No longer are young “Moonies” raising funds by selling flowers on street corners while dedicated worshippers proselytize for funds and members. No longer is the Reverend Moon seen by thousands as “the ...

But the church, more popularly known as the "Moonies", argued that the donations were part of legitimate religious activities. It can appeal to overturn Tuesday's ruling. The order handed down by ...

The church, which officially calls itself the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification - nicknamed "the Moonies" after its ... the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which carried out a sarin ...

founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. Former prime minister Abe - Japan's longest-serving leader - was shot dead on the campaign trail in 2022 ...

Tokyo (AFP) – A Japanese court ordered on Tuesday that a religious sect be stripped of official recognition, the government said, in the wake of the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe.