Academic Brown-Nosers

How many lays do you think Gordon, Massimo and Susan scored for these efforts?

"MEDIA AND LEGAL

CESNUR Conference
MONTREAL, CANADA
(From Marc and Claire:) We had a very inspiring time at the recent CESNUR (academic) Conference, held in Montreal from August 13-15. The Family was highlighted repeatedly in a positive manner. Two academic papers were given specifically on the Family and a few others alluded to the Family significantly.
Dr. Susan Palmer gave an excellent paper on "Children in New Religions: Issues of Custody and Abuse," which was a synopsis of her chapter in the book she is compiling on children in NRMs.
The session where Dr. Gordon Melton presented his paper on the Family turned out to be quite a lively one! After he gave his paper, Dr. Massimo Introvigne explained to all about the court case that had been underway for several years in Italy, attempting to determine whether FFing was prostitution or not. He explained that after years of deliberation, the court had mad e a strong statement that FFing could not be deemed prostitution, due to the pure motives involved, which he stressed is a very significant ruling."