Steve Tennes rents his Country Mills Farm for weddings but excludes same-sex marriages for religious reasons—which led to his ban from the city’s farmer’s market.
Massimo Introvigne
4th Circuit: Five-Percent Nation is Protected as a Religion Even if It Denies Being One
The African American movement, also known as Nation of Gods and Earth, has consistently claimed it is not religious. Courts, however, have protected it as a religion.
A New Level of Disinformation: China’s AI-Generated Videos Attract 120 Million Views
A report explains how AI is changing the fake news game. Beijing has emerged at the main global player, using YouTube for a massive propaganda effort.
USCIRF: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan from Bad to Worse
Anti-blasphemy statutes are being amended to make them even more dangerous for religious minorities, says the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
米国国際宗教自由委員会がフランスの新たな反カルト法案に対して警告
米国国際宗教自由委員会は、現状でも悪法であるフランスの「反カルト法」の修正案がもたらす憂慮すべき影響について明言した。
A Court Ruled Against Itself: A Strange Spanish Decision on the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Similar expressions violated the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ rights according to two decisions by the Court of Torrejón de Ardoz—but not according to a third one.
Riscoprire Serafino Macchiati. Tra impressionismo, incubi e sedute spiritiche
Dai paesaggi impressionisti e divisionisti, l’artista italiano passò a esplorare il paranormale, l’occulto e lo spiritismo.
Rediscovering Serafino Macchiati: A Painter of Nightmares and Spiritualism
From Impressionist and Divisionist landscapes, the Italian artist went on to explore the paranormal, the occult, and Spiritualist seances.
Fox Elected to Guard the Henhouse: Pakistan Became One of UNESCO’s Vice-Chairs
Comments emphasized China’s and Pakistan’s ability to maneuver smaller countries. The question, however, is ethical before being political.
Il gruppo spagnolo anti-Testimoni di Geova perde una causa, ma sostiene di aver vinto
Il segretario dell’Associazione spagnola delle vittime dei Testimoni di Geova è stato giudicato colpevole di aver violato il diritto all’onore dell’organizzazione religiosa ed è stato condannato a pagare danni per 5.000 euro.
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.