It was easy to blame a “cult” for the most destructive fire in Colorado history. The official investigation has now concluded it was innocent.
Massimo Introvigne
Russia, Anti-Cultists Ask Authorities to Prohibit the Hindu Holi Festival of Colors
Putin’s new “State Policy for the Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values” is used to crack down on religious minorities.
Pakistan: Humoring Extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik, Government Promises Harsher Punishment of Blasphemy
International institutions asked Pakistan to repeal the blasphemy laws. But the government now plans more anti-blasphemy repression rather than less.
Russian Anti-Cultist Revives an Old Lie: “Ukraine Trains Islamic State Terrorists”
A French senator said something similar in 2016. She had to apologize, claiming her words were misunderstood in an “indecent and miserable” way.
Why China Promotes “Pakistani Buddhism”
Archeology and philanthropy disguise an anti-Indian and anti-Dalai-Lama strategy.
South Korea: Constitutional Court Found Mandatory Sunday Services in the Army Unconstitutional
The court stated that offering alternative Protestant, Buddhist, Catholic, or Won Buddhist services discriminates against other believers, and non-believers.
Netflix已經嚴重威脅宗教自由？
串流影集製作以宗教領袖性侵為題的聳動影集，卻從未考慮到這對大量無辜的一般信徒生活造成毀滅性的傷害。
Legal Concept of “Extremist Material” Expanded in Russia
Courts will be allowed to consider “extremist” even documents or information not explicitly listed as such—and anything connected with “Fascism.”
Australia, the Calvary of Calvary: How to Steal a Catholic Hospital
The government is forcibly taking control of the second largest health care facility in Canberra. The real reason is ideology.
Russia, Transformation Center Church Falsely Accused of Supporting “Ukrainian Terrorists”
The U.S.-based organization led by Andrey Shapovalov inspires several Russian churches. It has been declared “undesirable.”
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.