The American federal commission updated its 2020 report on the widespread attacks against the religious organization.
Massimo Introvigne
The McDonald’s Murder in Zhaoyuan, 2014–2024. 3. Fake News on a True Homicide
The crime really happened. But it was perpetrated by a religious movement different from The Church of Almighty God.
Women, Religious Liberty, and Persecution: From Kimpa Vita to Tai Ji Men
Some women were burned at stake for their spiritual message. Others were “just” persecuted, such as the women of Tai Ji Men.
Between Swedenborg, Theosophy, and Lemuria: Malcolm de Chazal, Mauritian Painter and Writer
An exhibition in Paris on the artist and one in Réunion about esoteric writer Jules Hermann incite the rediscovery of the one-time-Surrealist genius from Mauritius.
Draft Law Would Ban House Worship in Russia
Security concerns are mentioned to prevent devotees from gathering for religious purposes in apartment buildings. Churches believe religious freedom is threatened.
The McDonald’s Murder in Zhaoyuan, 2014–2024. 2. Slander Campaigns Against The Church of Almighty God
Accusing the CAG of a crime it never committed was part of a broader fake news campaign against the religious movement.
The McDonald’s Murder in Zhaoyuan, 2014–2024. 1. China’s Largest Fake News Campaign of the 21st Century
Tens of thousands of articles accused The Church of Almighty God of a murder that was committed by a different religious group.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 8. “Masonic Philosophy” or “Masonic Method?”
Freemasons often claims that they do not have a doctrine. They have, however, a distinctive method, behind which a “philosophical horizon” may be discerned.
Unification Church and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Why Is Japan Not Accepting a UN Visit?
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief formally requested on March 28, 2024, to visit Japan. Astonishingly, her request has not been accepted.
The $6.2 Million Banana: On Art, Bitcoins, and Chinese Communist Capitalism
A Chinese billionaire who cooperates with the CCP bought for several millions a work of art consisting in a fresh banana fixed on a wall with duct tape—and said he will just eat it.
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.