The largest religious liberty event of the year challenged the brutality of China and Russia but also noted that democratic countries such as Japan look like dangerous intoxicated drivers.
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Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 4. Deprogrammed, Then Compelled to Sue
More than half of those who sued the church had been kidnapped, deprogrammed, and then asked to sue to prove they had been really “de-converted.”
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 3. Current Believers Tell Their Donation Stories
The dissolution procedure relies on hostile ex-members. The voice of current devotees is also important to understand why believers donated to the church.
Hate Speech, Media Bias, and Education: A Comparative Analysis of the Tai Ji Men and Unification Church Cases
Hostile forces fueled media campaigns against Tai Ji Men in Taiwan and the Unification Church in Japan, with a detrimental effect on their educational activities.
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 2. Myth and Reality of the “Spiritual Sales”
Many of those who purchased high-priced “spiritual” artifacts from UC members are still happy today with their purchases.
Dissolve the Anti-Cult Lawyer Group, Not the Unification Church. 1. Attorneys Against Religious Liberty
The National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales specializes in fabricating false “victims.” A series by an award-winning journalist from “Hanada” magazine, February 2024.
Is Japan Introducing State-Sponsored Deprogramming?
At a Cabinet Meeting on January 19, proposals were made aimed at inducing current members of the Unification Church to leave the “cult” with the help of apostate ex-members.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 6. The Tragic Reality of Deprogramming, Part II
Deprogrammed ex-members represent the majority of those who sued the Family Federation for damages. Yet, media keep silent on this crucial piece of information.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 5. The Tragic Reality of Deprogramming, Part I
Toru Goto was kidnapped to be deprogrammed and confined for twelve years and five months. His story is important to understand the Family Federation case.
The “Seiron Magazine” Report on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 4. An Interview with Massimo Introvigne, Part II
A candid conversation about the role of the media, Japanese scholars, and “apostate” ex-members in exciting Japanese public opinion against the church.