The anti-cult lawyers try to rewrite history. The campaign against the Unification Church was driven by political, not consumer protection, motivations.
Religious Liberty
Japan: The Dissolution of the Family Federation is “Arbitrary”
The decision by the Tokyo District Court is ill-founded, unconstitutional, and unlawful. The international community should not accept it.
暗殺者が殉教者となるとき：日本の安倍晋三暗殺犯裁判と毎日新聞の奇妙な主張
日本の新聞は殺人事件に「社会的な意義」があると表現したことを謝罪したが、統一教会に関する偏った報道を続けている。
「公共の福祉」と日本の宗教の自由――統一教会の事例
2025年3月の家庭連合への解散命令は、国際法上の日本の義務に反する
A Minor Shot Dead in Kenya for Being a Member of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: His Brother Testifies
The religious nature of Ibrahim Ramadan’s murder is confirmed by the fact that the victim’s brother was later arrested and beaten for his faith.
When the Assassin Becomes the Martyr: Japan’s Trial of Shinzo Abe’s Killer and the Curious Case of the Mainichi Shimbun
The Japanese newspaper apologized for describing the murder as having “social significance,” but continues its biased reporting about the Unification Church.
“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 3. Weaponizing a Book
While the author presents herself as an enthusiastic convert to atheism, her comments about the Jehovah’s Witnesses are largely inaccurate.
“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 2. A Unhappy Childhood’s Memoir
A book used to criticize the Jehovah’s Witnesses tells us more about the author’s dysfunctional family than about religion.
“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1. The Lithuanian Context
A recent memoir about the conflict between a daughter and her mother, a Jehovah’s Witness, should be understood in the context of local controversies.
Taiyuan Xuncheng Reformed Church Raided Again: 15 Detained, Including Infants
Another police action targeted a successful house church. Even small children were detained.