Roman Silantyev helped creating a “Muftiate of Little Russia,” headquartered in Henichesk and supporting the Russian occupation.
Massimo Introvigne
Xi Jinping Takes New Standing Committee to the Site of Mao’s Bloodiest Purge
The first act of the new leadership is a pilgrimage to Yan’an, where Mao “rectified” the Party by executing 10,000 “weak” members.
Korelov Insists: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Other “Cults” Ready to Overthrow the Putin Regime
The Russian anti-cult lawyer claims that Islamic terrorists, Scientologists, and “Indian Satanists” all work together with the Witnesses and prepare a coup.
Top Russian Security Official Blames “Cults” for the War, Calls for “Desatanization” of Ukraine
Assistant Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Alexei Pavlov points the finger at Scientology and Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan.
England and Wales: New Assault Against the Secrecy of Confession
In its final report, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommends to eliminate the confessional privilege in cases of sexual abuse of children.
Révélations sensationnelles : Les Témoins de Jéhovah et les « sectes » préparent un coup anti-Poutine
Alexander Korelov, avocat antisectes lié à la FECRIS, affirme avoir toutes les preuves. La Russie va réagir et « détruire les États-Unis, la poubelle spirituelle de l’humanité »
Russian Anti-Cult Leader: “International Religious Liberty Is a Nazi Idea”
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin explains that international freedom of religion “as it is understood in America” is a theory created by Adolf Hitler to destroy Russia.
The 20th Congress of the CCP: Did Anything Happen?
What was really new was not what most media reported. Xi mentioned “security” and “Marxism” more often than economy, and promised to make the rich less rich.
“Global Prayers for Love and Peace”: Where Do We Go from Here
The planetary event of October 16 was the beginning of a new spiritual approach to world crises. The effort should continue.
Tibetan Monks Forced to Watch the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
They should wave a Chinese flag and show their enthusiasm—or else.
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.