Freedom of Religion and Belief
Is State Secretary Sonia Backès a “Scientology survivor“? Her brother tells a different story She oversees the anti-cult mission MIVILUDES and tells a dramatic tale about her past. But her brother raises doubts about it. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...
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
500 “Cults”, 500,000 “Victims” in France? MIVILUDES admits it has no recent data The French governmental mission now confesses it relied on decade-old (and controversial) figures. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (05.01.2022) – https://bit.ly/3HDSkg6...
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...