Tai Ji Men as Victims of Violence

A webinar discussed different forms of violence against religious and spiritual movements and the Tai Ji Men case. by Daniela Bovolenta August 22, 2022, was the United Nations International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers … Read more

Tai Ji Men’s Youth, Between Tragedy and Hope

A seminar in Walnut, California, celebrates the young Tai Ji Men dizi who continue to fight for justice, peace, and freedom of religion or belief. by Daniela Bovolenta On August 8, 2022, at the Tai Ji Men Academy in Walnut, California, CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers organized … Read more

Generation Z, Spirituality, and Tai Ji Men

Introduction to the hybrid seminar “The Stolen Youth of Tai Ji Men,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on August 8, 2022, in Walnut, California, in sight of the UN International Youth Day of August 12. by Massimo Introvigne Conventionally, Generation Z includes those young women and men born after 1996. Those born … Read more

True Friendship, Peace, and the Tai Ji Men Case

Tai Ji Men is the living testimony that friendship can be a problem-solving tool at both domestic and international levels. A 12th-century Cistercian monk taught it already. by Marco Respinti* *A paper presented at the webinar “Friendship, Peace, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on July 30, … Read more

Cloridano, Medoro, and the Epic of Tai Ji Men

Epic tales of friendship remind us of the importance of global networks of friends for solving the Tai Ji Men case by Massimo Introvigne* *Conclusions of the webinar “Friendship, Peace, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on July 30, 2022, United Nations International Day of Friendship. As … Read more