En 2022, un juez federal comunicó al principal antisectas argentino y a la controversial fiscalía antitrata que sus acusaciones contra una “secta” eran falsas.
Massimo Introvigne
Anti-Cultism à la Mode de Caen: To Avoid a Court Hearing, MIVILUDES Humors Scientology
Faced with a lawsuit, the French governmental anti-cult mission republishes its yearly report including an answer by the Church of Scientology
Liquidating the SOVA Center: The Official End of Religious Freedom in Russia
By destroying the leading organization monitoring religious liberty violations, the Putin regime can no longer pretend that relics of freedom of religion remain in Russia.
Machiavelli, Diplomacy, and Tai Ji Men
A diplomacy without conscience may achieve short-term results, but normally fails in the long run. A citizen diplomacy with conscience is needed to solve the Tai Ji Men case.
Argentina: How the Jesus Christians Defeated Pablo Salum and PROTEX
In 2022, the leading Argentinian anti-cultist and the controversial anti-trafficking prosecutorial office were told by a federal judge that their accusations against a “cult” were false.
UK Supreme Court: Jehovah’s Witnesses Not Responsible for Rape Committed by a (then) Elder in a Non-Institutional Setting
Religious organizations should not pay damages for crimes perpetrated by their leaders or members in private homes outside of church-organized religious activity, the court said.
De slachtoffers de schuld geven: De schietpartij in Hamburg en de Jehovah’s getuigen
Zoals te voorspellen was, hebben antisekte-activisten zelfs het bloedbad in Duitsland op 9 maart schaamteloos benut om de Jehovah’s Getuigen aan te vallen.
Russian FECRIS Leader: “US and Ukraine Have Infiltrated ‘Cult Sleeping Cells’ Inside Russia”
Archpriest Novopashin’s bizarre ramblings against “cults” continue. They are absurd—but not inoffensive.
Tai Ji Men—and Their Case—Go to Australia
Three academic events offered the opportunity to present the Tai Ji Men case to numerous Australian and international scholars. Young Tai Ji Men dizi (disciples) also offered beautiful performances.
Did French Diplomacy Support an Anti-Cult Extremist Who Calls Buddhists and LDS “Cultists”?
Argentinian Pablo Salum includes among “cultists” even the Catholic Discalced Carmelite nuns. He claims that in 2013 he was offered collaboration by the French Embassy.
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.