AUTHOR
Edward Parkin, International Director STAND
As International Director for STAND, Edward Parkin oversees efforts in 58 nations aimed at combating bigotry toward Scientologists and the Scientology religion. A native of Great Britain and 38-year Scientologist, Mr. Parkin coordinates projects promoting and defending everyone’s right to practice their religion of choice.
MEDIA WATCH
As community partners, many of our discussions and action items revolved around preventing violent extremism. In most cases, if not all, media played a big role in dehumanizing the other.
MEDIA WATCH
The idea that Disney would sponsor programs that incite hatred against religions from my perspective is unconscionable.
MEDIA WATCH
Unless we defend the religious liberty of everyone, it will not long exist for anyone.
MEDIA WATCH
There is enough racism, fascism, and anti-religious sentiment already going on in the world. It is all harmful to good people and not in the least productive in making a world that the rest of us want to live in.
MEDIA WATCH
Your company’s reputation has become tarnished since I found out that you advertise on the Leah Remini show which has the sole purpose of spreading hatred and bigotry against the Church of Scientology, which has been my religion for the past 52 years.
MEDIA WATCH
We live at a time when it is fashionable to attack the religious freedom of others. A&E and Remini are now at the forefront of religious discrimination, bigotry and hatred.
MEDIA WATCH
The hatred and intolerance being spread by the A&E/Leah Remini show currently airing takes bigotry to a whole new and dangerous level..
MEDIA WATCH
What you ignore are the number of Scientologists who practice their religion daily, carrying out good works in their respective communities, raising productive families and donating their talents and skills in a selfless and beneficial way.
MEDIA WATCH
Have you not seen the violence leveled against synagogues, mosques, temples and churches in recent months and years? Have you not read the media reports about the children, adults and elderly who have been callously murdered in their places of worship? Have you not heard of the grieving torment this has created, not just with families but entire communities?
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
While Remini and her accomplice, Michael Rinder, may claim otherwise, irrefutable evidence shows that malicious and violent acts have been carried out by people incited by “independent” third parties.
