There is not a single “hidden hand” guiding the anti-cult movements throughout the world. But there are various levels of international coordination.
From the World
The Dark International of Anti-Cultism. 1. Six National Examples
The organized opposition to “cults” is different in different countries. Yet, common themes and features emerge.
Hate Crimes Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan: The Victims Speak
The anti-cult campaigns following the assassination of Shinzo Abe generated not only hate speech but physical violence as well. Two women tell their stories.
Theosophy, Lucifer, and The Great Initiates: Rediscovering Édouard Schuré
The French Theosophist had an enormous influence on European philosophy, literature, and the visual arts of the Belle Époque. Yet, he is almost forgotten today.
Puerta de la Montaña: Inter-American Court on Human Rights Orders Nicaragua to Free Jailed Protestants
They were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to jail penalties ranging from twelve to fifteen years.
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.