Alexander Novopashin claims that the U.S. turned from an “anti-cult” to a “pro-cult” nation only when the Soviet Union fell.
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Arizona Supreme Court Protects Secret of Confession in a LDS Case
Although a man had boasted of his sexual abuse of his daughter on social media, what he told to his Mormon church leaders in a confessional context remains protected.
Georgia Becomes First U.S. State to Pass an Anti-Hinduphobia Resolution
Some media have criticized the text as an “answer” to the so-called “Seattle Caste Law.” But the campaign for the Resolution had started before the Seattle controversies.
The US-China Balloon Crisis: A Uyghur View
Writing in Bitter Winter last year, I prophesied—without a crystal ball—that something similar would happen. And worse incidents in the future, too.
“White Is Also a Color”: CCP Blames Protests on American Conspiracy
The Party believes it has successfully prevented a U.S.-instigated “color revolution” in China. It is also replacing the word “COVID-19” with “coronavirus cold.”
California and Confession. 4. Confessing to More than One Minister
Protecting the secret of the confession only when the penitent confesses to one minister creates an unjustified privilege for some religions.
California and Confession. 3. With Relatives Present, It’s Still a Confession
In other American states, courts have concluded that the presence of wives, children, or parents of the penitent does not make the confessional privilege inapplicable.
Butchers of Tibetan Buddhists and of Falun Gong Practitioners Sanctioned by the U.S.
Wu Yingjie, former CCP Secretary in Tibet, and Tang Yong, prison bureaucrat in Chongqing, are among those sanctioned.
California and Confession. 1. A Catholic Victory—Which Did Not Solve All Problems
In 2019, Catholics managed to stop a draft law that would have opened a breach in the confessional privilege. But they left a problem unsolved.
U.S. Department of State Accused of Infiltrating LaVey’s Church of Satan into Russia
A member of the Duma has asked the Prosecutor General to ban Satanism as “extremist.”