棄教に関しては、学術的研究と、反カルトが語る物語との間には、かなりの違いがある。後者は、ネイティブ・アメリカンに拉致された白人の乙女についての昔話に似ている
Massimo Introvigne
背教者は信頼できるか？2. 偽の背教者
自分はある宗教や運動の元メンバーで、その秘密の内情に通じていると主張する人の中には、単に嘘をついているだけの人もいる
Providence vs. Netflix: A Conversation with Three Taiwanese Academics
If guilty of sexual abuse, the leader deserves to be sentenced. But sensationalist TV shows poison the well and create discrimination against innocent believers.
Španělsko: Svědkové Jehovovi vyhráli důležitý soudní proces s „El Mundo”
Španělský soud nařídil deníku otisknout reakci svědků Jehovových na hanlivý článek z roku 2022. Soud zjistil, že deník dostal nepravdivé informace od sdružení nespokojených bývalých svědků a nekriticky je zveřejnil.
The Paul Adams Case: Once Again, Courts Protect the Secret of Confession
Victims of a deceased child sexual abuser in Arizona were told the LDS Church had a right not to disclose information it had received in confession.
Španielsko: Jehovovi svedkovia vyhrali dôležitý súdny proces proti „El Mundo“
Španielsky súd nariadil denníku, aby zverejnili odpoveď Jehovových svedkov na hanlivý článok z roku 2022. Súd zistil, že denník dostal nepravdivé informácie od združenia nespokojných bývalých svedkov a zverejnil ich bez overenia.
Sisters of Life Nuns Win Exemption from Disclosing Anti-Abortion Records
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.
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.
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.