Kommunistische Parteien in demokratischen Ländern haben eine raffinierte Art, Religionen anzugreifen. Was in Japan passiert, ist nur das jüngste Kapitel einer langen Geschichte.
Massimo Introvigne
COVID-19 Origins: 43 Top Security Experts Slam Media for Censoring the Laboratory Hypothesis
The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and a former National Security Advisor are among those claiming that “The Lancet,” “The New York Times” and others willingly downplayed the Wuhan lab theory.
UN: Pakistan Should Halt Forced Conversions, Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls
Six Special Rapporteurs wrote to the government of Pakistan. They have now decided to publish their letter.
Ahmadis Killed in Burkina Faso, Booked for Printing the Quran in Pakistan
Nine were slaughtered in Burkina Faso, five have been charged for blasphemy, as a radical cleric incites Sunni Muslims to “pour petrol rather than water” on Ahmadi houses on fire.
Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism
Overcoming a lower court’s decision, the highest court in South Korea ruled that what Shincheonji did was not illegal.
Norge: Oslo tingrett stanser midlertidig tilbaketrekkingen av Jehovas vitners registrering som trossamfunn
Et meget strengt og urettferdig vedtak av Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken har blitt stoppet av en hurtig juridisk inngripen. Men kampen fortsetter.
Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief
Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik defies ridicule by connecting the war to a plot by Pope Francis to incorporate Ukrainian Orthodox into the Catholic Church.
Benedict XVI and Religious Liberty. 4. Seeking a Theoretical Foundation for Freedom of Religion
The German Pope’s argument for a theological and philosophical foundation of freedom of religion did not persuade everybody, but remains a crucial reference.
Russia Claims It Is Under Attack from Pro-Ukrainian Psychics, “Nazi-Cannibals,” and “Evil Spirits”
This time, it is not only the usual anti-cultist Alexander Novopashin. The Federal Guard Service (FSO) claims Ukraine and the West use psychics against Putin.
Benedict XVI and Religious Liberty. 3. The French vs. the American Model of Freedom of Religion
The German Pope recognized that there were two different notions of freedom of religion, and only the “American” one was compatible with Catholicism.
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.