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The education ministry again invoked its power to question a religious group by demanding the Unification Church provide more details about its operations and finances by Jan. 6.
In the first use of its power to question a religious corporation, the education ministry on Nov. 22 mailed the Unification Church a list of questions on its operations and finances, demanding a reply by Dec. 9.
The Cultural Affairs Agency on Oct. 25 started collecting the opinions of experts before it launches an official probe of the the Unification Church that could lead to its dissolution.