Do you actually believe that there's any truth at all in that criticism of us?

Elan Vital is not concrete and specific in its accusations except in the John MacGregor case. I think that John has been disproportionally persecuted for a rather small offense. Of course, I can not be sure that that is the only thing that happened but I think Elan Vital has to provide more evidence for its grave accusations.

To what extent do you subscribe to the cult apologist theory of "apostatism"?

Disillusioned people can be bitter which may color their stories. But I strongly reject the apostate=liar stance.

What is your definition of a "hate group" and how does that jive with the common definition used worldwide outside of cult apologist circles?

I think Tom Gubler has a good definition of a hate group on his site. Unreasonable hatred. I think the ex-premie stories is comparable to buying a car for Euro 30,000 which has to be scrapped after one year. Of course, you then get angry. Reasonable anger.