Las campañas que atacan a las “sectas” por las conductas indebidas, reales o presuntas, de sus líderes causan sufrimiento masivo, innecesario e inocente.
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Más allá del líder. 3. Poder, jerarquía y culpa por asociación
No todas las religiones caen con su líder. El poder y la legitimidad determinan cuánto peso tiene una acusación.
Beyond the Leader. 3. Power, Hierarchy, and Guilt by Association
Power and legitimacy determine how much influence an accusation holds. Groups labeled as “cults” are seldom given fair treatment.
Jehovah’s Witnesses: After Norway, Sweden Also Rediscovers Neutrality and Religious Freedom
A Stockholm court overturns the state’s attempt to police doctrine, restoring equal access to public support for a minority faith.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Win Landmark Case at the Norwegian Supreme Court
The court confirmed that adults’ and minors’ rights are not violated through removal (“shunning”).
Jehovah’s Witnesses: UN Human Rights Committee Issues Landmark Ruling Against Russia
For the first time, the Committee finds violations of both non-discrimination and minority rights provisions in a religious liberty case.
Misinterpreting Court Decisions: The Madrid Ruling Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Media and anti-cultists misinterpret a (wrong) decision as a judicial condemnation of the religion rather than a free-speech case.
A New Book on the Jehovah’s Witnesses from Cambridge University Press
Jolene Chu and Ollimatti Peltonen, both researchers and members of the organization themselves, offer a short but well-crafted introduction.
Denmark’s Investigation Ends, Tabloid Is Criticized, but Campaign Against Jehovah’s Witnesses Persists
A careful analysis concluded that the Witnesses do comply with Danish law. The Danish Press Council stated that their critics at “Ekstra Bladet” violated the Press Code.
Ministerstvo kultúry Českej republiky nezruší registráciu Jehovových svedkov
Úrady dospeli k záveru, že zrušiť organizáciu, ktorá dodržiava zákon, by bolo príliš tvrdé a neopodstatnené. Je to veľké víťazstvo náboženskej slobody.