The East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion met at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum from July 1 to 4.
Marco Respinti
“Cult” Controversies in Asia: Democratic Neutrality, Delegitimization and the Erosion of Religious Liberty
From Mainland China, Japan, and Korea to the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan, different categories of actors operate to reduce freedom of religion or belief.
The Chinese Communist Party Teaches Tibetan Buddhism to Tibetan Buddhists
In yet another ridiculous attempt to rewrite history for propaganda purposes, Beijing fakes the origin of Buddhist teachings and belittles India.
“Sobre la democracia”: la imaginación democrática de Konstantin Rudnev.
Una reflexión sobre ideas políticas no convencionales que han sido tergiversadas durante años.
“On Democracy”: The Democratic Imagination of Konstantin Rudnev
A reflection on unconventional political views misrepresented for years.
A Turning Point in the Rudnev Case
How a “victim” no one wanted to hear may now change everything. Three motions for the prosecutors’ recusal.
Media and the Manufacture of Truth: The Tai Ji Men Case in Light of Alessandro Manzoni
When, instead of informing, the press becomes a re-educator of the people, oppression and even violence are just around the corner.
Tai Ji Men, Human Dignity, and the Natural Law
Defending victims of injustice is not only an act of solidarity but a basic requirement of natural law. This is the lesson the Tai Ji Men case brings to mind.
Between Law and Reality: Media and Religious Discrimination
When religious freedom faces a new threat in media reports that obscure and distort reality
The Tai Ji Men Case: A Review of the Failure of Social Justice
Reflecting on the denial of human rights, freedom of religion or belief, and civic participation, with implications for the rule of law in Taiwan.
Marco Respinti
Marco Respinti is an Italian professional journalist, member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), author, translator, and lecturer. He has contributed and contributes to several journals and magazines both in print and online, both in Italy and abroad. Author of books and chapter in books, he has translated and/or edited works by, among others, Edmund Burke, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Régine Pernoud and Gustave Thibon. A Senior fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. educational organization based in Mecosta, Michigan), he is also a founding member as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the Center for European Renewal (a non-profit, non-partisan pan-European educational organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands). A member of the Advisory Council of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief, in December 2022, the Universal Peace Federation bestowed on him, among others, the title of Ambassador of Peace. From February 2018 to December 2022, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of International Family News. He serves as Director-in-Charge of the academic publication The Journal of CESNUR and Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights.