In 2019, Catholics managed to stop a draft law that would have opened a breach in the confessional privilege. But they left a problem unsolved.
Religious Liberty
La crisis de la Iglesia de Unificación en Japón. Los tres enemigos de la libertad religiosa
Japón está emergiendo como el principal campo de batalla entre las fuerzas que han atacado la libertad religiosa durante siglos y las que la defienden.
La crise de l’Église de l’Unification au Japon : Les trois ennemis de la liberté religieuse
Le Japon apparaît comme le principal champ de bataille entre les forces qui attaquent la liberté religieuse depuis des siècles et celles qui la défendent.
日本における統一教会危機：信教の自由に対する三つの敵
日本は数世紀にわたって信教の自由を攻撃してきた勢力と、それを擁護する勢力とが争う主戦場になりつつある。
The Unification Church Crisis in Japan: The Three Enemies of Religious Liberty
Japan is emerging as the main battleground between forces that have attacked religious liberty for centuries and those defending it.
US Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2021 “One of the Worst Years” for Religious Liberty in China
The 2022 report offers a useful summary of the CCP persecution of all religions (quoting Bitter Winter on several issues).
Waarom de media een hekel hebben aan ‘sekten’
Of misschien hebben ze aan niemand een hekel. Ze weten gewoon dat sensationele verhalen waarin religie in verband wordt gebracht met geld, macht en ongeoorloofde seks altijd verkopen.
Religious Intolerance in Brazil: Will Lula Protect the Minorities?
Violence against Afro-Brazilian religions continued during the electoral campaign. The new President promised to act. It may be more difficult than some believe.
Russian Anti-Cult Leader: “International Religious Liberty Is a Nazi Idea”
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin explains that international freedom of religion “as it is understood in America” is a theory created by Adolf Hitler to destroy Russia.
In Defense of the Gurus: Why Spiritual Masters Are Persecuted
“Guru” has become a derogatory word in a world that does not understand what a spiritual master is, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.