We normally associate violence against religion or belief with blood and torture. But court decisions may be inherently violent, too.
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One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The Road to Serfdom and the Tai Ji Men Case
The decision by the Taichung High Administrative Court was a step towards serfdom, not liberty and democracy.
Tai Ji Men and the 2024 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Violence against believers continues to shed blood. But there is also a less visible administrative violence, of which Tai Ji Men have become victims once again.
Article 28 of Taiwan’s Tax Collection Act and the August 2, 2024, Tai Ji Men Decision
The article was amended in 2021 to make it less favorable to taxpayers. But the Taichung High Administrative Court applied the amendment retroactively to unjustly hit Tai Ji Men.
The Precessional Transition and the Tai ji Men Case
A reading of Tai Ji Men and the Tai Ji Men case based on the “transition studies” of French author Serge Raynaud de la Ferrière.
From Aeschylus to Tai Ji Men: When Courts of Law Generate Violence
Decisions of courts of law can both prevent and generate violence. The fathers of the Greek tragedy already knew it, as does—unfortunately—Tai Ji Men.
Injustice Is Served in Taiwan: A Wrong Administrative Decision Against Tai Ji Men
The Tai Ji Men case might have been solved by the Taichung High Administrative Court on August 2. The court missed the opportunity.
Who Stole Tai Ji Men 2007 Victory? An International Webinar
Despite the Supreme Court’s clear verdict in 2007, the Tai Ji Men case was not solved.
The Solution of the Tai Ji Men Case Needs Alexander the Great
The Republic of China (Taiwan) does grant religious liberty to its citizens. It is not enough: it should be founded on it.
Taiwan: The 2007 Tai Ji Men Supreme Court Decision—A Victory or a Frozen Conflict?
It was a real victory but a bitter and incomplete one, as the National Taxation Bureau continued its persecution of Tai Ji Men.