Journalist Nicolas Jacquard has produced a book that is much more ambitious than his colleague Suzanne Privat’s, but still relies too much on “apostate” ex-members.
From the World
The England-Wales Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the So-called Two-Witness Rule
The rule that two witnesses are needed refers to ecclesiastical governance only, and has nothing to do with the organization’s interaction with secular authorities.
The England-Wales Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and the Jehovah’s Witnesses
The report is better than others, and acknowledges improvements in the Witnesses’ child-protection policies, but is often misinterpreted by the media.
Rastafarians: South Africa “Private Marijuana” Bill Fails to Cover Religious Use
They are joined by other groups protesting because, while liberalizing at-home consumption, the new law would keep criminalizing use in sacred ceremonies.
Protestant Church Set on Fire in France
Unknown vandals attacked a temple in Behren-lès-Forbach, in the French region of Moselle.
FECRIS Admits: Hamburg Case Lost Against Jehovah’s Witnesses Was “A Lesson”
While in a public press release the lost case was presented as a victory, in its General Assembly the organization acknowledged things went differently.
Twenty Years After: Islam, Terrorism, and 9/11
The tragedy of September 11, 2001, changed forever how we reflect on “Islamic fundamentalism.” Twenty years after, a picture of the situation.
Brainwashing, Italian-Style: Some Want the “Plagio” Back
Some things return every year, such as the swallows, the primroses, and proposals by anti-cultists to re-introduce anti-brainwashing statutes in Italy.
Brainwashing, Italian-Style: “It Does Not Exist,” Said the Constitutional Court
In 1981, the Constitutional Court ruled in the case of a Catholic priest accused of manipulating his followers, and concluded “plagio” was an imaginary crime.
Brainwashing, Italian-Style: The Braibanti Case
When judges in 1968 found a Communist gay philosopher guilty of “brainwashing” its pupils into homosexuality, a national controversy erupted.