BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

Uyghur Comedian’s Ban Shows How Women’s Voices Are Silenced in China

Xiao Pa was suspended from Weibo after a simple reflection on domestic burdens was reclassified as “inciting gender conflict.”

When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan

The Kaohsiung attack, which left one seriously injured, occurred after warnings at the UN about the effects of media hate speech targeting the movement.

The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan.4. The “Cult” of “Hassanology”

Leading anti-cultist Dr. Cathleen A. Mann expressed her doubts that Hassan was an “expert on cults” and indeed “an expert in anything,” except “Hassanology.”

Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies

The General Secretary rings your bell—and delivers a simple message: giving birth is not optional.

The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan. 3. Is He Really an “Expert”?

Hassan’s “authority” does not come from academia but from his past as a “cult” member and a deprogrammer.

Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet

Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet

Aurobindo, India, and Artificial Intelligence

France and India vow to cooperate in AI. The thought of the visionary spiritual leader may offer guidance in the forthcoming “AI-yuga.” 

Persecuting Folk Religion: Two Cases of Repression in Rural China

In Guangdong, the police tried to prevent the Ying Laoye procession from taking place. In Jiangxi, they violently blocked the construction of an ancestral hall.

Japan: Hundreds of Thousands of Unification Church Believers Deprived of Places of Worship

While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt status, liquidators have already closed down 260 places of worship.

The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan. 2. “Cults,” “Cults” Everywhere!

From members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to supporters of Donald Trump, all groups Hassan dislikes are identified as “cults.”

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