Taiwan’s reputation for respecing all its citizens is tarnished by a ridiculous and fabricated case that should urgently be solved.
Eileen Barker
A Dream of Formosa and Tai Ji Men
I have experienced and loved many times the magic of Taiwan. But the Tai Ji Men case contradicts its promise of liberty.
フランスの「カルト」に関する新法が間違っている理由
フランスの下院は「カルト」に関する修正法案に、上院が削除した「心理的服従」という奇妙な犯罪を再導入した。
Pourquoi la nouvelle loi française sur les “sectes” est dangereuse
L’Assemblée nationale française a réintroduit dans la loi sur les « sectes » l’étrange délit de « sujétion psychologique » que le Sénat avait supprimé.
Why the New French Law on “Cults” is Wrong
The French National Assembly has re-introduced in the amended law on “cults” the strange crime of “psychological subjection” the Senate had eliminated.
When Human Rights Become Human Wrongs
Non-democratic “Before States,” unlike democratic “After States,” crack down on religions they regard as dangerous “before” they commit any crime. The Tai Ji Men case proves the distinction is not clear-cut.
Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker O.B.E. is Professor emerita of Sociology at the London School of Economics. She is widely regarded as one of leading contemporary sociologists of religion and the founder of the academic subfield of new religious movements studies. In 1988, she founded INFORM, the Information Network Focus on Religious Movements, with the aim of offering unbiased information on new religious movements to the media and the public.