The Pope is widely criticized for his statement that “the Agreement is good and I hope it can be renewed.” Not renewing it may be a problem, too.
Massimo Introvigne
Abes Ermordung: Ein Hass-Verbrechen als Ergebnis der Sektenhetze?
Während einige Medien ihren Lesern die Vorstellung vermitteln, dass die Vereinigungskirche für das, was passiert ist, in gewisser Weise mitverantwortlich sein könnte, könnten in Wirklichkeit genau die Anti-Kult-Kampagnen der Medien und die seit Jahren gegen die Vereinigungskirche gerichteten Hass-Reden das Gemüt von Tetsuya Yamagami beeinflusst haben.
The Spectacularization of Justice and the Tai Ji Men Case
When criminal cases become a show and prosecutors manipulate the media, the human rights of the defendants are irreparably affected.
Chair of Russian Mufti Council: Exterminate Ukrainians, the West Serves the Antichrist
“Nazi” Ukrainians should be killed “like parasites with pesticides,” Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin said
El asesinato de Abe Shinzo: ¿Un crimen de odio contra las sectas?
La histeria de los medios de comunicación contra la Iglesia de la Unificación, y no la propia Iglesia de la Unificación, puede haber excitado la débil mente del asesino.
L’assassinio di Abe Shinzo: un crimine d’odio anti-sette?
L’isteria mediatica contro la Chiesa dell’Unificazione, non la Chiesa dell’Unificazione stessa, potrebbe avere influenzato la debole mente dell’assassino.
Russia’ Security Council: New Law Needed to “Neutralize” “Cults” and “Foreign” Religions
Reactions to the events in Ukraine prove that there is still excessive permissiveness in the religious field, the Putin-chaired national security body said.
安倍暗殺:反カルト・ヘイトクライム？
殺人者の弱い心を刺激したのは、統一教会そのものではなく、統一教会に対するメディアのヒステリーだったのかもしれない。
Ahmadis Arrested in Pakistan for Celebrating Eid al-Adha—Inside Their Homes
Opponents climbed nearby roofs to see what Ahmadis were doing, and claimed they felt “offended.” Meanwhile, Ahmadi grave desecrations continue.
China Exploits the Abe Assassination to Justify Its Repression of “Illegal” Religion
“If you persecute non-official religions, nobody can make donations to them, and donors’ relatives will not protest by assassinating people”
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.