An explosive journalistic report claims Japanese Communists played a key role in fueling hostility against the anti-Communist religious group.
Massimo Introvigne
España: Campaña de incitación al odio contra los testigos de Jehová
Una asociación pide que se prohíba a los testigos de Jehová en España igual que se ha hecho en Rusia. Los Testigos la han demandado por difamación, pero la asociación cuenta con el respaldo de los medios.
California and Confession. 1. A Catholic Victory—Which Did Not Solve All Problems
In 2019, Catholics managed to stop a draft law that would have opened a breach in the confessional privilege. But they left a problem unsolved.
Spain: A Hate Speech Campaign Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
An association calls for a Russian-style ban of the JWs in Spain. The Witnesses have sued for defamation, but the association is supported by most local media.
Brazil: Statue of Legendary Candomblé Priestess Set on Fire in Salvador
Mãe Stella de Oxóssi died in 2018. Her statue had been repeatedly vandalized by Christian fundamentalists and has now been burned.
Rapport 2022 de la MIVILUDES : de la négligence à la diffamation
Outre la méthodologie contestable dont elle est coutumière, la MIVILUDES inclut délibérément de fausses informations dans son rapport.
Novopashin confirme : « Les anti-sectes russes font toujours partie de la FECRIS »
Les noms des organisations russes anti-sectes ont disparu du site Internet de la fédération européenne après l’invasion de l’Ukraine. À présent, elles affirment qu’elles font toujours partie de la FECRIS.
Pakistan: An Islamic Republic with a Diplomatic Sexual Abuse Problem
After International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, a reflection on recent incidents involving Pakistani male diplomats.
The Golden Chain and the World Prayer Day
Rembrandt painted Aristotle contemplating a bust of the Greek poet Homer and wearing the “golden chain of Homer,” a metaphor of unity and a fit symbol for the World Prayer Day.
Novopashin Confirms: “Russian Anti-Cultists Are Still Part of FECRIS”
The names of the Russian anti-cult organizations disappeared from the European federation’s website after the invasion of Ukraine. Now they confess they are still part of FECRIS.
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.