Gento apeliacinis teismas atšaukė pirmosios instancijos teismo sprendimą ir pareiškė, kad teisę į socialinio kontakto vengimą gina religinės laisvės principai.
Massimo Introvigne
Sajid Mir: The Strange Case of the Undead Pakistani Terrorist
One of the organizers of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attack had been declared dead. It comes out he is very much alive.
I Testimoni di Geova e l’ostracismo. 2. La dissociazione e la disassociazione
Dissociarsi non equivale semplicemente a diventare inattivi. E non si viene disassociati per errori di poca rilevanza, ma solo per aver commesso peccati gravi di cui non ci si è pentiti.
I Testimoni di Geova e l’ostracismo. 1. Perché si evitano i contatti con gli ex membri?
Evitare gli ex membri disassociati (il cosiddetto shunning o ostracismo) è una pratica tipica delle religioni monoteistiche. Gli studiosi ne hanno chiarito le motivazioni.
France: “Burkini” Forbidden, Swimming Topless Allowed
A typically French decision by the Council of State states that head-to-ankle swimwear violates the sacred principle of laïcité while uncovering the breasts is OK.
Hare Krishna Detained in Russia
In Syzran they were accused of holding an unauthorized procession. In fact, authorities believed they might convert Orthodox Christians.
Jehovas vitners praksis med å unngå tidligere medlemmer. 6. Hvorfor praksisen bør respekteres
Unngåelsespraksisen er et eksempel på slik typisk religiøs lære og praksis som verdslige myndigheter ikke må blande seg bort i.
Xi Jinping Explains the CCP Theory of “Human Rights” with Marx and Confucius
An important theoretical article published on June 15 evidenced once again that Xi uses “human rights” with a different meaning than the rest of the world.
Jehovas vitners praksis med å unngå tidligere medlemmer. 5. Er det «ulovlig» å unngå tidligere medlemmer?
Domstoler verden over har konkludert med at det å ha en lære og en praksis som går ut på at man bør unngå tidligere medlemmer, er beskyttet av religionsfriheten. Det har de rett i.
Jehovas vitners praksis med å unngå tidligere medlemmer. 4. Hva med mindreårige?
Kritikere hevder at «selv barn» blir ekskludert. De omtaler også 17-åringer som barn og gjør en stor sak ut av et sjeldent (men forståelig) fenomen.
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.