Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... the children had been involved in a campaign to create flower beds, which was allowed by a certain local administration, but suddenly it was stopped by the authorities because they were children of the Family Federation. The…
persecution in Japan ... The sociologist of religion, famous globally for his work, expresses his worry about the Japanese government’s request for a dissolution order against the Unification Church, citing that the organization has not committed…
persecution in Japan ... the network of activist lawyers exploited cynically a situation where more than 4,000 members of the Family Federation were kidnapped, held in forcible detention, sometimes for years, and forced to undergo horrendous faith-breaking sessions controlled…
persecution in Japan ... Nakagawa and Nishioka point out several questionable sides of the government’s dissolution request. The Christian leader points out one absurdity, “Regarding the topic of Prime Minister Kishida suddenly changing his standards for…
... Various human rights activists vigorously opposed treatment of the UC in public statements, press conferences, petitions, lawsuits and multiple articles, including extensive coverage in “Bitter Winter,” but as yet to little effect. An attorney…
... When I discussed this with Chairman Tomohiro Tanaka, he mentioned that if there are no values that differ from societal norms, then there is no meaning to religion. Upon hearing that, I truly thought…
... First, they take away freedom of religion, then they take away freedom of speech. They don’t suddenly impose a strict control, but gradually tighten it. After publishing the book, I realized that some people…
... Interacting with people from religious organizations is not a bad thing. However, when the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) broke that line by “cutting ties”, it landed itself in trouble. While receiving support from various…
... When I interviewed Tomihiro Tanaka, the president of the religious organization , he said that he had visited the field more often because of the issue of requesting a dissolution order. Otherwise, he wouldn’t understand what’s…
... It’s wonderful to stand by those who claim to be victims, as an ally of the weak. Then why can’t we take the same stance towards believers who claim to be victims of abduction…