The founder of Weixin Shengjiao was a leading international expert of I Ching and Feng Shui, a gifted artist, and an exceptional human being.
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Is Yoga Fascist? Why Stewart Home’s “Fascist Yoga” Goes Too Far
The book has value and uncovers some disturbing connections, but ultimately collapses under the weight of its sweeping and unfair generalizations.
A Christmas Meditation: From the Manger to the Colosseum
The same story links the Nativity and the martyrs: those who seek to live according to conscience often face hostility. Support “Bitter Winter,” it is here to help them.
Courting Extremists: Can Justice Prevail in Pakistan?
Government and courts, influenced by extremists, continue to discriminate against the Ahmadi minority.
The Committee That Would Be King: South Africa’s CRL Right Commission Threatens Religious Liberty—Again
The Section 22 Committee is a new invention to establish a bureaucratic control of churches.
Pakistan’s “Minority Rights Commission” Excludes Ahmadis by Design
The new Commission is presented as a step towards reform. But lawmakers and the Law Minister explicitly stated there will be no reform and no protection for the Ahmadis.
Othello and Iago in Japan: Why Yamagami Killed Abe
In Shakespeare’s and Verdi’s story, Iago did not kill Desdemona but poisoned the mind of the assassin. Sounds familiar?
Victoria, Australia, Inquiry on “Cults”: Moral Panics About “Cults” on Campuses
Australian universities’ warning students about “cults” may end up making them more dangerous for anyone who identifies with a religion.
Eight Suzuki and Abe’s Widow’s “Apology”: When Hatred Becomes Moral Vandalism
The anti-cult journalist believes that Akie Abe should have offered “something akin to an apology” to her husband’s assassin.
Yamagami and the Evil Teachers: The Cult of Not Calling It Terrorism
A homemade gun may have killed Abe but a manufactured moral panic pulled the trigger. It was a textbook case of anti-cult terrorism.