Some scholars discovered the Tai Ji Men case for the first time. Others reinforced their commitment to support the dizi’s (disciples) fight for justice.
Massimo Introvigne
Pakistan, Tourist Lynched and Burned Alive for Alleged Blasphemy
A Muslim man visiting the popular tourist destination of Madyan was once again falsely accused of having burned pages of the Quran.
Josef Váchal, Theosophy, and the Portmoneum
The rediscovery of a Czech Theosophical artist who decorated an extraordinary esoteric home for a friend and produced iconic woodcuts and paintings.
France, Administrative Court Finds MIVILUDES’s Statements About Jehovah’s Witnesses Defamatory
The Paris Administrative Court has concluded that it is “factually incorrect” to claim that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not report cases of child sexual abuse to secular authorities or that they discourage children from pursuing education.
U.S.: State Judges Cannot Revise a Church Court Decision That Violated the Church’s Own Rules
A California State Appellate Court confirmed a typical American principle, and one at odds with the case law of other countries.
The Chinese “Esoteric Paradigm,” PierLuigi Zoccatelli, and Tai Ji Men
Whether a “non-Western esotericism,” including a Chinese one, exists is a controversial question. Zoccatelli offered a solution, which led him to study Tai Ji Men with interest.
USCIRF Condemns Violence Against Christians in Pakistan
Nazir Gil Masih, lynched by a mob in Sargodha, died in the hospital. The situation is no longer tolerable, the American commission says.
Argentina: La Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires vuelve a ganar en los tribunales, “The New York Times” lo ignora
Un día después de que EYBA obtuviera otra victoria judicial, “The New York Times” volvió a publicar las viejas falsedades sobre la “secta sexual”. ¿Por qué?
Argentina: Buenos Aires Yoga School Wins Again in Court, “The New York Times” Ignores It
One day after BAYS scored another court victory, “The New York Times” republished the old falsehoods about the “sex cult.” Why?
Carpaccio’s “Portrait of a Knight”: The Last Hurrah of Chivalric Spirituality
The works of PierLuigi Zoccatelli, who left us last month, may serve as a guide to the greatest painting of the Venetian artist.
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.