Based on pseudo-scientific theories of brainwashing, anti-cultists supported the criminal but lucrative business of deprogramming.
From the World
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 1. The Waterloo of the Cult Awareness Network
“Bitter Winter” serializes a historical study about anti-cultism and its illegal activities, written by an eminent sociologist and a financial expert in 2000.
Two Ahmadis Shot Dead in Pakistan: A Needed Reflection on the Nature of Liberty
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” is a motto often quoted and always misattributed. It is very appropriate for the present situation of Pakistan
USCIRF Condemns Violence Against Christians in Pakistan
Nazir Gil Masih, lynched by a mob in Sargodha, died in the hospital. The situation is no longer tolerable, the American commission says.
Argentina: Buenos Aires Yoga School Wins Again in Court, “The New York Times” Ignores It
One day after BAYS scored another court victory, “The New York Times” republished the old falsehoods about the “sex cult.” Why?
Carpaccio’s “Portrait of a Knight”: The Last Hurrah of Chivalric Spirituality
The works of PierLuigi Zoccatelli, who left us last month, may serve as a guide to the greatest painting of the Venetian artist.
Should States Control Religious Liberty? A Conference in Rome
An international gathering of scholars hosted by the Church of Scientology in Rome raised questions of great importance for all faiths.
Now, It’s Uganda: Churches Fight New Restrictive Draft Religious Policy
Deaths by fasting in Kenya are used to put all religions under state control. Churches vow to “stand firm to the last drop of our blood until the policy is dropped.”
Hate Crimes Epidemic Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan: Who Is Responsible?
Documents prove that private anti-cult organizations had a key role in the creation of government documents that caused a surge of hate speech and violence.
Russia: Towards a Liquidation of the Greek Catholic Church?
A priest in Omsk was detained for “rehabilitation of Nazism.” The FSB warned that “the fate of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia” is at stake.