On 26 Dec 2002 14:51:50 -0800, janeebislis@hotmail.com (Praxis) wrote:
> I asked myself the question: "If one were to search the internet for
> Scientology information and was looking for a 'human-interest' type of
> story then what type of story would one encounter?"
>
> Accordingly, I searched Google for some of the more famous CoS
> stories. Below are my search results. The statistics are intriguing.
> The numbers show the amount of web pages found.
>
> For a moment I thought that the stats for Travolta looked good until I
> realised that the stats include negative comments about the
> Travolta-Scientology connection.
>
> Scientology+Abuse = 39,700
> Scientology+Crime = 27,300
> Scientology+Keith+Henson = 17,000
> Scientology+Google = 16,800
> Scientology+Fraud = 12,800
> Scientology+Censorship = 8,040
> Scientology+Lisa+McPherson = 6,870
> Scientology+www.xenu.net = 6,700
> Scientology+Wollersheim = 3,730
> Scientology+Lerma = 3,190
> Scientology+Jesse+Prince = 2,490
> Scientology+Heldal-lund = 1,690
>
> Scientology+Travolta = 8,360
> Scientology+Tom+Cruise = 7,010
> Scientology+Kirstie+Alley = 1,660
Scientology+Cult = 59,000 Scientology+Death = 49,700 Scientology+Suicide = 12,600 Scientology+Murder = 12,800 Scientology+"fair game" = 4,150 Scientology+Mafia = 3,890 Scientology+Extortion = 1,550 Scientology+Blackmail = 2,790 Scientology+Torture = 5,840 Scientology+Kidnapping = 2,410 Scientology+Harassment = 9,170 Scientology+Perjury = 2,160 Scientology+"crime syndicate" = 1,460 Scientology+"organized crime" = 2,000 Scientology+Brainwashing = 5,670 Scientology+Threats = 10,100 Scientology+Lying = 9,550
> Happy Boxing Day a.r.s.!
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