The role of Chairman Lee as the “promised pastor” is at the heart of the movement’s millenarian theology.
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A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 2. The Making of a Church
Chairman Lee gathered some 300,000 followers and launched impressive international peace education campaigns. Accusations of having spread COVID-19 were recognized by the courts as false.
A Candid Look at Shincheonji. 1. The Story of Chairman Lee
Sensational accounts of the Korean new religious movement have been published in several countries. The reality is both different and much more interesting.
Jehovah’s Witnesses: “White Zone” or Free Zone?
A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.A TV show offers a perfect example of how “not” to deal with the issue of religious minorities.
Trump’s “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias” Executive Order: “Pro-Christian” Bias or Defense of Religious Liberty?
President Trump’s executive order of February 6, 2024, ostensibly aims at cancelling discriminations and persecutions toward American Christians under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 3. Questionable Tactics Reveal the Weakness of the Case
One of the attorneys representing the Unification Church concludes its account of the case and offers some general comments.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 2. A Testimony Collapses
One of the attorneys of the Unification Church continues to present his account of the case: under cross-examination, one of the key testimonies the prosecution relied on was revealed as false.
Japan, Fraudulent Claims in the Dissolution Case Against the Unification Church. 1. Fabricating Witnesses
One of the attorneys representing the Unification Church discusses the unethical tactics used by the government in the case.
Unification Church in Japan: A Religious Liberty Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention
After the United Nations intervention caused the end of large-scale deprogramming, Japan invented new ways to destroy the Unification Church, endangering other religions in the process.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Czech Republic: The Strange Theories of Zdeněk Vojtíšek
The Czech anti-cult professor offered an incorrect representation of what consequences the dissolution of the Jehovah’s Witnesses would have in his country.