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		<title>Episode 68: Chris Shelton on Cult Apologists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week we talk to our old friend Chris Shelton about cult apologists. These are the people who make a career (often lucrative) out of offering expert academic opinions in support of &#8220;New Religious Movements&#8221; &#8212; cults. It&#8217;s a racket that scientology has used to gain credibility. We cover a lot of ground here. Chris [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scientology Hates &#8220;Experts&#8221; &#8212; Unless They Are Paying Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[STAND League is a constant source of ideas of what should be discussed about scientology. They accuse others (usually Leah Remini and me) of exactly what they are doing. They rail again anti-Semitism, it spurs me to write about scientology and the NOI. They complain about &#8220;anti-religionists&#8221; it prompts something about what Hubbard had to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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