Kontaktu ierobežošana pieder pie tām reliģiskajām mācībām un darbībām, kurās valsts varai nebūtu jāiejaucas.
Massimo Introvigne
Sikhs in Pakistan: Two Shot Dead in Peshawar
On May 15, unidentified assailants came on a motorbike and killed two peaceful merchants. It is not the first time Sikhs are targeted.
Charles Doudelet in Italy: Witnessing for Alternative Spiritualities
How a Belgian painter managed to put Rosicrucianism and Theosophy at the center of the artistic stage in Belle Époque Tuscany
As Testemunhas de Jeová e a Desassociação. Porque É Que a Desassociação Deve Ser Respeitada
A desassociação faz parte dos ensinos e práticas religiosas típicas com os quais as autoridades seculares não devem interferir.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway: The Supreme Court Corrects a Mistake
A strange decision by an appeal court that ordered a disfellowshipped member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be reinstated has been overturned.
Jehovah’s Getuigen en mijden. 6. Waarom het mijden gerespecteerd zou moeten worden
Mijden is een typisch voorbeeld van een religieuze lering en praktijk waarmee seculiere autoriteiten zich niet mogen bemoeien.
Confucianism: “Atheism” or Religion? 5. How Confucianism Became a Religion—Unless It Didn’t
In contemporary China, some try to establish a “Confucian Church,” while Xi Jinping believes a non-religious Confucianism lives within the Communist Party.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Shunning. 6. Why Shunning Should Be Respected
Shunning is part of these typically religious teachings and practices secular authorities should not interfere with.
Press, Spiritual Minorities, and Raids: The Role of Bad Media in the Tai Ji Men Case
Prosecutors often raid discriminated religious and spiritual groups and secure the complicity of the media to create a sort of baroque theater.
Jehovah’s Getuigen en mijden. 5. Is mijden ‘onwettig’?
Rechtbanken over de hele wereld hebben geconcludeerd dat de leer en praktijk van het mijden wordt beschermd door de vrijheid van godsdienst. Ze hebben gelijk.
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.