Judicial chaos continues as different sections of Madrid’s Provincial Court render different decisions on similar facts. by Massimo Introvigne Madrid’s Audiencia Provincial Civil. Credits. In 2023 and 2024, “Bitter Winter” reported about the strange situation created...
Religious Liberty
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 5. Violating Religious Liberty
The verdict tries to claim its decision is compatible with freedom of religion or belief. It is not.
Religious Activities by Foreigners in China: New Restrictions from May 1
We publish a short comment and a translation of the new and more restrictive Order no. 23 published on April 1 by the State Administration for Religious Affairs.
日本における統一教会の解散:誤った決定の徹底分析1:「霊感商法」と刑事事件
この判決は教会の信者(教会自体ではない)に対する刑事判決に言及しているが、それは解散の論拠の一部ではなかった。 マッシモ・イントロヴィニエ 5本の記事の1本目 Read the original article in English. 東京地方裁判所。Credits....
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 4. The 2009 Compliance Declaration
A crucial question is whether the incidents the court objected to diminished almost to zero after 2009. The court’s figures themselves confirm that this was the case.
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 3. Settlements and “Potential” Cases.
Absurdly, the court decided that among the grounds for dissolution also settlements, statements, and even hypothetical cases where no claims exist should be considered.
東京地裁が統一教会に解散命令 – 暗殺犯の夢を実現した
法律をねじ曲げて誤解釈し、東京地方裁判所は安倍晋三の暗殺の目的を実現した。
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 2. Civil Torts and “Public Welfare”
Reversing decades of case law, the decision stated that, in absence of criminal convictions, civil cases and deviation from social norms are enough to dissolve.
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 1. “Spiritual Sales” and Criminal Cases
Although the decision does mention criminal verdicts against Church members (not the Church itself), they were not part of the argument for the dissolution.
Unification Church: Why Are UN Special Rapporteurs Not Allowed to Visit Japan?
Several different Rapporteurs have been prevented from going to Japan and examine the religious liberty and human rights situation there.








