Award-winning journalist Masumi Fukuda has begun changing how the Japanese view the Unification Church following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
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The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 4. Detention in Argentina
Rudnev believed he would find peace in Argentina, but the long arm of anti-cult slander pursued him there as well.
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 3. The Russian Court Case
In 2013, Rudnev was sentenced in Novosibirsk and had to serve eleven years in prison. Many doubts remain about the trial’s fairness.
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 2. A Metaphysical Framework
What did Konstantin Rudnev finally teach? A first attempt to reconstruct a complex and often misunderstood worldview.
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 1. Who Is Konstantin Rudnev?
After serving 11 years in a Russian jail, the leader of a Russian spiritual movement has been arrested again in Argentina.
When All Will Speak Polish: The Mariavite Dream of a Millenarian Kingdom
Damian Cyrocki’s “The Mariavites” offers a new look at a fascinating and resilient Catholic-derived new religious movement.
The Priests Who Refuse to Bless the War: How Russia Is Punishing Clergy of Conscience
A report by “Forum 18” highlights the unsung heroes who risk their lives to challenge Putin’s regime in the name of faith, decency, and morality.
Caught in the Crossfire: Human Rights Denied in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A report denounces a state that has failed to protect its citizens from religious extremism and from the excesses of its own security apparatus.
A Christmas Letter from the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Before us is not just a war, but a deliberate, systematic, calculated, and technologically sophisticated mass murder of innocents.
The Politics of Apostasy: Defaming Religious Liberty
In a provocative new book, Mirjam van Schaik argues that the real problem today is not “defaming religion” but “defaming freedom of religion or belief”.