Granting exemptions from property taxes to “recognized religions” only is not permissible, the Strasbourg judges said.
Massimo Introvigne
Le nazisme en Ukraine – Mythes et Réalités – 4. Édouard Kovalenko : un pseudo-nazi créé par les Russes
En 2004, un nouveau groupe nazi a émergé et a rapidement été dénoncé par la Russie : mais il avait été créé par des agents du Kremlin
La lucha por la confesión. 5. El futuro del secreto de la confesión
¿Sobrevivirá al asalto actual la protección legal del contenido de la confesión y prácticas similares contra su divulgación obligatoria, incluso cuando haya un delito?
Germany and “Cults”: the Federal Administrative Court Confirms “Sect Filters” Are Illegal
The federal judges ruled that the City of Munich cannot ask citizens to declare that they are not Scientologists to be eligible for certain benefits.
Disfellowshipping and “Ostracism”: Italian Court Sides with the Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Court of Teramo reconfirmed that secular courts cannot second-guess ecclesiastical judicial committees, nor forbid teachings on “ostracism.”
Le nazisme en Ukraine – Mythes et Réalités – 3. Une résurgence du nazisme dans l’Ukraine indépendante
Comme dans d’autres pays, le néonazisme était un phénomène mineur avant 2014, bien qu’il fût responsable de crimes graves
La lucha por la confesión. 4. El caso de la Iglesia de Scientology
Scientology es un ejemplo único de una religión en la que la confidencialidad forma parte de la esencia de sus prácticas religiosas centrales.
Le nazisme en Ukraine – Mythes et Réalités – 2. L’Allemagne nazie et Stepan Bandera
Bandera était-il un “nazi”? Un “collaborateur nazi”? Ou un “allié nazi” temporaire? La réponse est importante.
La lucha por la confesión. 3. ¿Y en Estados Unidos?
La jurisprudencia estadounidense y las leyes estatales reconocen un privilegio confesional para todas las religiones. Sin embargo, la crisis de los curas pederastas ha llevado a pedir su abolición.
Horror in Bucha: An Italian Eyewitness Speaks
A businessman who lived and worked there managed to escape. But not before having seen the “horrible reality.”
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.