The celebration is an opportunity to honor the leaders of the Association of World Citizens and ask the government of Taiwan to effectively implement transitional justice.
Massimo Introvigne
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 2. From “Later, Longer, and Fewer” to “One Child”
Poster of 1975 (“before” the one child policy was enacted) promoting the birth control campaign. Source: chineseposters.net.
Ascesa e caduta della politica cinese del figlio unico. 1. Malthus, Marx e Mao
Per Marx il controllo forzato delle nascite malthusiano era una forma di oppressione capitalista. Mao non poteva che dichiararsi d’accordo. Ma più tardi cambiò idea.
Sri Sabhapati Swami and Śivarājayoga: A Book and a Visit
Guided by Keith Cantú’s remarkable book on the Indian master, we visited his meditation hall in Chennai. The influential yoga teacher deserves to be rediscovered.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 1. Malthus, Marx, and Mao
Marx denounced Malthus’ enforced birth control as capitalist oppression. Mao could not but agree with Marx—but later changed his mind.
Gauguin, Theosophy, and Comparative Religion
Some scholars have claimed that “Theosophy was Gauguin’s world view.” Not all agree, as Swedenborg and the Spiritualist comparativist Gerald Massey were equally important influences.
統一教会に対する日本の一審判決：勝者はなく、全員が敗者だ
統一教会の解散は、すべての宗教、日本、そして日本の国際的なイメージに損害を与える。宗教の自由を支持するすべての者は、この不名誉な判決に抗議すべきだ。
Japan’s First Degree Decision Against the Unification Church: No Winners, All Losers
The dissolution of the Unification Church damages all religions, Japan, and its international image. All friends of religious liberty should protest a scandalous verdict.
Pakistan, Ahmadis Detained for Praying Remain in Jail—Including Minors
Meanwhile, the extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan calls for “slitting the throats” of the members of the persecuted religion.
“The Handing Over of Pilate” and Some Pilate-Like Attitudes in Taiwan
The attitude of some Taiwanese bureaucrats and politicians is reminiscent of Pontius Pilate. But not all hope is lost.
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.