According to the German Pope, churches and civic buildings of old expressed both the ideal of magnificence and a hope for social harmony.
Massimo Introvigne
日本の宗教献金法 4. 洗脳の復活
洗脳は、新宗教研究家らによって、すでに20世紀に疑似科学として論破されていた。それが今、日本で復活している。
Benedict XVI and the Arts. 1. The 2009 Meeting with the Artists
Benedict XVI’s meditations on the arts were unashamedly theological and Catholic. Yet, they make a challenging reading for everybody.
日本の宗教献金法３. アメリカの先例
1931年、カリフォルニア州最高裁判所は、画期的な事件である「People v. Blackburn」において、いかに小さな宗教運動であったとしても、霊感による宗教的知見を述べて献金を集める行為は宗教の自由の一環として保障されると判示した。
日本の宗教献金法2. 「恐怖」と宗教的詐欺行為
新法は、現世や来世での不幸を「恐れる」ことや、「霊感のある」教師への信頼に基づく寄付を禁止しており、実際にはあらゆる宗教に疑いの目を向けている。
Loi japonaise sur les dons religieux. 4. Le retour du lavage de cerveau
Le concept de lavage de cerveau a été démystifié comme une pseudo-science par les spécialistes des nouveaux mouvements religieux, dès le 20e siècle. Il revient maintenant au Japon.
France Joins China and Russia by Introducing Special Police Techniques Against “Cults”
A new law allows officers to bug houses and cars, hack email, and even impersonate mail carriers delivering packages to those suspected of “cultic deviances.”
Hubbard, Scientology e le arti figurative. 8. Una spiritualità dell’arte
Esiste una spiritualità dell’arte in Scientology? Diversi artisti che sono Scientologists rispondono di sì.
Ley de Donaciones Religiosas de Japón. 4. El regreso del lavado de cerebro
El lavado de cerebro fue desacreditado por los estudiosos de los nuevos movimientos religiosos como pseudociencia ya en el siglo 20. Ahora regresa a Japón.
L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and the Visual Arts. 8. Art and Spirituality
Does Scientology offer a spirituality of the arts? Yes, answer some artists who are Scientologists.
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.