Empowering the Heavenly Parent Holy Community
... This approach mirrors practices in authoritarian states like China and Russia, where state-sponsored deprogramming is common. Japan’s plan involves collaborating with apostate ex-members to train counselors who will provide support to current members, including…
... Religious beliefs are closely tied to the core of human dignity, and when those beliefs are attacked, people become outraged and may retaliate in various ways, leading to social instability. Conversely, when religious beliefs…
... The symposium “Why Did Reporting Go Astray? Thorough Examination by Journalists on Reporting on the Former Unification Church“ (organized by UPF-Japan) was held on the 20th January 2024 in Tokyo to investigate the media’s continued coverage bashing the Family…
... 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…