Sheila Shea <[log in to unmask]>:
>Hi Tom,
>Your reporting has been wonderful and being on the newsgroup has been a
>real motivator to continue living foods to a greater degree. I come from a
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>Ray Kent and his wife were guest speakers in Tucson twice a few years ago
>at the home of a chiropractor and his wife. I found him personally very
>offensive and after the last time vowed not to attend any more events of
>the kind.The format was a raw food dinner and talk. The dinner was fine and I always
>enjoy new recipes etc however he had such control in how much we could have
>etc  that I lost interest.

Tom:
Thanks for the kind words, and for your post. Let me give you a little
background. Prior to the Expo, I had never met Ray Kent, and only read his
book - which I considered average or mediocre. He has been criticized on
this list, for the control issues you raise, while there are people in SF-
LiFE who have a high opinion of him. So, I was fairly neutral on him.

I didn't get to hear his speech, only some of his panel responses, so my
contact with him was limited. I found him to be funny - in an eccentric way,
but also a person with an attitude problem. That he dislikes religion is fine,
but his apparent glorification of Shelton (sarcastic comment: the Great Saint
Herbert Shelton), sets off alarms for me. The Shelton-bots are as bad as
the Fry-bots, in my opinion. Note that I am not criticizing those who respect
Shelton, only those who consider his writings to be "holy scriptures" handed
down from heaven. That attitude is an excuse to stop thinking, something many
NHers have done.

So at this point, I'm not negative on him, but somewhat suspicious. I need
more contact to make a real evaluation.

Sheila Shea <[log in to unmask]>:
>I was surprised to see his name appear as one of the speakers at the expo.
>Hope this doesn't appear too negative however wanted to share my experience.

Tom:
Thanks for your comments!

Regards,
Tom Billings
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