La jurisprudence et les lois des États américains protègent le secret de la confession pour toutes les religions. Cependant, la crise des prêtres pédophiles a suscité des appels à son abolition.
Massimo Introvigne
La lutte pour la confession. 2. Controverses européennes
Alors qu’en Italie, le Concordat avec l’Église catholique crée une situation particulière, dans d’autres pays, les attaques contre la protection juridique du secret de la confession prennent de l’ampleur.
Sind Apostaten vertrauenswürdig? 5. Warum manche zu Apostaten werden
Ehemalige Mitglieder, die abtrünnig werden, „lernen“ ihre Rolle oft von Anti-Kult-Bewegungen.
La lutte pour la confession. 1. La controverse australienne
Un livre très important aborde de manière critique les propositions visant à abolir les lois protégeant le secret de la confession religieuse.
Sind Apostaten vertrauenswürdig? 4. Nicht alle Ex-Mitglieder sind Apostaten
Leider verwechseln die Medien oft zwei sehr unterschiedliche Gruppen, nämlich ehemalige Mitglieder von religiösen Organisationen und Apostaten. Die meisten Ex-Mitglieder sind keine Apostaten.
Hare Krishna (ISKCON) in Bangladesh: Why Violence Continues
Attacks against temples and murders of devotees are not the products of local mobs only. Some political forces believe they can benefit from them.
Bride Trafficking: China and Pakistan, Partners in Crime?
Christian Pakistani women are “sold” as brides to Chinese men, and end up as victims of abuse, are forced to prostitution, and even (some claim) killed for organ harvesting.
Nazisti in Ucraina: separare i fatti dai miti. 7. Ma la propaganda russa è solo propaganda
Sì, ci sono alcuni neonazisti in Ucraina, sia antirussi sia filorussi. No, l’Ucraina non ha bisogno di una “denazificazione”.
Nazism in Ukraine—Separating Facts from Fiction. 7. Russian Propaganda Is Just Propaganda
Yes, there are some neo-Nazis in Ukraine, both anti-Russian and pro-Russian. No, Ukraine is not in need of a “denazification.”
Sind Apostaten vertrauenswürdig? 3. Narrative über Austritte und Gefangenschaft
Es gibt einen wesentlichen Unterschied zwischen der wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Austritten und Anti-Kult-Schilderungen, die alten Erzählungen über weiße Mädchen ähneln, die von amerikanischen Ureinwohnern entführt wurden.
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.