La Cour d’appel d’Aix-en-Provence a déclaré que son refus de publier un droit de réponse de « Non à la Drogue, Oui à la Vie » était illégal.
Massimo Introvigne
The OLIRE Annual Report on Religious Liberty in Latin America: A Useful Document, but Something is Missing
The comprehensive assessment of how freedom of religion is threatened in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and by organized crime, omits the stigmatization of “cults” in democratic countries.
The Fear of the Jesuits in 17th-century Poland and Lithuania: The First “Cult” Panic
An exploration of anti-Jesuit polemics reveals a much older genealogy behind today’s campaigns against groups branded as outsiders, manipulators, or “cults.”
統一教会に対する決定：日本における新たな殉教者一宗教団体を抹殺しようとする、きわめて誤った裁判決定。
極めて不当な裁判所の判決が、ある宗教団体を抹殺しようとしている。
France, Anti-Cult Association UNADFI Loses Again in Court
The Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence stated that its refusal to publish a right of reply from “Non à la Drogue, Oui à la Vie” was unlawful.
The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production
This time, Beijing lost. But in other cases, including Shen Yun’s, theaters surrendered to Chinese pressure.
Quebec’s Secularism Laws Deepen, Raising New Fears for Religious Freedom Across Canada
A French-style set of laws imposing “laïcité” is now increasingly resisted, both in Quebec and in other provinces.
When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan
The Kaohsiung attack, which left one seriously injured, occurred after warnings at the UN about the effects of media hate speech targeting the movement.
The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan.4. The “Cult” of “Hassanology”
Leading anti-cultist Dr. Cathleen A. Mann expressed her doubts that Hassan was an “expert on cults” and indeed “an expert in anything,” except “Hassanology.”
The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan. 3. Is He Really an “Expert”?
Hassan’s “authority” does not come from academia but from his past as a “cult” member and a deprogrammer.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.