• Public security chief, governor had Unification Church dealings
    2022-07-31

    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.

  • In Japan, Abe Suspect’s Grudge Against Unification Church Is a Familiar One
    2022-07-31

    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.

  • Editorial: Time for Japan's LDP to wind up relationship with Unification Church
    2022-07-29

    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.

  • Why do smart people join cults? And how do they get out of them?
    2022-07-28

    It’s not just doomsday bunkers and goat’s blood. Cults are all around the world, including in Australia. What are the red flags and how do cult leaders operate?

  • Unification Church ties to lawmakers emerges as major political issue in Japan
    2022-07-28

    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...

  • Church or cult? Inside the Moonies’ ‘world of delusion’
    2022-07-27

    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.

  • Ignorance Leads me Astray,I See Sunshine Again After Breaking Away from Cult.
    2022-07-26

    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.

  • Sentence of Norwood cult member to stand
    2022-07-19

    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.

  • “Breaking Away from Cult Is the Best Thing I’ve Ever Done”
    2022-07-19

    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.

  • Shinzo Abe's family history might provide some insight into why he was targeted by a man with a grudge
    2022-07-16

    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.

  • How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church
    2022-07-15

    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...

  • Killing of Shinzo Abe shines spotlight on politicians’ links with Moonies
    2022-07-13

    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.

  • Abe's assassination shows China is right to clean up cults
    2022-07-13

    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 GRUESOME PRACTICES OF RECENTLY-ARRESTED THAI CULT LEADER THAWEE NANRA
    2022-07-12

    The investigation into Thawee Nanra's cult is expected to continue, especially into the identities of the corpses found around his home.

  • Almighty God Cult Demands me Sell my Only House
    2022-07-12

    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.

  • Childhood Pal Roasts Raniere in Response to Elliot’s Invite to NXIVM Speech – ‘Hey Keef – Look Where All That Bullshit Got You’
    2022-07-06

    Childhood Pal Roasts Raniere in Response to Elliot’s Invite to NXIVM Speech – ‘Hey Keef – Look Where All That Bullshit Got You’