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Illegal Missionary Work Lawsuits and
Exit Counseling for Unification Church Members
Yoshihide
Sakurai, Ph.D.
Abstract
This paper studies the recent cult controversy exemplified by the lawsuits filed
by self-proclaimed "victims" damaged by the Unification Church and in reverse by
so-called "cult" members who were also proclaimed "sufferers" whose personal
right of religious freedom had been violated in deprogramming. To consider the
contents of these rulings demonstrates the Japanese religious consciousness in
reference to the recent cult controversy, because judges tend to consider in
controversial cases of religious troubles the extent to which they deviate from
socially accepted norms.
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