The Church of Almighty God: Is It A Religion? A Comment on the Order by the Court of Rome of January 19, 2018
With an order dated January 19, 2018, the Justice Court of Rome granted “subsidiary protection,” i.e. temporary refugee status, to a member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had sought political asylum in Italy. The order states, quite correctly, that the CAG is not a “cult” and that it is per...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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The journal of CESNUR
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: XLV-XLVIII |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | With an order dated January 19, 2018, the Justice Court of Rome granted “subsidiary protection,” i.e. temporary refugee status, to a member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) who had sought political asylum in Italy. The order states, quite correctly, that the CAG is not a “cult” and that it is persecuted in China. However, it also maintains that CAG is not a religion. This conclusion is incorrect, and may be based on confusing statements by the asylum seekers themselves in the interview process. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2018.supp.eng.2.1 |
