Apartment Prison: Faith-Breaking in Modern Japan
... This is one of the book’s strengths: it is not simply memoir, but also a sociological record of a particular moment in Japanese religious politics, where anti-communist activism, theological disputes, and sensationalist journalism converged…
Churches Urged to Repent for Dissolution Role
... appointed professor at Reitaku University, along with other Christians, agreed that churches should not remain silent about the dissolution order and should apologize for their involvement in abducting and confining Family Federation members in…
Japan: New Book on Legal and Social Attacks
... In Another Tragedy in Japan, James Edgerly provides a powerful, compassionate account of a religious community caught in the crossfire of decades-long ideological warfare, public outrage, and legal overreach. The booklet goes beyond chronicle…
Kenya: Pure Water Youth Assembly
FFWPU East Africa hosted its first-ever Regional Youth Assembly, titled the Heavenly East Africa Pure Water Youth Assembly, under the theme “Flow Together, Grow Together.” The event aimed to unite youth across the region, share…
Kenya: ChamBumoRon & Empowerment Workshop
... The Director of the Witnessing and Education Department emphasized the importance of continuing such workshops to empower and motivate pastors in their mission. Rev. Emanuel Tanui also addressed the group, offering guidance on providential…
Cameroon: Chambumorun Workshop
... I no longer saw my fellow participants as ordinary people but as my own children, born spiritually from my heart. I could feel and understand them individually and worked to build their confidence while…
São Tomé: Leadership with the Heart of an Owner
... attendees described the event as a wake-up call, inspiring them to act with greater purpose and responsibility. Others noted that the experience had broadened their perspectives and transformed how they view various aspects of…
Chinese Communist Party Hails the Dissolution of …
... the CCP, through its loyal anti-cult agency, tells us that the Tokyo verdict applies the same categories used against religion in China, benefits Chinese interests, destroys an anti-communist organization, prepares a broader crackdown on…
Behind the Dissolution of the Unification Church
... These are the plain facts. Readers may decide for themselves whether that Communist agencies and countries worked for the dissolution of the Unification Church because of its promotion of an “anti-Communist ideology” is just…
Dissolve Movement That Helped Protect Japan?
... communism was not an abstract ideological threat – it was a force sweeping through the developing world and influencing Japan’s own leftist student and labor movements. The IFVOC, he argues, stepped in to provide…