Tag: Unification Church
Japan cabinet backs bill tightening religious donation rules
Religious figures could face prison sentences of up to a year or fines if convinced of pressuring followers to donate
Japan to tighten rules on donations to religious groups after Abe...
Details of the law are under discussion, but it will focus on "banning socially unacceptable and malicious recruitment practices"
Unification Church in Japan vows reform after criticism
The church will "respect the independence and free will of followers" on donations, said a church leader
Unification Church says Japan members received death threats
Some followers faced pressure to resign from jobs, or have seen their children unable to attend school because of bullying
Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a man resentful of the Unification Church has resurfaced years of controversy over the...
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