Is Satanism dangerous? Should legal measures be introduced against it? Or is even Satanism protected by freedom of religion or belief?
Massimo Introvigne
Ahmadis: Another Stabbed to Death in Pakistan
Abdus Salam was killed in the village called L Plot, in Punjab, on May 17.
An International Review of the Implementation of the Two Covenants in Taiwan: A Missed Opportunity?
In 2009, Taiwan incorporated the two human rights Covenants into its domestic law. On May 9–13 an international commission assessed their implementation—but some aspects were missing.
China, Pakistan, Iran Accused of Training Terrorist Haqqani Network Militias in Afghanistan
Haqqani militias, the most violent wing of the Taliban, receive training from China at Bagram Air Base, some reports claim.
Eksklusjon og «ostrakisme»: Italiensk domstol gir Jehovas vitner medhold
Retten i Teramo bekreftet på nytt at domstolene ikke kan etterprøve kirkelige domsutvalg og heller ikke forby læren om «ostrakisme».
Jehovas liecinieki un kontaktu ierobežošana. Kāpēc lēmums ierobežot kontaktus jārespektē
Kontaktu ierobežošana pieder pie tām reliģiskajām mācībām un darbībām, kurās valsts varai nebūtu jāiejaucas.
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.
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.