Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... 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…
... There is no doubt that the invitation by UC members for newcomers to participate in seminars or training sessions “allowing the doctrines, ‘Divine Principle,’ to gradually permeate their understanding,” as it was described in…
... To raise awareness about reality of coercive faith-breaking against followers of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church), the Kumamoto Citizens’ Association for the Protection of Basic Human Rights…
... The ensuing media frenzy put pressure on the Japanese Government to cut any ties with the Church and, under the accusations from the Lawyers’ Network making them responsible for the disaster, the Government officials…
... In order to invalidate the good faith and strong beliefs of the followers, the theory of undue influence or “brainwashing evangelism” has been forged and underlies all the claims for torts filed by the…
... The report states that the government and the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales labeled the "activity of soliciting donations to spread the faith and maintain the organization" as "harmful to public welfare"…
... The “Symposium on Freedom of Religion” organized by the Chiba Prefecture Citizens’ Association for the Protection of Freedom of Religion and Human Rights was held on 23rd September 2024 in Chiba City. The event…
... “It felt like reading a party organ paper.” It was the 17th September edition of the Asahi Shimbun. The headline read, “Did Abe meet with the leaders of the former Unification Church?”. The paper…
... On 16th September 2024, current second-generation members of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) did street preaching in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The event was organized…
... This created the impression that the religious organization was making nonsensical claims, and it seemed as though it had no right to explain or express its opinions. The program not only lacked fairness, but…