La Commission internationale des États-Unis pour la liberté religieuse s’exprime sur les implications inquiétantes des amendements proposés à la déjà mauvaise loi française contre les « sectes ».
Massimo Introvigne
Religious Liberty and the Dangerous Snake of Moral Panic
Generalizing from a single incident to attack an entire category of persons or movements is an effective strategy used by the enemies of freedom of religion.
USCIRF Warns Against New French Anti-Cult Draft Law
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom speaks out on the disturbing implications of the proposed amendments to the already bad French law against “cults.”
Hindu Temples in Pakistan Converted into Mosques and Cattle Farms
The fates of two old shrines in Ahmed Pur Lamma, Punjab, confirms the disrespect towards religious minorities’ places of worship.
フランスが悪法をさらに悪化させる計画
反カルトの「アブ・ピカール法」は実際の虐待に対して効果はなく、信教の自由に対する脅威である。政府はそれをさらに危険なものにしたいと思っている。
The “Human” in Human Rights and Dr. Hong’s Lesson
It is difficult to defend “human rights” when “human” becomes a contested word. Tai Ji Men’s Shifu has a solution for this problem.
Ecuador: Seventh-Day Adventist University Students May Skip Classes on Sabbath
The Constitutional Court confirmed an appeal decision in favor of a medical student.
The Origins of Hamas. 8. Learning from the Early Story of Hamas
Hamas’ terrorism is based on a religious ideology, not on politics. When political solutions fail, and the military ones succeed only partially, the question is how Palestinians may be persuaded not to support Hamas.
Church of Almighty God Refugee Li Yanli Can Remain in Spain—But Others Cannot
After the campaign by “Bitter Winter” and others, the persecuted performer is at least temporarily safe. But her co-religionist Liu Qi was deported to China—and arrested there.
The Origins of Hamas. 7. The Second Intifada
The Second Intifada, unlike the first, did not have a political project. It was pure desperation, and some believed it announced the end of the world. Instead, 9/11 came.
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.