A new book in English edited by Arūnas Streikus was written before the war in Ukraine but is published in the right moment.
From the World
Pakistan: Swearing You Are Not an Ahmadi Mandatory for Marrying in Punjab
Spouses should take an oath that they believe there can be no prophets after Muhammad, according to instructions issued on July 30.
Allya Ayat: A Global Kazakh Esoteric Movement Persecuted in Russia
Russian FECRIS affiliates instigated for years a police repression of the group, which has started again in July 2022.
Pakistan: Shiites Killed in Gilgit-Baltistan
Violence against Pakistani Shia Muslims during the sacred month of Muharram unfortunately repeats itself every year
Donald Westbrook’s “L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology Studies”: A New Way of Studying Scientology
The book in the Cambridge Elements series may one day be remembered as the first textbook of “Scientology Studies 2.0.”
“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse. 5. The “Secret Databases”
The Telegraph’s podcast claims that there are secret lists of sexual abusers and that they should be disclosed to the authorities and to lawyers representing the victims.
“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse. 4. The Montana Case
The Telegraph’s podcast criticized a 2020 decision by the Supreme Court of Montana that protected the confessional privilege. But it correctly applied the law.
“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse. 3. The Clifford Whitely Case
The Telegraph’s podcast used a 2019 case to claim that the new child protection policies of the Jehovah’s Witnesses are not followed in practice. This is false.
“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse. 2. The Peter Stewart Case
How The Telegraph presented the case of pedophile Peter Stewart is different from how a British judge assessed it.
“Call Bethel”: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse. 1. A Biased Investigation
The Telegraph’s podcast and series privileged apostate sources and ignored the larger context.