The State of New York had to agree to a federal court order stating that these are internal religious documents protected as such from disclosure to secular authorities.
Massimo Introvigne
United Nations Condemns Nicaragua’s Anti-Catholic and Anti-Religious Persecution
Noting a “systematic pattern” of cracking down on religion, the U.N. through two Special Rapporteurs asks to terminate the “arbitrary detention” of Bishop Álvarez.
New York Court: Secular Judges Cannot Second-Guess Decisions of ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Authorities in Internal Matters
Expelling supporters of the doctrine the movement condemns as “ritvikism” and preventing them from managing temples is not something courts can interfere with.
Tai Ji Men: Taking California by Storm for Love and Peace
Two new Qigong Academies had their grand openings during a week of beautiful shows and events attended by VIPs from all over the world.
Un grupo español hostil a los testigos de Jehová pierde un juicio, pero afirma que ganó
El secretario de la Asociación Española de Víctimas de los Testigos de Jehová fue declarado culpable de vulnerar el derecho al honor de la organización religiosa y condenado a pagar 5.000 euros por daños y perjuicios.
Can Christian Pastors Call Other Religions “Satanic”—Without Going to Jail?
Contradictory Brazilian decisions against priests and ministers demonizing Afro-Brazilian movements test the grey area between freedom of expression and hate speech.
Spānija: Jehovas liecinieki uzvar svarīgā lietā pret ”El Mundo”
Saskaņā ar Spānijas tiesas lēmumu, laikrakstam ”El Mundo” ir jāpublicē Jehovas liecinieku atbilde uz apmelojošu rakstu, kas tajā tika publicēts 2022. gadā. Tiesa konstatēja, ka laikrakstam nepatiesu informāciju sniegusi neapmierinātu bijušo Jehovas liecinieku apvienība un laikraksts to ir publicējis bez kritiskas pārbaudes.
背教者は信頼できるか？ 1. 背教の問題
背教者とは、宗教や宗教運動の元信者であり、彼らが離れた信仰にとって仇敵となった者たちのことである。 彼らは何世紀にもわたって存在してきた。
Pakistan, Foreign NGO Women Told If They Walk with a Local Man They Should Marry Him
Senior clerics in Kohistan stated that if a single foreign woman is caught accompanying a marriageable Pakistani man, she should marry him.
España: Los testigos de Jehová ganan un importante caso contra “El Mundo”
Un tribunal español ordenó al periódico que publicara la respuesta de los testigos de Jehová a un artículo difamatorio de 2022. El tribunal considera que el periódico ha recibido información falsa de una asociación de antiguos Testigos descontentos y la ha publicado...
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.