Anti-cultists persuaded Russian authorities that fans of a Japanese comic are “cultists” controlled by Ukraine—where they are also arrested, as “Russian agents.”
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The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 5. The Ghost of Prostitution
In 2022, a second raid hit the BAYS, and the case is still pending. The main accusation is human trafficking through the operation of a prostitution ring.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 4. “The Most Dangerous Cult of Them All”
From 1993 to 2000, a long criminal case tried to prove that BAYS was guilty of sexual abuses. All defendants were declared innocent.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 3. An Eclectic Teaching
Juan Percowicz claims to teach philosophy rather than spirituality or religion, with Gurdjieff as presented by Ouspensky and Dale Carnegie as important but not exclusive references.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 2. An Accountant-Philosopher and His Friends
Juan Percowicz, an accountant with a passion for philosophy, established in 1983 a school that attracted intellectuals, doctors, and artists.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 1. Raiding an Old Ladies’ Cafe
On August 12, 2022, fully armed SWAT team police raided a cafeteria and some fifty private homes of students of what they claimed was a criminal “cult.”
Second-Generation Unification Church Believers Discriminated in Japan. 4. Punishing Volunteers
Even those Family Federation members who perform valuable volunteer work have been harassed based on dubious theories spread by anti-cult lawyers.
Second-Generation Unification Church Believers Discriminated in Japan. 3. Media Slander Leads to Discrimination
Because of the media campaign after the Abe assassination, some young believers had their job offers cancelled, lost their jobs, and were divorced by their spouses.
Second-Generation Unification Church Believers Discriminated in Japan. 2. A Biased Agency for Cultural Affairs
When dealing with the Agency, second-generation Family Federation believers felt discriminated and humiliated.
Second-Generation Unification Church Believers Discriminated in Japan. 1. A Tale of Two Petitions
An award-winning investigative journalist from the “Hanada” magazine explains how the government favored anti-Unification-Church petitioners against those who defended the church.