The “2021 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God” is rich in statistics— and every number hides a tragedy.
Massimo Introvigne
The Rome Model and the Tai Ji Men Case
Intolerance becomes discrimination, and discrimination becomes persecution. This is what happened to Tai Ji Men.
Заслуживают ли отступники доверия? 3. Выход из религии и рассказы пленников
Есть существенная разница между научным изучением выхода из религии и антикультистскими баснями, напоминающими старые истории о белых девушках, похищенных коренными американцами.
The Struggle for Confession. 4. The Case of the Church of Scientology
Scientology is a unique example of a religion where confidentiality is part of the essence of its central religious practices.
Заслуживают ли отступники доверия? 2. Лжеотступники
Некоторые, кто утверждают, что были членами религии или движения и посвящены в их тайны, просто лгут.
Заслуживают ли отступники доверия? 1. Проблема отступничества
Отступники – это бывшие члены религий или религиозных движений, которые становятся заклятыми врагами оставленной ими веры. Они существовали веками.
Voiko luopioihin luottaa? 5. Miksi joistakuista tulee luopioita?
Uskonnollisista järjestöistä irtautuvat, joista tulee luopioita, ”oppivat” usein roolinsa lahkojen vastaisilta liikkeiltä.
The Struggle for Confession. 3. What About the United States?
U.S. case law and state laws recognize a confessional privilege for all religions. However, the pedophile priest crisis led to calls for abolishing it.
Voiko luopioihin luottaa? 4. Kaikki uskonnoista irtautuneet eivät ole luopioita
Tiedotusvälineet ikävä kyllä usein sekoittavat kaksi täysin eri kategoriaa: uskonnollisten järjestöjen entiset jäsenet ja luopiot. Useimmat uskonnoista irtautuneet eivät ole luopioita.
Voiko luopioihin luottaa? 3. Uskonnosta irtautuminen ja sieppaustarinat
Lahkojen vastaisten tarinoiden – jotka muistuttavat vanhoja tarinoita intiaanien sieppaamista valkoihoisista neitosista – ja uskonnosta irtautumista koskevan tieteellisen tutkimuksen välillä on olennainen ero
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.