On the website Scientology set up to defame critics Bruce and Kathleen Pettycrew at http://www.religiousfreedomwatch.com/extremists/pettycrew.html, it states: "Pettycrew has no respect for religious practice and refers to Scientologists as "Ronbots" which is a derogatory term that he and his friends use when they talk about Scientologists on the Internet. This is the equivalent of calling a Jew "Kike" or an African-American "Nigger".

This is an inaccurate and misleading analogy. The terms "kike" and "nigger"

portray no discernible characterizations about Jews or African-Americans and are soley slurs used in expressing the opinion that they are inferior. The term "Ronbot" in no way insinuates that Scientologists are born inferior, but that they act like robots. This characterization comes from observable behavioral traits adopted by Scientologists, which unlike being Jewish or African-American, can be changed at will by its practitioners.

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