BELGIUM – UK: The role of the media in the stigmatization of religious minorities
by Willy Fautré
On August 1-3, 2025, the HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (HJI) convened its 3rd…
Browsing Tag
bivolaru_case
France: MIVILUDES Loses Again Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Court
The French governmental anti-cult agency MIVILUDES (Interministerial Mission for Monitoring and Combating Cultic Deviances) has…
The MISA Case: Georgia Bows to French Pressures and Extradites the Stoians
Freedom of conscience, freedom of thought, and freedom of religion can be denied on the arbitrary basis of one country’s decision…
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 6. A Form of “Second-Wave Feminism”?
Female MISA students would say they are not feminists. But perhaps they are, in their own unique way.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 5. The Paradox of Polyamory
Overcoming jealousy and resentment in polyamory is rewarded by reaching very high spiritual states.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 4. Sacred Eroticism in Practice
MISA students talk about Tantra, awakening femininity, sacred eroticism and amplifying polarization in their relationships with…
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 3. Erotic Continence
Gregorian Bivolaru introduced the notion of “Pure Eros” and explained the difference between “sexual energy” and “erotic energy.”
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 2. Following Gregorian Bivolaru
“We had a lot of questions about life, about God, about Grieg’s vision of life, about where we go after we die.”
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 1. The Scholar and the Yoginis
MISA women are a fascinating study subject for researchers interested in the intersection between religion, gender, and sexuality.
French media and Miviludes are contributing to the creation of a fearful environment for religious…
The Miviludes (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires) is the France’s main institution…