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35, 127 | isbn =0810855887 }}</ref> The group's first meeting was held in Paris in October 1994.<ref name="arweck" /> Its second meeting in April 1995 was attended by individuals from six different countries.<ref name="arweck" /> At the meeting, the organization decided to focus on research, and stated "the legal aspects of family/cult relationships should be the first subject for research by an appropriate university or professional department".<ref name="arweck" />
35, 127 | isbn =0810855887 }}</ref> The group's first meeting was held in Paris in October 1994.<ref name="arweck" /> Its second meeting in April 1995 was attended by individuals from six different countries.<ref name="arweck" /> At the meeting, the organization decided to focus on research, and stated "the legal aspects of family/cult relationships should be the first subject for research by an appropriate university or professional department".<ref name="arweck" />


At a meeting held in Germany in 1996, the organization recommended perusing recent court decisions for information that could be of use to individuals involved in groups researched by FECRIS.<ref name="arweck" /> By 1999, FECRIS had established a website, located at www.fecris.org.<ref name="arweck" /> The organization's president, Jean Nokin, traveled with the vice president to a meeting of the [[American Family Foundation]] in April 2000, where they presented on the topic of "Cults and the Millennium".<ref name="arweck" /> By May 2001, FECRIS had 36 member organizations in 24 different countries.<ref name="arweck" /> A June 2001 meeting in Paris dealt with the impact of membership in controversial religious groups, issues of litigation against cults, and safety of youth involved in such groups.<ref name="arweck" /> The organization held a May 2002 meeting in Barcelona on the topic of "Children and Cults".<ref name="arweck" /> As of 2003 the government of France provided funding to the organization.<ref>{{cite book | last =Bruce | first =Steve | title =Politics and Religion | publisher =[[Polity (publisher)|Polity]] | year =2003 | page =198 | isbn =0745628206 }}</ref> In March 2005, the Council of Europe's Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly granted FECRIS advisory status.<ref name="arweck" />
At a meeting held in Germany in 1996, the organization recommended perusing recent court decisions for information that could be of use to individuals involved in groups researched by FECRIS.<ref name="arweck" /> By 1999, FECRIS had established a website, located at www.fecris.org.<ref name="arweck" /> The organization's president, Jean Nokin, traveled with the vice president to a meeting of the [[American Family Foundation]] in April 2000, where they presented on the topic of "Cults and the Millennium".<ref name="arweck" /> By May 2001, FECRIS had 36 member organizations in 24 different countries.<ref name="arweck" /> A June 2001 meeting in Paris dealt with the impact of membership in controversial religious groups, issues of litigation against cults, and safety of youth involved in such groups.<ref name="arweck" /> The organization held a May 2002 meeting in Barcelona on the topic of "Children and Cults".<ref name="arweck" /> As of 2003 the government of France provided funding to the organization.<ref>{{cite book | last =Bruce | first =Steve | title =Politics and Religion | publisher =[[Polity (publisher)|Polity]] | year =2003 | page =198 | isbn =0745628206 }}</ref> In March 2005, the Council of Europe's Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly granted FECRIS advisory status.<ref name="arweck" /> In 2009, FECRIS was granted "ECOSOC Special Consultative Status" by the United Nations.<ref>[http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=4163 Civil Society Participation - View Profile]</ref>


==Member organizations==
==Member organizations==

Revision as of 04:22, 27 August 2009

FECRIS
Formation1994
TypeNon-profit
PurposeCoordinate organizations monitoring cults/new religious movements
HeadquartersFrance
Region served
Europe
Membership
36 member organizations in 24 countries (2001)[1]
Official language
French, English
President
Thomas Geoffrey Sackville[2]
Websitehttp://www.fecris.org/

FECRIS (Fédération Européenne des Centres de Recherche Fédération Européenne des Centres de Recherche et d'Information sur le Sectarisme) - Template:Fr European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Sectarianism - is a non-profit association that serves as an umbrella organization for groups which investigate the activities of cults or cult-like organizations in Europe.

History

FECRIS was formed as a French non-profit association, founded in Paris on June 30, 1994,[3] after the 1993 Congress on Sectarianism in Barcelona.[4] FECRIS serves as an umbrella organization for groups which investigate the activities of cults or cult-like organizations in Europe,[5] and it describes itself as "politically, philosophically and religiously neutral".[3] The first president of FECRIS was Dr. Jacques Richard[1], succeeded by Friedrich Griess. The organization began in 1994 with representation from 10 different countries in Europe.[6] The group's first meeting was held in Paris in October 1994.[1] Its second meeting in April 1995 was attended by individuals from six different countries.[1] At the meeting, the organization decided to focus on research, and stated "the legal aspects of family/cult relationships should be the first subject for research by an appropriate university or professional department".[1]

At a meeting held in Germany in 1996, the organization recommended perusing recent court decisions for information that could be of use to individuals involved in groups researched by FECRIS.[1] By 1999, FECRIS had established a website, located at www.fecris.org.[1] The organization's president, Jean Nokin, traveled with the vice president to a meeting of the American Family Foundation in April 2000, where they presented on the topic of "Cults and the Millennium".[1] By May 2001, FECRIS had 36 member organizations in 24 different countries.[1] A June 2001 meeting in Paris dealt with the impact of membership in controversial religious groups, issues of litigation against cults, and safety of youth involved in such groups.[1] The organization held a May 2002 meeting in Barcelona on the topic of "Children and Cults".[1] As of 2003 the government of France provided funding to the organization.[7] In March 2005, the Council of Europe's Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly granted FECRIS advisory status.[1] In 2009, FECRIS was granted "ECOSOC Special Consultative Status" by the United Nations.[8]

Member organizations

Source[9]

Country Organization
Germany
 Aktion fur geistige und psychische freiheit E.V. (AGPFeV)
Seketen Beratung Bremen
Niedersachische elterninitiative gegen den missbrauch der religion (EGMR)
Sekten-info essen (SIE)
Austria
 Gesellschaft gegen sekten und kult gefahren
Belgium
 Vereniging ter verediging van persoon en gezin (VVPS)
Contacts et Informations sur les Groupes Sectaires (CIGS)
Spain
 Assesoramento informacion sobre sectas (ais)
France
 Centre de documentation, d'éducation & d'action contre les manipulations mentales - centre Roger Ikor (CCMM)
Union nationale des associations de défense des familles et de l'individu (UNADFI)
Groupe d'étude des mouvements de pensee en vue de la prévention des individus (GEMPPI)
Great Britain
 Cult Information Centre (CIC)
FAIR Family Action Information Resource
Italy
 ARIS Veneto
Poland
 Ruch obrony rodziny i jednostky polish family association (RORIJ)
Polish Family Association
Sweden
 Föreningen Rädda Individen (FRI)
Switzerland
 Schweizerische arbeitgemeinschaft destruktive kulte (SADK)
Association suisse pour la defense de la famille & de l'individu (ASDFI)

Analysis

FECRIS is described in the 2006 book Non-State Actors in the Human Rights Universe as "a transnational network of ... anti-cult associations".[4] The A to Z of New Religious Movements by George D. Chryssides places FECRIS within the genre of the anti-cult movement.[6] Paul A. Marshall writes in Religious Freedom in the World that many cult-awareness groups (CAGs) that investigate new religious movements belong to FECRIS.[10] Writing in Multireligiosität im vereinten Europa, Eileen Barker comments that "FECRIS was founded to encompass a number of anti-cult groups."[11] The organization is described in the 2004 book New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities: "In France, the principal anti-cult group is UNADFI (National Association for the Defence of the Family International). FECRIS (European Federation of Centres for Research and Sectarianism), founded in 1994, covers Europe more widely, having representatives from ten different European countries."[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Arweck, Elizabeth (2006). Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions. Routledge. pp. 132–134. ISBN 978-0415277549.
  2. ^ "Antisectarian conference in St. Petersburg". Stetson University Russia Religion News. www.stetson.edu. May 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Introduction". Fédération Européenne des Centres de Recherche et d'Information sur le Sectarisme. www.fecris.org. 2003. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  4. ^ a b Andreopoulos, George (2006). Non-State Actors in the Human Rights Universe. Kumarian Press. p. 325. ISBN 1565492137. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Kirby, Terry (March 27, 2004). "Family's plea for cult awareness week after student died in a state of terror". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  6. ^ a b Chryssides, George D. (2006). The A to Z of New Religious Movements. Scarecrow Press. pp. 35, 127. ISBN 0810855887.
  7. ^ Bruce, Steve (2003). Politics and Religion. Polity. p. 198. ISBN 0745628206.
  8. ^ Civil Society Participation - View Profile
  9. ^ "Members". Fédération Européenne des Centres de Recherche et d'Information sur le Sectarisme. www.fecris.org. 2003. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  10. ^ Marshall, Paul A. (2007). Religious Freedom in the World. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 31. ISBN 978-0742562134.
  11. ^ Lehmann, Hartmut (2003). Multireligiosität im vereinten Europa: historische und juristische Aspekte. Wallstein Verlag. p. 227. OCLC 52308515.
  12. ^ Partridge, Christopher (2004). New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 76. ISBN 0195220420.
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