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FoRB Publications launches new book of Rosita Šorytė, on NRMs and the Pandemic
New religious movements are rarely given credit for their humanitarian work. A case in point is the Church of Scientology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents used the epidemic as an opportunity to accuse Scientology of spreading conspiracy theories and not respecting anti-virus precautions.
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“Making cities belong to those who work to build them”: Baha’i Chair in India looks at urbanization
Baha’i Chair in India invites economists and academics to examine how new conceptions of human nature can enhance long-term approaches to urban development.
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Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality, a review by Patrick Horn
Aldous Huxley is among the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He was a key figure among a network of intellectuals and writers interested in transcendence and transformation, and he enormously influenced the Human Potential Movement, the 1960s psychedelic counterculture, the New Age Movement, and deep ecology.
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Six Baha’is imprisoned by the Houthis freed in Yemen
BIC calls for the lifting of all charges and safeguarding of the rights of all Baha’is in Yemen.
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Agricultural policies key to addressing drivers of migration, says BIC Brussels
The BIC Brussels Office hosts online discussion, exploring links between European agricultural policies and the adverse drivers of migration from and within Africa.
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Book Trailer Launched for Massimo Introvigne’s Book on The Church of Almighty God
Marco Respinti, Director of Bitter Winter reports that it has already introduced to its readers the new book by its editor-in-chief Massimo Introvigne, Inside The Church of Almighty God: The Most Persecuted Religious Movement in China, published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. In this video book trailer, its author Massimo Introvigne explains some key…
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Hindu Forum Europe celebrated World Environment Day
The WorLd Environment Day Program was held on 9th June 12.00 pm onward EU TIME for three hours. There were 12 speakers from different countries. The inaugural address was given by Her Highness First Vice President of European Parliament Ms Mairaid McGuiness. She highlighted the Biodiversity strategy being followed by Europe to restore the Environmental…
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Europe and the challenge of religious freedom By Andrea Gagliarducci
Europe and the challenge of religious freedom By Andrea Gagliarducci
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South Korea Shincheonji Church of Jesus says members to give plasma for COVID19 research
The agency Reuters has reported that circa 4,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from the religious group Shincheonji Church of Jesus at the center of South Korea’s largest outbreak will donate plasma for research, an official said on Tuesday. In February and March, a massive outbreak among members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus made South Korea…
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Californian Superior Court scheduled to dismiss all the charges against Apostle Naasón Joaquín García
The Public Affairs Office of The Church of The Light of the World (La Luz del Mundo), has issued a statement vindicating the innocence and dignity of their leader Naasón Joaquín García. In their press release published on facebook, they said: “The Ministry of Public Relations of the Light of the World Church reports that…