At a Cabinet Meeting on January 19, proposals were made aimed at inducing current members of the Unification Church to leave the “cult” with the help of apostate ex-members.
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The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 6. The Tragic Reality of Deprogramming, Part II
Deprogrammed ex-members represent the majority of those who sued the Family Federation for damages. Yet, media keep silent on this crucial piece of information.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 5. The Tragic Reality of Deprogramming, Part I
Toru Goto was kidnapped to be deprogrammed and confined for twelve years and five months. His story is important to understand the Family Federation case.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 4. An Interview with Massimo Introvigne, Part II
A candid conversation about the role of the media, Japanese scholars, and “apostate” ex-members in exciting Japanese public opinion against the church.
Pakistan: Christian Musarrat Bibi, Acquitted of False Blasphemy Charges, Lives Under Constant Threat
A judge ruled that charges of Quran-burning were fabricated but she lost her job and has to live in hiding.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 3. An Interview with Massimo Introvigne, Part I
“Bitter Winter”’s editor discusses with the Japanese magazine the role of the anti-cult ideologists in creating the post-Abe-assassination campaign against the Family Federation.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 2. A Dialogue with a Professor of Ethics and a Christian Theologian, Part II
The conversation with Reverend Nakagawa, President of Japan Christian Theological Institute, and Professor Tsutomu Nishioka from Tokyo Christian University continues, focusing on deprogramming and the devious tactics of anti-cult lawyers.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 1. A Dialogue with a Professor of Ethics and a Christian Theologian, Part I
In its December 2023 issue, the Japanese conservative magazine “Seiron” published an important special issue on the threatened dissolution of the Unification Church. “Bitter Winter” offers its serialized translation.
Japan Proposes Guidelines That Would Artificially Multiply the “Victims” of “Cults”
Under the new draft proposal, a “victim” is a “victim” even if she denies being one, if the anti-cult lawyers or the government says she has been victimized.
Spain, Judge Raquel Chacón Continues Her Anti-Jehovah’s-Witnesses Crusade
For the second time, the 6th section of the Court of Torrejón de Ardoz ruled against the 1st section of the same court. What according to Section 1 offends the honor of the Jehovah’s Witnesses was declared non-offensive by Section 6.