Erudiții cu titluri academice au un rol-cheie în a convinge instanțele și guvernele că „sectele” și „spălarea creierului” sunt etichete pseudo-științifice folosite pentru a discrimina minoritățile religioase nepopulare.
Panama
Religious Minorities in the Eye of Media Cyclones: From BAYS to MISA
The Latin American Parliament in Panama hosted one of the most important gatherings on religious liberty in recent times. Fautré told the attending politicians, diplomats, and scholars how media cooperate with biased prosecutors in spreading fake news about groups stigmatized as “cults.”
Los académicos y la libertad religiosa de los nuevos movimientos religiosos
Los académicos tienen un papel clave a la hora de persuadir a los tribunales y a los gobiernos de que las «sectas» y el «lavado de cerebro» son etiquetas pseudocientíficas utilizadas para discriminar a minorías religiosas impopulares.
Academics and Freedom of Religion of New Religious Movements
Academics have a key role in persuading the courts and the governments that “cults” and “brainwashing” are pseudo-scientific labels used to discriminate against unpopular religious minorities.
Panama: Anti-Cult Amendment to Criminal Code Introduced
A tragedy where seven people died during exorcisms performed by an evangelical sect is leading to a broad provision targeting “cults” in general.