Spring Break
Scientology hides it's true, greedy, virulent intentions
THE IRON SKEPTIC
Aaron Sakulich
Issue date: 7/8/05 Section: Sci-Tech
Or the case of Lisa McPherson, who came to the same training camp in 1995. She had spent half her life as a Scientologist, and wanted out. For 17 days she was held against her will at the camp: during this time she lost more than 30 pounds and left behind a malnourished corpse covered in bruises.
The number of "manslaughter" charges are even more numerous. Scientologists believe that all sickness is psychosomatic, and therefore refuse treatment for any of their members, refusing even to taken them to the hospital if, as in one case, a member suffers an epileptic seizure while at a training camp.
Karen Simon was a young British woman who rather suspiciously 'hanged herself' after being refused a contract with the maritime branch of the Religion. At the time, she was preparing a damning negative report on the church's activities.
Pius Keel was a 22 year old man who wrote to his mother that he was sick of the swindle of Scientology: they had taken every last cent from him and he'd taken out substantial loans on their behalf, leaving himself deeply in debt. One day, his life ruined, he threw himself under a train. The stories of suicide to escape debt are more numerous yet, and cases where members kill themselves because Scientologists do not give them the rank they'd bought are not uncommon.
Deaths of all three of these types have sprung up in Scientology's footsteps, in America, Italy, Germany, and France. The only thing worse than them is the treatment of the children of scientologists: in 1968 L. Ron Hubbard himself personally saw to the "curing" of an 8 year-old's deafness by locking her in a footlocker full of seaweed for a week. Scientology is not only a front for thievery and murder, but for child abuse.
Scientology not only kills its members, but has no respect for those that do not belong. We've already seen that L. Ron Hubbard's greatest dream is a new holocaust to dispose of all of us under 2.0 on the "tone scale." Members of his church have also shot at reporters and, on at least one occasion, ordered members to hunt down and kill migrants suspected of stealing produce from a church-owned farm.
The number of "manslaughter" charges are even more numerous. Scientologists believe that all sickness is psychosomatic, and therefore refuse treatment for any of their members, refusing even to taken them to the hospital if, as in one case, a member suffers an epileptic seizure while at a training camp.
Karen Simon was a young British woman who rather suspiciously 'hanged herself' after being refused a contract with the maritime branch of the Religion. At the time, she was preparing a damning negative report on the church's activities.
Pius Keel was a 22 year old man who wrote to his mother that he was sick of the swindle of Scientology: they had taken every last cent from him and he'd taken out substantial loans on their behalf, leaving himself deeply in debt. One day, his life ruined, he threw himself under a train. The stories of suicide to escape debt are more numerous yet, and cases where members kill themselves because Scientologists do not give them the rank they'd bought are not uncommon.
Deaths of all three of these types have sprung up in Scientology's footsteps, in America, Italy, Germany, and France. The only thing worse than them is the treatment of the children of scientologists: in 1968 L. Ron Hubbard himself personally saw to the "curing" of an 8 year-old's deafness by locking her in a footlocker full of seaweed for a week. Scientology is not only a front for thievery and murder, but for child abuse.
Scientology not only kills its members, but has no respect for those that do not belong. We've already seen that L. Ron Hubbard's greatest dream is a new holocaust to dispose of all of us under 2.0 on the "tone scale." Members of his church have also shot at reporters and, on at least one occasion, ordered members to hunt down and kill migrants suspected of stealing produce from a church-owned farm.
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mb887766
mb887766
posted 7/09/05 @ 3:42 AM EST
As a Scientologist for 37 years, I thought your article remarkable in its distortions and inaccuracies.
Fortunately you do not represent the true nature of Drexel, a superior center of learning. (Continued…)
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mb887766
posted 7/09/05 @ 8:59 AM EST
Some of the religious scholars referenced my earlier posting:
Bryan R. Wilson, Ph.D., Emeritus Fellow, Oxford University, England
Frank K. Flinn, Ph. (Continued…)
grid
grid
posted 7/09/05 @ 4:06 PM EST
One would think that, with the loved ones of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish families still trapped under twisted wreckage in the London underground, people who foment interreligious hatred would take a holiday. (Continued…)
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mb887766
posted 7/09/05 @ 5:01 PM EST
I knew Mr. Hubbard, his wife and four children. He was my senior supervisor on my first course in Dianetics.
I have heard and/or read the substance of Ophidia's reply in one form or another over a period of 37 years. (Continued…)
casadyp
casadyp
posted 7/11/05 @ 3:37 AM EST
Aaron,
I've disagreed with many of your op-eds in the past, but I have to say, this one was well-documented, thorough, and brutally honest. Nicely done, and thanks for having the balls to speak plainly about this dangerous cult. (Continued…)
aaronsakulich
aaronsakulich
posted 7/12/05 @ 10:07 AM EST
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aaronsakulich
aaronsakulich
posted 7/12/05 @ 10:07 AM EST
Friends,
There are some things I'd like to clear up having read some of the comments:
1- The article dead-line is for the sci-tech section is tuesday, which would have been 2 days before the london bombings. (Continued…)
mb887766
mb887766
posted 7/14/05 @ 12:11 AM EST
Have you read Hubbard's interview at:
http://www.ronthephilosopher.org/page38.htm
(A vertical borderline covers over some right-hand text. To resolve, place mouse cursor over top, right hand corner, hold down left button, and drag inward to reduce the window size. (Continued…)
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