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Bitter Winter

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Pietro Longhi (1701–1785), “The Confession,” detail.

10/26/2022 Massimo Introvigne

England and Wales: New Assault Against the Secrecy of Confession

In its final report, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommends to eliminate the confessional privilege in cases of sexual abuse of children.

“Guru and Disciple,” 18th-century Indian painting

10/12/2022 Massimo Introvigne

In Defense of the Gurus: Why Spiritual Masters Are Persecuted

“Guru” has become a derogatory word in a world that does not understand what a spiritual master is, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.

A view of Rabwah.

09/13/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Rabwah: Are Ahmadis Safe There?

In some countries, asylum is denied to Ahmadiyya devotees coming from a city where they are in the majority. But they are killed even there.

Thousands gathered to protest against the murder and the slander campaign that had targeted Shincheonji.

09/06/2022 Massimo Introvigne

The Jeongeup Murder Case: A Hate Crime Against Shincheonji

A man murdered his wife, a Shincheonji devotee, and her sister-in-law after consulting with an anti-Shincheonji pastor—who now tries to blame the victim.

Fake “stamps” of the Luther Blissett project. From Twitter.

09/05/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Why Media Hate “Cults”

Or perhaps they don’t hate anybody. They simply know that lurid tales connecting religion with money, power, and illicit sex always sell.

Anti-cult demonstration in London.

08/24/2022 Massimo Introvigne

The Family Survival Trust 2022 Report on “Cults”: Reviving the Dead Horse of “Brainwashing”

The British affiliate of FECRIS calls for extending legislation on “coercive control” to new religious movements. In fact, it tries to resurrect the discredited theory of brainwashing.

07/16/2022 Ruth Ingram

London Ministerial: What We Have Learned about China, Pakistan, and the World

The international Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief taught us that religious liberty is more threatened than even before, and only a global coalition can hope to achieve results.

Shinzo Abe’s video message to the Universal Peace Federation’s 2021 “Think Tank 2022 Rally of Hope.” Source: Universal Peace Federation.

07/15/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Abe’s Assassination: An Anti-Cult Hate Crime?

Media hysteria against the Unification Church, not the Unification Church itself, may have excited the weak mind of the killer.

Abdul Rehman Makki. From Twitter.

06/23/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Abdul Rehman Makki: Why Are China and Pakistan Protecting a Terrorist?

The designation of the deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba as a global terrorist has been blocked by China at the United Nations.

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