Stephen A. Kent, Ph. D., University of Alberta
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Children of God

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Media Assistance 2007

   

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Children of God

About Prof. Stephen Kent's Interview with Maggie Cooper of CBS News' Public Eye in May 1998.

Alternative Religions

Foucherau, Bruno. "Europe Resists American Religious Cults: Secular Society at Stake." Le Monde Diplomatique June 2001.

Above Article in French
Foucherau, Bruno. "Au Nom de la Liberte Religieuse: Les sectes, cheval de Troie des Etats-Unis en Europe". Le Monde Diplomatique Mai 2001.

Above Article in Italian
Foucherau, Bruno. "Le sette, cavallo di Troia degli Stati Uniti in Europa".

Summary of Talk at the 2000 FAIR (Family Action Information & Resource) Annual Lecture: "Alternative Religions and Child Sexual Abuse".

About John de Ruiter
Piercey, Judy. 2002. "The Gospel According to John." CBC National News (February 1); Transcript downloaded from The National Transcripts at: <http://tv.cbc.ca/national/trans/T020201.html> on September 23, 2002.

Hutchinson, Brian. "The Gospel According to John". Saturday Night Magazine May 5, 2001.

Scientology

Sunday Times. 2007. “Revealed: How Scientologists Infiltrated Britain’s Schools.” [United Kingdom]. (January 7); Downloaded from TIMESONLINE from: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/
education/article1290317.ece?print=yes on January 7, 2007: 6pp.

Sommer, Mark. 2005. “Defending Against Its Critics”. Buffalo News [Buffalo, New York]. (January 30).

Sommer, Mark. 2005. “Outside Critics Are Unacceptable”. Buffalo News [Buffalo, New York]. (February 2).

Sommer, Mark. 2005. “Helping Spread the Word”. Buffalo News [Buffalo, New York]. (February 1).

Kristen Weld, "The McGill Daily Ventures into the Belly of the Beast, Emerges Enlightened." McGill Daily [McGill University, Montreal], September 23, 2002; Downloaded from the "Features" section at: <http: //mcgilldaily.com> on September 26, 2002.

Saarbruecker Zeitung - "Scientology has penitential camps, too"
October 27, 2000.

Hamburger Morgenpost Online - "Clinton as Scientlogy Lobbyist"
February 12, 2000.

Berliner Morgenpost - "Influence from Scientology growing "
February 12, 2000.


Dr. Kent's response to the distribution of The Globe and Mail that included Scientology's Freedom publication which contains defamatory statements about him - published in The Globe and Mail on October 16, 1998 (in German)

A local newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta apologizes to Dr. Kent for distributing Scientology's Freedom publication, which contains defamatory statements about him.
July 10, 1998

Press Conference: Studie über Gehirnwäsche in den Straflagern der Scientology-Organisation (RPF Article)

Interview with Prof. Stephen Kent on ABC Radio National, February 5, 1997 - "The Religion Report: Religion, the Media & Controversy".

December 1, 1997
Radio Interview on the Dennis Prager radio show KABC (Los Angeles) between the Church of Scientology International's President, Heber Jentzsch, and Dr Stephen A. Kent.


Sampling of Media Assistance in 2007

MacQueen, Ken; and Jason Kirby. 2007. “The Sextuplets: Whose Babies Are They?” [Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusion]. Maclean’s (February 19): 34-38.

CTV [Canada]. . 2007. “The Verdict with Paula Todd.” Segment on Vampire Murders and Goth Subculture.” (March 28, 2007).

Seifman, David. 2007. “‘Cruise Control’ Pol: It Helped Me.” [on Scientology’s Narconon and Purification Rundown programs]. New York Post (April 7).

Todd, Douglas. 2007. “Do Jehovah’s Witnesses have Free Choice on Blood Transfusions?” Vancouver Sun (April 16).

 

 

Dr. Stephen Kent, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H4
Phone: (780) 492-2204, Fax: (780) 492-7196, E-Mail: steve.kent@ualberta.ca