A journalist describes years of abductions, confinement, coerced renunciations, and litigation that shaped public hostility toward the Unification Church.
Religious Liberty
Master-Disciple Tradition, Equality, and Inequality in Taiwan
The Tai Ji Men case is based on a misunderstanding of how traditional relations between masters and their disciples function.
What Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation in New York Tells the Uyghurs
A Tibetan offered his life for freedom. Uyghurs and Tibetans stand together against the same colonial machinery of oppression.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 2. In the Aftermath of the Abe Assassination
A journalist traces the chain of events that turned a single crime into a nationwide campaign against an innocent religious minority.
Los manifiestos de Konstantin Rudnev: una representación artística de la verdad y el control
Cuatro breves escritos del disidente y maestro espiritual ruso encarcelado arrojan luz sobre su crítica de las estructuras sociales modernas y los sistemas carcelarios.
Konstantin Rudnev’s Manifestos: An Artistic Portrayal of Truth and Control
Four short writings by the jailed Russian dissident and spiritual teacher shed light on his criticism of modern societal structures and jail systems.
Equality, Freedom of Belief, and the Tai Ji Men Case
A Taiwanese technology executive draws lessons from the semiconductor industry that are relevant to issues of tax justice and freedom of belief.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 1. Dissolved Without Having Committed Crimes
A bestselling author explains why her investigation reveals a profound crisis for religious liberty and constitutional guarantees in contemporary Japan.
After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React
The self-immolation is viewed very differently by Tibetans than by Western observers, who often miss the context.
Tai Ji Men’s Sacred Land of Miaoli
Nationalizing Tai Ji Men property based on a fabricated tax bill was much more, and much worse, than a mere administrative act.