If You Don’t Speak Up, Bullying Will Continue
... due to the dissolution order, the image of religion as a whole has worsened. When interacting with members of other religions, they feel the need to first offer an apology. She also shared that…
The Great Joy of Learning and Living My Faith
... My life of faith is truly full of joy. However, the current situation surrounding the Family Federation is tough. I try to live my daily life with a smile, but it is painful how…
Former Member Decries Wild Claims by Activists
... lawyers and journalists often seen in the media argue that second-generation members are “mind-controlled”. The same lawyers and journalists “completely refuse to acknowledge the existence of second-generation members who have chosen to believe of…
Faiths Urge Japan to Respect Religious Freedom
... the issue is not that the Family Federation is misunderstood, but rather that it is not understood at all. He pointed out the lack of effort to foster understanding. Quoting the words of Russian…
The Religious Liberty Crisis in Japan and the Anti-Cult Movement: The Vienna Videos
... FOREF, the Forum for Religious Freedom Europe, organized on October 4 in its center in Vienna an Info Evening on the theme “Japan: The Ongoing Fight for Religious Freedom.” Guests in a fully packed…
Not in Media: 2nd-Generation Faith Freely Chosen
... “It’s painful to resent the parents who raised you. That’s why, like me, some might question the church rather than blame their parents. Perhaps there’s a desire to turn what is really a parent-child…
Strong Protests Against “Unjust Dissolution”
... It is about demonstrations in large cities on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu where members of the former Unification Church (now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) express their…
Slovakia: Remembering the Persecution of the First Members
... The "Principle People" movement arrived in Czechoslovakia from Austria following the occupation in 1968. Its ideas rapidly spread throughout the country, especially inspiring the youth. Due to the anti-Marxist orientation of their teachings, members…
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 5
... After the scandal of illegal abductions and enforced persuasion and the publication of pictures of Toru Goto emaciated and ill after his release from a twelve year-confinement, it seems that the Japanese State is now trying…
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 4
... The Catholics and Buddhists have such practices, but needless to say this provision is not intended to be applied to traditional or “socially acceptable” religions, but only to new religious movements derogatorily labeled as…