Noen som hevder at de har vært medlemmer av et trossamfunn eller en religiøs bevegelse og skulle kjenne til spesielle hemmeligheter, farer rett og slett med løgn.
Massimo Introvigne
Nazisti in Ucraina: separare i fatti dai miti. 2. Stepan Bandera e la Germania nazista
Bandera era un “nazista”? Un “collaborazionista”? O un temporaneo “alleato dei nazisti”? La risposta è importante.
Nazism in Ukraine—Separating Facts from Fiction. 2. Nazi Germany and Stepan Bandera
Was Bandera a “Nazi”? A “Nazi collaborator”? Or a temporary “Nazi ally”? The answer matters.
Er frafalne pålitelige? 1. Problemet med frafall
Frafalne er tidligere medlemmer av et trossamfunn eller en religiøs gruppe som blir svorne fiender av den troen de har forlatt. Frafalne har eksistert i århundrer.
Nazisti in Ucraina: separare i fatti dai miti. 1. Nazionalismo ucraino e antisemitismo
Un’accusa comune contro gli ucraini è quella di onorare i loro primi leader nazionalisti che erano antisemiti, come Symon Petliura.
Nazism in Ukraine – Separating Facts from Fiction. 1. Ukrainian Nationalism and Antisemitism
One accusation against modern Ukrainians is that they honor early nationalist antisemitic leaders such as Symon Petliura.
The Blood Libel Anti-Semitic Myth
Jews have been killed for centuries based on a slanderous accusation. While often repeated, that it is false is certain.
Baba Vanga: Did the Bulgarian Seer Predict Putin’s Victory in Ukraine?
In fact, neither she nor her Russian “interpreter” Sidorov did, but what they really said is an even more interesting story.
Anders Breivik and The Utøya Massacre
After ten years, Anders Breivik is still called by some a “Christian fundamentalist.” But who is he and what motivated the man who carried out the Utøya massacre?
Zijn afvalligen betrouwbaar? 5. Waarom sommigen afvallig worden
Ex-leden die afvallig worden ‘leren’ die rol vaak van antisektebewegingen.
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.