing” Theories: The Trial of the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame
A conservative Catholic congregation is accused of “abuse of weakness,” i.e., of “brainwashing.” Its Superior can go to jail.
Unification Church in Japan, Not Even Dead Members Are Safe: The July 11 Decision on Donations
A dead woman tried to prevent her greedy daughter from claiming back donations she had freely made. The Supreme Court has now sided with the daughter.
Joseph Cornell, Christian Science, and the Invention of Contemporary Art
All of Cornell’s work was but “a variation on the single theme of Christian Science metaphysics,” a statement not by an art historian but by the artist himself.
Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Members Persecuted in Egypt
A long history of repression has forced believers to flee the country. Some are now seeking asylum in Hong Kong.
Pakistan Government Both Denies and Admits Religious Liberty Crisis in the Country
The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the U.S. claim that there is no freedom of religion there. The Minister of Defense acknowledged religious minorities “are not safe.”
France: How “Victims” of “Cults” Are Fabricated
A woman accused of being a “cultist sexual predator” was kept in jail until she accepted to declare herself a “victim” of the “guru” and became an anti-cult lecturer.
Remember the Churches Burned in Pakistan? Now a Death Sentence Hit—a Christian
Ehsaan Masih was accused of posting on TikTok material on the Jaranwala riots referencing the fabricated blasphemous content that ignited them.