Ukrainian Orthodox Church priests face a painful dilemma: cooperate with the Russians, go to jail, or flee.
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 3
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Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 2
How did the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) react to the progressive stranglehold from 2022 to 2024?
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 1
How did the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate interact from 2014 to 2022?
The Rudnev Case: The “Victim” Speaks Out
Only one “victim” is named in the Argentine case. She has now decided to tell her true story to “Bitter Winter” in her own voice.
The 2026 Raid on the Children of the Twelve Tribes in Hamburg, NY. 3. The Trial
The court case is a classic example of anti-cult bias. The children should be allowed to return home.
The 2026 Raid on the Children of the Twelve Tribes in Hamburg, NY. 2. The Parents Speak Out
How anti-cult prejudices led social workers to misinterpret the lives of children in the community.
The 2026 Raid on the Children of the Twelve Tribes in Hamburg, NY. 1. An Anti-Cult Campaign
What happened to the movement can only be understood by looking at decades of attacks against the “cults” based on the rhetoric of “saving the children.”
The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Scholar Confronts a Society That No Longer Listens
Masaki Nakamasa reflects on how Japan reached a moment where a religious corporation can be dissolved without a real public debate
The Unification Church Case in Japan: Buddhist Leader Shindo Mizuta Speaks Out
Kongoji Temple’s Chief Priest warns that the dissolution is reshaping Japan’s treatment of religion in ways that threaten every faith community.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 3. Forced Conversions
A journalist describes years of abductions, confinement, coerced renunciations, and litigation that shaped public hostility toward the Unification Church.