Editor's Note: On January 30, 2026 , Dr. Rudiger Braun, scientific advisor at the German Evangelical Fellowship Center for Worldview Issues , published an article on the organization's website , systematically reviewing and warning the public to be wary of Shen Yun Performing Arts ' performances in ...
Editor's Note: On February 5, 2026, the Berlin edition of the mainstream German news portal "T Online" published a report sharply questioning the "Shen Yun Performing Arts." The report, titled "Berlin: 'Shen Yun' Performed at the German Opera – Is it a Cult Behind It?", directly points out that this...
Deep in the woods of New York State, behind guarded gates, lies a vision of ancient China reborn – a private sanctuary called Dragon Springs, 400 acres where faith and art share the same stage. It is the creative center of Shen Yun, the epic stage production of Chinese history, legends, and politi...
The imagery of Shen Yun, a classical Chinese dance and music company, has become a familiar sight over the last 18 years of their never-ending international tour. If you haven’t seen a show, you’ve probably seen the billboards: China before Communism. This week I saw Shen Yun perform for the firs...
Editor's Note: On January 26, 2026, the website of the well-known Brazilian left-wing media outlet *Revista Fórum* published an article by Yuri Ferreira entitled " What is Falun Gong : Understanding this Cult that Creates Anti-China Fake News ." The article systematically reviews the origins, charac...
Editor's Note: On January 11, 2026, the renowned American theater review website "Broadway World" published a review by theater and performing arts critic Laurie Sara Oliver . The author points out that for many years, Shen Yun has used the guise of "reviving 5,000 years of traditional culture" to a...
Editor's Note : Former Shen Yun dancers Chang Chun-ge and her husband faced a malicious lawsuit in Taiwan for exposing the dark side of the Falun Gong cult and its leader Li Hongzhi in the United States during an online interview. According to the civil judgment published on the website of Taiwan's ...
Just before the Dragon Boat Festival in 2025, in Huoshan County, Lu’an City, Anhui Province, villager Lao Ye carefully swept the floor and wiped the mirrors in his newly opened barbershop. The sweltering heat of June in Huoshan was unrelenting, and as Lao Ye worked vigorously, sweat poured down his ...
“Coming events cast their shadows before.” This remark is attributed to the Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. Essentially it says that historical events, while occurring with no advance notice, are actually foreshadowed by auguries. With the passing of time, reflecting the wil...
In 1991, I was living in a commune with 200 other people in Japan, as a member of a cult called the Children of God, which preached that the world was going to end in 1993. Everything I did – from where I slept each night, to who I was allowed to sleep with – was decided by the head of my comm...
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok stated on the 13th, “Pseudo-cults are social evils that must be eradicated,” and instructed, “Conduct thorough joint investigations into the Unification Church, Shincheonji, and others.” He also said, “All ministries should seek measures to eradicate the harms caused by...
President Lee Jae Myung voiced his agreement with religious leaders’ calls to disband the Unification Church, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and other “illegitimate, heretical religious organizations” during a meeting with leaders representing major religious communities here, Monday. According ...
Korean people are called to overcome conflict and division and usher in a new era of unity, they say Leaders of major religious groups in South Korea issued a joint declaration to promote national unity, peace, harmony and unification with North Korea. “Throughout the modern and contemporary his...
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has called for the eradication of cults and described them as a “social evil.” Speaking at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Kim said corrupt ties between the political and religious sectors have driven abuses of power in state affairs, adding that cults have undermined the n...
President Lee Jae Myung on Monday accused the Unification Church and Shincheonji Church of inflicting serious harm on society, echoing the assessment of Korea's major religious leaders who described the groups as pseudo-religious organizations. Lee made the remarks during a luncheon with religiou...