Unification Church

Unification Church in Japan: After the Dissolution, the Purge.3. The Government’s “Re-Education” Plan

New state policies introduce schoolbased programs designed to reshape the thinking of minors from Unification Church families.

Unification Church in Japan: After the Dissolution, the Purge. 2. Targeting Believers’ Children

How lawyers and religious competitors have pushed Japan toward measures that target believers even after the organization’s dissolution.

反統一教会セミナーに参加し彼らの主張に同調した裁判官、引き続き審理に加わる。司法の信頼性に深刻な懸念が高まっている。

A judge who attended an antiUnification-Church seminar and echoed its claims remains on the panel, raising grave concerns about judicial credibility.

かつて反カルト・セミナーで当該宗教団体を非難した裁判官は、公平ではなく、忌避されるべきである。

A judge who once attacked the religious organization at an anti-cult seminar is not impartial and should be recused.

A case of such importance and consequences should have been conducted in open court. That it was not was a further violation of the Constitution.

The statute allowing dissolution should be interpreted restrictively. This is not reflected in the High Court’s decision.

Freedom of religion or belief should always be taken into account when dealing with the dissolution of a religious body.