Examining the statements of a leader from a marginalized and actively persecuted new religious movement on the authority to declare a holy war.
Religious Liberty
Hijacking Justice: How Japan’s Anti-Cult Lawyers Are Exploiting the Yamagami Trial
Attorneys Kamiya and Yamaguchi brought to court a manifesto for religious intolerance and discrimination.
Feeling Qi, Facing Charges: The Criminalization of Spiritual Practice in Taiwan
For those who follow them, the benefits of Tai Ji Men teachings are clear. However, state bureaucrats misunderstood and persecuted the group for decades.
From Mount Zion to Tai Ji Men: Freedom of Religion or Belief Issues in Taiwan
The Tai Ji Men case and the persecution of the New Testament Church: how state control over religion has evolved—but not disappeared.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and State Subsidies in Sweden. 4. Institutionalized Discrimination
By singling out one specific religious organization, Sweden has violated European and international human rights law.
The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian
The Three-Self Church is not a real church but a political propaganda agency. Leaving it, however, exposes one to the risk of being arrested.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and State Subsidies in Sweden. 3. The October Blow
By the decision of October 24, 2025, discrimination against the Jehovah’s Witnesses was officially reinstated.
Shinzo Abe’s Murder and Hate Speech: Who Crossed the Line?
Anti-cult journalist Eight Suzuki scandalously claims that the murder “made sense” because of Abe’s support for the Unification Church.
Shenzhen’s Anti-Xie Jiao Week: VR Headsets Meet Anti-Religious Propaganda
Even a Monopoly game is distributed to teach locals and tourists that “cults and illegal religion” threaten them.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and State Subsidies in Sweden. 2. A Law Designed to Exclude
On June 20, 2024, a new act was passed with the explicitly stated aim of preventing the Jehovah’s Witnesses from receiving state grants.