"We do not believe that anti-FoRB and pro-FoRB positions should be considered as equally respectable in a report about religious liberty. Frankly, we would have preferred a coverage of the Japanese situation consistent with the traditional American position that regards stigmatization of certain groups as “cults” as bigotry, a position reiterated on the sections on Russia and China of the same 2023 report."
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Massimo Introvigne, "The U.S. Department of State 2023 Religious Freedom Report: Excellent on Enemies, Soft on Allies", Bitter Winter (May 20, 2023)
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