TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The South Korea-based church said it was…[Continue Reading...]
A government spokesman told AFP that the Tokyo District Court "issued the dissolution order" for the Japanese chapter of the Unification Church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. The Church is…[Continue Reading...]
A court in Japan has made a major decision regarding Unification Church, which officially call itself Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. As reported by Associated Press, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the church was ordered dissolved after a government…[Continue Reading...]
In a significant blow to criminal activity in Plateau State, troops of 3 Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested a notorious cult leader and several other criminals. The cult leader, Fidelis Adamu, was taken into custody on March 20,…[Continue Reading...]
When we think of cults, we often imagine people who are gullible, easily manipulated, or lacking intelligence. But in reality, many cult members are well-educated, thoughtful, and kind-hearted individuals. Why do good people—those who value morality, community, and self-improvement—end up…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo District Court has told the Unification Church to make an appearance on Tuesday regarding a request for an order to dissolve the religious group, informed sources said Saturday. The court is expected to present its decision on the…[Continue Reading...]
“We all have an idea of what constitutes a cult,” writes author Jane Borden in “Cults Like Us – Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America” (One Signal Publishers). “The word cult conjures a mental picture: a group of beautiful young people…[Continue Reading...]
One of the most notorious examples of a cult was the People's Temple, which came to a very auspicious end on November 18th, 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana. Infamous cult leader Jim Jones encouraged more than 900 of his followers to…[Continue Reading...]
A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued this week says Arshnoor Kaur…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)--Three successor groups of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult continue to attract new young members 30 years after the cult carried out a deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Of them, mainstream…[Continue Reading...]
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