Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... the decision to declare the severance of ties with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification and its related organizations was a mistake. Returning to the principle of equality under the law, a fundamental principle of…
... Some say that the one-sided media coverage bashing the religious organisation has led to a rift between executives and young reporters within major media outlets. 2nd-generation members of the religious organisation have held panel discussions with journalists and…
... The “Opposition Coalition” now, on the other hand, provided support for flawed procedures, such as the lack of a Cabinet decision regarding the interpretation change of the Religious Corporations Act, which could potentially undermine the guarantee…
... The Religious Corporations Act stipulates that a religious corporation that has committed an act that is clearly recognized as “violating laws and regulations and significantly harming public welfare” can be ordered to be dissolved…
... Almost every day, deprogrammers and hostile pastors would visit those abducted believers, subjecting them to verbal abuse and sometimes physical violence. The professional faith-breakers and preachers would persistently criticize the teachings of the Unification Church and highlight scandals…
... In a series of four articles, Bitter Winter, the online magazine for human rights and religious freedom, has published an in-depth report originally written in Japanese by investigative journalist Masumi Fukuda and published by the…
... I urge the Japanese government and the judiciary to listen carefully to opinions from active members of the Family Federation and explore possibilities other than issuing a dissolution order. The court’s decision will also serve as a recommendation…
... I have been involved in the world of journalism in Brazil for 40 years, but I had no knowledge whatsoever of the truly horrific human rights violations that have been committed in Japan. It’s truly terrible.…
... The Family Federation asserts that donations mainly support overseas missionary activities and educational expenses, aligning with the core purposes of religious corporations. They maintain that donation collection aims to support these activities rather than financial gain.
... Masumi Fukuda points out how the activist network has successfully collaborated with the media to shape this negative perception, painting the former Unification Church as an “enemy of the people”. However, in her opinion, the NNLASS’s…