It’s maybe 95 percent to say the apologist academics were all bad. I chose to contact them, I did, I learned they were extremely smart, to get through college which they all did, and reading their papers and what they do, one side job they do do, is they get into the presence of groups that critics cannot get into those doors of those groups.

That is one upside to them.

They can report to FBI when asked by the FBI.

Scientology has hoodwinked a lot of followers sufficiently money wise to keep up Scientology’s appearances of survival, for now.

The less bureaucratic , lesser totalitarian, more nuttier new religions are way down the success chart compared to Scientology, even as dismal horrible controversial abusive that Scientology factually is.

I think some apologist academics need to be let in Scientology’s doors, at least to report back to the FBI on Scientology.

I thought OSA fell for the apologist academics and were letting them in, and really it was slightly a security risk to let the academics into any Scientology facilities, no matter how orchestrated the touring was.

Mike,

Have you read James Lewis’ paper here:

It ties body-thetans to Xenu to OT 3, to Revolt In The Stars. (And that is the ultimate tieing Hubbard’s serious Scientology to Hubbard’s fiction, with XENU the crossover word.)

That’s a huge connecting of the dots, done by one of the most hated apologist academics.

https://www.academia.edu/20413215/Technological_Exorcism_Body_Thetans_and_Scientology_s_Secret_Mythology

That’s kind of what I’d hoped the apologist academics would rise up to doing, at least looking deeper into things directly by Hubbard, Hubbard’s writings on key things like Xenu and body-thetans.

The 70s was the peak of the wave of NRMs and the anti-cult movement. Most of the “NRMs” from that time have largely adapted and evolved, but Scientology hasn’t.

Just Google CESNUR and its there.

Google is on top of the hit list of Cult industry followed by YouTube, Facebook , WordPress and Amazon.

Hah! You located the event schedule. Thanks for the info.

The Angry Gay Pope marching around in front of the event wearing his Pope hat and robe might get some media attention.

It’s a three day conference June 16-18 so they’ll have plenty of time to discuss previous and additional New Religious Movements. I wonder what’s on the list. I’m done with scientology and looking for something new. Maybe you can show up with your Pope Hat on and get a schedule for us.
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I cannot stop myself to check the details on their website.
It’s just an desperate attempt to gain publicity.

First this conference is not like any grand event where they cover different Cults mostly it cover Korean and US.

Second, you may see same people presenting papers for one Cult then in other sessions advocating others , seems like they are employed for the event.

Third , when I checked a presenter , mentioned as scholar from a Canadian University, I only found the name on a website , Researchgate.net ,with no credentials like research work, faculty info or qulification.

Fourth, most of the presenters like two Canadian professor shall discuss article written almost 5 to 10 years back. Nothing specific for the conference.

Fifth , except two session ,the First and one in French , all the other sessions are in group settings.
Participants shall scatter in different groups after picking the topic of their choice.

So, many Cults might not have any audience , though their name shall appears on conference brochures as actively participated

Inshort , rather then choosing any metropolitan city or prominent universtiy , they prefer a small city and unknown university for a well structured publicity stunt .

Just today Tony Ortega posted a video of Chris Shelton interviewing a woman who recently exited the Sea Org after 27 years of being in. I watched a few parts and by chance on one part she mentioned that even in the Sea Org they don’t call scn their religion or Church in conversation amongst themselves and just refer to the “Org” where they participate. Obviously statements made for public consumption would include church and religion.

I’ve questioned just how churchy current public scnists are. They often mention church and religion but maybe that’s the same as the Sea Org when making public statements. When I was in in the 1970’s you would be looked at as rather odd if you called scn your religion. “What’s up with that??” Haha

Massimo has as much credibility of being an academic as Diminutive Monstrosity does at being a genius.