Editing Unification Church (section)

=== Germany ===
In November 1995, German authorities blacklisted the founders of the Unification Church (Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han Moon) through the [[Schengen Information System]] and thus forbid entry to 12 European countries.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Reactions to the law by minority religions |date=2021 |publisher=Taylor & Francis Group Routledge |isbn=978-0-367-69449-4 |editor-last=Barker |editor-first=Eileen |series=Routledge informs series on minority religions and spiritual movements |location=Londin New York |page=97 |editor-last2=Richardson |editor-first2=James T.}}</ref> The period of exclusion was extended several times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 – Germany |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/2003/en/23299 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=UNHCR Refworld |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=International Religious Freedom Report 2004, Germany |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35456.htm |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor}}</ref> After 12 years on October 24, 2006, the [[Federal Constitutional Court|German Federal Constitutional Court]] ruled that previous court rulings and authorities' treatment of the Unification Church in the period from November 1995 violated Article 4 paragraph 1 (Freedom of faith and conscience is inviolable) and paragraph 2 (undisturbed practice is guaranteed) of the [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany|German Constitution]] and is repealed must reimburse the UC for the necessary expenses (articles 2 and 3 of the ruling). It also stated that the authorities' defense was based on [[rumor]]s and assumptions (article 15 of the ruling) and the previous ruling of the Higher Administrative Court was based on weighting religious matters, which is not permitted by state authorities (article 27 of the ruling).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BVerfG, Beschluss vom 24. 10. 2006 – 2 BvR 1908/03 |url=https://lexetius.com/2006,2690 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304231539/https://lexetius.com/2006,2690 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |website=lexetius.com}}</ref> Court by this decision rejects with immediate effect the rationale of the [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)|German Federal Ministry of the Interior]] for the 1995 immigration exclusion and not granting an entry [[Travel visa|visa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Report on International Religious Freedom – Germany |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/2007/en/48847 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304134426/https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/2007/en/48847 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=UNHCR Refworld |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bundesverfassungsgericht – Presse – Erfolgreiche Verfassungsbeschwerde der deutschen Vereinigungskirche gegen Einreiseverbot für Ehepaar Mun |url=https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/pressemitteilungen/bvg06-109.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028134706/https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/pressemitteilungen/bvg06-109.html |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de}}</ref>