Den 27. januar nektet Statsforvalteren vitnene statstilskudd, noe de har mottatt i tretti år. Vedtaket innebærer en risiko for alle trossamfunn.
Massimo Introvigne
Gli apostati sono affidabili? 2. I falsi apostati
Alcuni che asseriscono di aver fatto parte di una religione o di un movimento, e di essere a conoscenza dei suoi segreti, semplicemente mentono.
Gli apostati sono affidabili? 1. Il problema dell’apostasia
Gli apostati sono ex membri di una religione o di un movimento religioso che diventano nemici giurati della fede che hanno abbandonato. Esistono da secoli.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 3. The Secular Anti-Cult Movement
Parents of students who left college to become full-time missionaries created a secular opposition to “cults.” Later, other targets were added.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 2. Counter-Cult vs. Anti-Cult
There is an important difference between counter-cultists as heresy hunters motivated by sectarian reasons, and the more secular anti-cultists.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 1. “Cults” or “Sects”?
Terminology is essential. “Cult” should be translated into other languages as “secta,” “Sekte,” “secte”—and vice versa.
Norway: An Unfair Decision Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
On January 27, the County Governor denied to the Witnesses state subsidies they have received for thirty years, creating a danger for all religions.
Josef Freinademetz’s Wishes for the Chinese New Year
In 1905 Josef Freinademetz, one of the greatest Catholic missionaries to China, wrote down his thoughts for the Chinese New Year. His story is still of interest today.
Pakistan: Anglican Pastor Shot Dead, Another Injured
Father William Siraj was killed and Rev. Patrick Naeem was injured in what the police calls a terrorist attack motivated by religious extremism.
“As We Were Saying Yesterday”: Education, Persecution, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Persecuting independent education is the mark of injustice. In the end, however, education often prevails.
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.