いま問われているのは、韓国が宗教の自由を尊重する民主国家であり続けるか――それとも、中国の衛星国となり、信仰が罪とされる国へと転落するかという問題である。
Religious Liberty
Taiwan and the Two Covenants: A Shadow Report. 2. Article 11 ICESCR: Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
The dysfunctional Taiwanese tax system constantly violates taxpayers’ rights and the Covenant.
Coordinated Arrests Sweep Zion Church: Nearly 30 Pastors and Co-Workers Detained Across China
The massive operation is one of the largest against house churches in recent years.
Taiwan and the Two Covenants: A Shadow Report. 1. Article 2: Equal Rights
Taiwan made the two United Nations covenants on human rights part of its domestic legislation. But is it respecting them?
予言された死：韓国検察の圧力で初の犠牲者が出た
マザー・ハンを起訴した同じ特別検察官とチームによる同じ捜査が、楊平郡職員の自殺につながったのは、当然のことだった。
Victory for Religious Liberty: Washington State Drops Assault on the Seal of Confession
Laws compelling clergy to report information on crimes obtained in confession threaten freedom of religion and do not serve any useful purpose.
A Death Foretold: South Korea’s Prosecutorial Pressure Claims Its First Victim
The same investigation by the same Special Prosecutor and team persecuting Mother Han led, not surprisingly, to the suicide of a Yangpyeong County official.
A Selective Compassion? President Lee’s Chuseok and the Detention of a Religious Refugee
South Korea celebrates the resilience of North Korean refugees. Yet, it keeps arbitrarily one such refugee, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, in jail. An emic view from a Unificationist scholar.
マザーハンを解放せよ！ソン牧師を解放せよ！韓国の民主主義の危機に立ち向かう
家庭連合の指導者と釜山セゲロ教会の尊敬される牧師は、「韓国法に従う」のでなく、むしろ破る形で拘束されている。
South Korea Indicts Mother Han: A Democratic Nation’s Descent into Religious Repression
The question is now whether South Korea will remain a democracy that respects religious freedom—or become a satellite of China and a state where faith is punished.