In the 19th century, Catholics became more inclined to believe in the blood libel myth. Politics, however, saved the accused Syrian Jews.
Massimo Introvigne
Inchiesta “England-Wales Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse”: i Testimoni di Geova e la cosiddetta regola dei due testimoni
La regola sulla necessità di avere due testimoni si riferisce soltanto alla gestione ecclesiastica, e non ha nulla a che fare con i rapporti dell’organizzazione con le autorità secolari.
L’Inchiesta indipendente sugli abusi sessuali sui minori di Inghilterra e Galles e i Testimoni di Geova
Questo rapporto è migliore rispetto ad altri, e riconosce i miglioramenti attuati nelle policy dei Testimoni sulla protezione dei minori, ma viene spesso male interpretato dai media.
Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia Escalates to Torture
In Irkutsk, Siberia, Jehovah’s Witnesses believers were badly beaten and threatened with rape by OMON special forces agents.
Независимая комиссия Англии и Уэльса по проблеме сексуального насилия над детьми: Свидетели Иеговы и так называемое правило двух свидетелей
Правило о том, что для церковного разбирательства нужны два свидетеля, никак не связано со взаимодействием организации и светских властей.
Sexual Abuse and the Secret of Confession: A False Problem?
The French report raised the question: should the priests denounce sexual abuse they learned about in confession? They cannot. But it almost never happens.
Независимая комиссия Англии и Уэльса по проблеме сексуального насилия над детьми и Свидетели Иеговы
Данный доклад лучше других, в нем признаются улучшения политики Свидетелей Иеговы по защите детей, но он часто преподносится СМИ в неверном свете.
The Blood Libel Anti-Semitic Myth. 5. Accusations in Poland and Lithuania
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth became the epicenter of ritual murder accusations against the Jews in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Russia Sanctioned for Detaining a Scientologist
The European Court of Human Rights’ Kuropyatnik decision is a clear message to Russian authorities: stop persecuting Scientology.
Gandhi, Non-Violence, and the Tai Ji Men Case
The Indian leader’s concept of satyagraha was originally developed in South Africa in 1930, while protesting unjust taxes.
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.