Mijden is een typisch voorbeeld van een religieuze lering en praktijk waarmee seculiere autoriteiten zich niet mogen bemoeien.
Massimo Introvigne
Confucianism: “Atheism” or Religion? 5. How Confucianism Became a Religion—Unless It Didn’t
In contemporary China, some try to establish a “Confucian Church,” while Xi Jinping believes a non-religious Confucianism lives within the Communist Party.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Shunning. 6. Why Shunning Should Be Respected
Shunning is part of these typically religious teachings and practices secular authorities should not interfere with.
Press, Spiritual Minorities, and Raids: The Role of Bad Media in the Tai Ji Men Case
Prosecutors often raid discriminated religious and spiritual groups and secure the complicity of the media to create a sort of baroque theater.
Jehovah’s Getuigen en mijden. 5. Is mijden ‘onwettig’?
Rechtbanken over de hele wereld hebben geconcludeerd dat de leer en praktijk van het mijden wordt beschermd door de vrijheid van godsdienst. Ze hebben gelijk.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Shunning. 5. Is Shunning “Illegal”?
Courts of law throughout the world have concluded that teaching and practicing shunning is protected by religious liberty. They are right.
Confucianism: “Atheism” or Religion? 4. The “Official Religion of Imperial China”?
A long process made the “Way of the Ru” an ideology governing the bureaucracy, education, and the imperial rites. The label “official religion” may however be misleading.
Jehovah’s Getuigen en mijden. 4. Hoe zit het met minderjarigen?
Tegenstanders beweren dat ‘zelfs kinderen’ uitgesloten worden. Ze noemen 17-jarigen ook ‘kinderen’, en maken van een zeldzaam (maar begrijpelijk) voorval een groot probleem.
Confucianism: “Atheism” or Religion? 3. For Heaven’s Sake
Confucius’ notion of “Heaven” (Tian) was not necessarily religious. Rather than “a religion,” traditional Confucianism may be regarded as a “religious tradition.”
Jehovah’s Getuigen en mijden. 3. Mijden in theorie en praktijk
Er bestaan een aantal fabels over mijden. Er gelden uitzonderingen, bijvoorbeeld voor familieleden die in hetzelfde huis wonen. Het is pijnlijk voor zowel degenen die mijden als degenen die gemeden worden. Het doel ervan is om zowel de gelovigen te beschermen als de zondaar tot berouw aan te zetten.
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.