Freedom of Religion and Belief
A bitter winter for MIVILUDES The deep crisis of the French governmental anti-cult mission has been revealed by the resignation of its chief, Hanène Romdhane. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (26.12.22) – https://bit.ly/3Z0OhUK – Earlier this month,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Feet of clay: The French MIVILUDES acknowledges the faulty bases of its reports These bases are the “saisines” (in theory, alerts by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”). We now learn the “saisines” are not real “reports.” By Massimo Introvigne ...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Jehovah’s Witnesses take MIVILUDES to court Press release Les Témoins de Jéhovah/ France (16.03.2022) – Following the publication of the 2018-2020 MIVILUDES activity report, Jehovah’s Witnesses filed a formal complaint on 16 March 2022 with the Administrative...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the French MIVILUDES Report: Five mistakes Not surprisingly, the methodology of the MIVILUDES leads to systematic mistakes By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (11.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/3ACIFCS – In a previous...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The new MIVILUDES report: bad methodology, unreliable results Privileging the saisines (i.e., reports by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”) may only lead to biased conclusions. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (09.08.2021) –...