More political figures are coming forward to disclose they had dealings with theUnification Church or affiliated groups in light of the organization’ssudden high profilefollowing the slaying of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara earlier this month.
The man accused of killing Shinzo Abe said his mother’s huge donations to the church bankrupted his family. Many others in Japan have similar stories.
The half-century relationship between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification Church, is coming to light following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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TOKYO The Unification Church's links to Japanese lawmakers has emerged as a major political issue ahead of an extraordinary parliamentary session in the fall, following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with opposition parties moving to probe such ties including within their own...
For decades, Japanese followers have engaged in the practice of selling “spiritual goods” such as expensive ginseng tea or miniature stone pagodas produced by church-affiliated enterprises in Korea.
Due to my lack of study of national laws, regulations and the knowledge of identifying cults, I could not tell the difference between cult activities and normal religious rituals. As the result, I was tricked by the words of cult members and unwittingly became their prey.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court unanimously ruled that even though Ashford Archer didn’t physically mistreat 8-year-old Hannah Marshall or 10-year-old Makayla Roberts, his 2019 conviction for child abuse resulting in death is supported by sufficient evidence and should stand.
Setting up by relatives, I got married and moved from a rural area in Northern Anhui Province to Baohe District, Hefei City. I was once so obsessed with Almighty God that I run away from home for 3 years to do my part for “God”. I didn’t realize how gullible I was until I came to my senses later.
Experts say the motivations of Mr Abe's killer reveal long-held associations between Japan's conservative politicians anda series of new, small and sometimes fringe religious groups, the power those churches hold and how useful they are at garnering support and winningelections.
Now, after the suspected assassin of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told police that he blamed a religious group for his mother’s bankruptcy, and the Unification Church confirmed that the shooter’s mother was a member of its Japanese branch, the role of the church, long controversial in t...
Kimiaki Nishida, an expert on cult psychology at Rissho University, said the Japanese establishment and media had long turned a blind eye to political links to Moonies. “This is not a religious group but a cult that is hungry for money. But no one touched on the issue,” he said.
Mainstream Japanese media didn't discuss this fact until international news agencies disclosed that the group is in fact the Unification Church, headquartered in South Korea, which the suspect believed was brought to Japan by Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi in the 1960s, with the head of the church...
The investigation into Thawee Nanra's cult is expected to continue, especially into the identities of the corpses found around his home.
With the meticulous care and help of more than 3 months from volunteers, Fangfang finally fully realized the evil nature of the Almighty God cult. In February 2015, Fangfang determined to completely break away from the Almighty God cult.
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