What is a “cult”? The term is used in such a loose way that most Australian churches and religious organizations can be targeted.
Anti-Cult
The Victoria, Australia, Inquiry on “Cults.” 1. The Australian Context
It is not the first time anti-cult inquiries and campaigns have been promoted in Australia. They have basically all been failures.
Trafficking Case Against Hindu Group Dismissed: Victory for Religious Liberty
The accusations against BAPS collapsed, exposing how minority religions are too often miscast as criminal. When devotion is mistaken for coercion, freedom of religion is put at risk.
La absolución del pastor Tagliabué y la cruzada argentina contra las «sectas»
Las acusaciones de tráfico de personas se utilizan como arma contra las minorías religiosas: una tendencia preocupante a la que algunos tribunales se resisten.
The Acquittal of Pastor Tagliabué and the Argentinian Crusade Against “Cults”
Accusations of human trafficking are weaponized against religious minorities. It is a disturbing trend some courts are resisting.
Attorney Masaki Kito’s NHK Party Accusations Reignite Debate Over Japan’s Anti-Family Federation Campaign
The anti-cult lawyers try to rewrite history. The campaign against the Unification Church was driven by political, not consumer protection, motivations.
Nu le numiți „secte”: o instanță judecătorească din Italia condamnă utilizarea termenului „sectă”
Hotărârea pronunțată de Tribunalul din Florența, care a stabilit că o organizație antisectă este vinovată de defăimarea Soka Gakkai, are importanță istorică.
Asociația antisectă din Italia este obligată să plătească 35.000 de euro pentru defăimarea Soka Gakkai
Tribunalul din Florența a stabilit principiul fundamental potrivit căruia calificarea unei mișcări religioase drept „sectă” („setta”, în limba italiană) constituie un act de defăimare.
A Modern Léo Taxil: Stephen Kent and Satanism. 4. Paranoia Revisited
True believers in Satanic ritual abuse still exist and may even persuade legislators to pass laws. Many more apply Kent’s flawed logic to “cults.”
国連が日本の宗教的マイノリティに対する差別を非難
４人の国連特別報告者が警告：統一教会の解散と学校における反カルトのプロパガンダは国際法に違反する。