France and "cults": a new orientation - Interview with Jean-Louis Langlais 15 Apr 2003 Compass Direct met with Jean-Louis Langlais, president of the Inter-ministerial Mission for Vigilance and Fight against Sectarian Deviances (MIVILUDES), a task force created by government decree in France in November 2002 to replace the Inter-ministerial Mission for the Fight Against Sects (MILS).
Albania: signs of a comeback in religion - Interview with Jim Forest 28 Jan 2003 The world may have forgotten Albania, but the Orthodox and Catholic churches haven't. Jim Forest, secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, gives his view on what has been happening in the former Communist nation.
From deprogramming to strategic interaction - Interview with Steven Alan Hassan 19 Jan 2003 Steven Alan Hassan has been a familiar name among those involved in the “cult controversies” for over twenty-six years. A former member of the Unification Church, he is one of the leading figures among experts counseling people away from groups that they consider destructive. He has explained to Religioscope what his approach is and how it has evolved over the years.
