The Center for Studies on New Religions (), otherwise abbreviated as CESNUR, is a nonprofit organization based in Turin, Italy, that focuses on the academic study of new religious movements and opposes inaccurate portrayals by the anti-cult movement. It was established in 1988 by Massimo Introvigne, Jean-François Mayer, and Ernesto Zucchini.
The Center for Studies on New Religions (), otherwise abbreviated as CESNUR, is a nonprofit organization based in Turin, Italy, that focuses on the academic study of new religious movements and opposes inaccurate portrayals by the anti-cult movement. It was established in 1988 by Massimo Introvigne, Jean-François Mayer, and Ernesto Zucchini.
CESNUR has been described as "the highest profile lobbying and information group for controversial religions". The organization is described by the cult research website Apologetics Index as an apologist for cults. CESNUR's scholars have defended such diverse groups as the Unification Church, the Church of Scientology, and Shincheonji Church of Jesus, accused of having aided the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
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