Civil cases do not require the same strict standards of fact-finding of criminal cases. They should not be used as grounds for dissolution.
Testimonies Global
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 2. Religious Liberty
Unconvincingly, the court stated that the verdict did not violate freedom of religion or belief. It also applied the new law on donations retroactively.
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 1. Ignoring United Nations Recommendations
The decision ignored three recommendations from the United Nations, which asked Japan not to limit rights based on “public welfare.”
Sri Sabhapati Swami and Śivarājayoga: A Book and a Visit
Guided by Keith Cantú’s remarkable book on the Indian master, we visited his meditation hall in Chennai. The influential yoga teacher deserves to be rediscovered.
Japan and the Unification Church: False Figures Supported the Dissolution
The Japanese government is claiming there were 500 victims of coerced donations after 2009. This figure is false.
Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan: A Leading Buddhist Monk Speaks Out
Reverend Shindo Mizuta, chief priest of Kongo-ji Temple, says that if the Unification Church is dissolved, many religions and temples will be at risk as well.
Pakistan: Report Claims Religious Minorities’ Situation Is Becoming Worse
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan notes that discrimination, forced conversion, blasphemy accusations, and violent attacks increased in 2023 and 2024.
Japan Should Stop Persecuting the Family Federation: Voices from the IRF Summit 2025
From Washington DC came an authoritative and uncompromising language that Tokyo can no longer ignore.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 6. A Form of “Second-Wave Feminism”?
Female MISA students would say they are not feminists. But perhaps they are, in their own unique way.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 5. The Paradox of Polyamory
MISA women talk about experiments with multiple-partner relationships and what they believe they had to do with spirituality.