A musical performance and a speech presented a situation that is still extremely difficult and needs the support of friends of religious liberty.
Massimo Introvigne
Turin Global Spirituality Award to Dr. Radebe Honors African Indigenous Spirituality
The founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home received the prestigious award. His disciples amazed the Italian audience with their performances.
China’s Master Plan to Harass (and Kidnap) Dissidents and Refugees Abroad
Incidents in Australia, USA, and the UK confirm that there is a coordinated international plan against those who criticize the CCP.
Pakistan, Another Mosque Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Boy
In Larkana, Sindh, the man was caught red-handed and videotaped while molesting a nine-year-old student.
Pakistan: Christians Call for a National Day Against Abduction and Forced Conversion of Girls
Protestants and Catholics will unite on May 26 to ask for an end to the kidnapping, forced conversion to Islam, and forced marriage of young women from minority religions.
Inter-American Rights Commission Condemns Nicaragua’s Treatment of Jailed Protestant Leaders
Puerta de la Montaña pastors and co-workers were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to heavy jail penalties.
Albania: Evangelical Pastor Found Guilty of “Hate Speech” Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Pastor Paulin Vilajeti had called the organization in a TV show a “dangerous Satanic cult” “sowing hatred” and “inciting suicide.”
Tai Ji Men Case, FoRB Problems in Japan, France, Discussed in Leuven
At an international religious liberty conference, panelists insisted that different incidents are not isolated but should be confronted in a comparative perspective.
The Anti-Religious, Anti-Cult, and Anti-Tai-Ji-Men Bias in the Media
The Tai Ji Men case is a perfect example of how several media are prejudiced against spiritual movements and would easily believe lies about them.
A Pseudo-Investigation Criticizes Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Shunning
Rosie Luther’s article published in “Pastoral Psychology” may be many different things but is not scientific research.
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.