A new state law assaults the secrecy of confession, which is non-negotiable for the Catholic Church. The Trump administration is expected to react.
Massimo Introvigne
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 2. Machell in Lomaland
After Blavatsky’s death, the artist joined Katherine Tingley’s Theosophical community in California and became one of its most prominent members.
PierLuigi Zoccatelli, il CESNUR, e l’Enciclopedia delle Religioni in Italia
La “pazza idea” del compianto studioso voleva produrre uno strumento interpretativo, non solo descrittivo, sull’intero panorama religioso italiano.
PierLuigi Zoccatelli, CESNUR, and the “Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy”
The late scholar’s “crazy idea” was to create an interpretative rather than merely descriptive tool encompassing the entire Italian religious landscape.
Castellion contro Calvino: libertà contro teocrazia, da Ginevra all’Iran e al caso Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Al Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, riconoscimenti da Fedinsieme al libro di Maria d’Arienzo e alla traduzione in inglese di “The Goal of the Wise”.
Castellion v. Calvin: Freedom vs. Theocracy, from Geneva to Iran and the Case of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Fedinsieme presented Maria d’Arienzo’s book and the English translation of “The Goal of the Wise” with awards at the Turin International Book Fair.
The MISA Case: Georgia Bows to French Pressures and Extradites the Stoians
The two yoga teachers are accused of the imaginary crime of brainwashing for having taught students the movement’s sacred eroticism theories.
Norvegia, Martorii lui Iehova sunt „pe deplin exonerați” de curtea de apel
Decizia greșită de a refuza subvențiile de stat și înregistrarea organizației din cauza politicii sale față de foștii membri excluși a fost anulată în apel.
Unification Church Case in Japan: Anti-Cultist Eight Suzuki Saved by Technicalities
The court was aware he had no evidence when he claimed that Shinzo Abe was clandestinely paid 50 million yen for a video. Yet, it managed to declare him not guilty of defamation.
China’s Name War in Indian Arunachal Pradesh Continues
China continues to “Sinicize” geographical names in an Indian state it claims as its own. Enough, says the Indian government.
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.