The Swiss tragedy of 1994 was repeated in 1995 in France and in 1997 in Quebec.
Massimo Introvigne
The Order of the Solar Temple. 6. Tragedy in Switzerland
Order of the Solar Temple: on October 5, 1994, the police found 48 dead bodies in the villages of Cheiry and Salvan.
The Order of the Solar Temple. 5. Under Attack
In 1993, the Solar Templars had to confront both a persisting disgruntled ex-member and suspicious Canadian police officers.
The Order of the Solar Temple. 4. Waiting for the End of the World
By the late 1980s, the Solar Templars’ message was becoming increasingly apocalyptic.
The Order of the Solar Temple. 3. Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret
A French jeweler turned esoteric teacher and a Belgian homeopathic doctor were at the origin of the murderous organization.
Church of Almighty God Refugees: Favorable Decisions by Italian Supreme Court and Court of Rome
Judges recognized that the CAG is severely persecuted in China, and members are harassed by the CCP even abroad.
Bitter Winter: For Christmas, Do Not “Donate” but “Invest” in Religious Liberty
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The Order of the Solar Temple. 2. Secret Templar Revelations
The Solar Templars came from a neo-Templar tradition where mysterious Masters reportedly appeared and delivered esoteric messages.
The Order of the Solar Temple. 1. The Neo-Templar Background
In 1990s, the suicides and homicides of the Solar Templars energized the European anti-cult movement. But where did this group come from?
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 7. “I Am Not Charlie”
Anti-French riots after the Charlie Hebdo incidents led to new attempts to ban the party. They failed, once again, and TLP is now stronger than ever.
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.