Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: AB REVIEW..FOR TOM K.
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rogue@ccs.neu.edu (R Agent)

>>I'm not playing any games.  I'm trying to get to the truth, but I keep
>>getting stonewalled.

Me:
>    By whom?  About what?
>
>Tom, mostly.  He wants all of us to give everything we have to him, but
>he's unwilling to share anything, even a contact phone number for the law
>enforcement he says is investigating this.
>
>I've not seen a single piece of corroberating evidence for Tom's side of
>any of the disputed facts.  Neither has anybody else, that I can tell.
>All we have to go on is Tom's word.
>
>Nobody's heard the 911 call, except Tom.
>
>Nobody's seen the address or phone number on the police report, except
>Tom.
>
>Nobody's seen the photos of the bloody walls, except Tom.
>
>I'm not saying none of this exists.  I'm just saying nobody's -seen- or
>-heard- any of it.
>
>Have you?
>
>        RA

    I don't know whether you've noticed how the Internet
    providers tremble and p*ss all over themselves when the
    scienos threaten them.  Perhaps you haven't.

    I don't necessarily consider this to be symptomatic of
    cowardice and inability to stand up for principle, but it
    very well could be characterized as such by someone less
    understanding than your humble narrator.

    Tom, on the other hand, has stood unflinching and unwavering
    against the scieno attack on my free speech and religion
    rights.  He has defended my rights by placing himself and his
    BBS in harms way.

    Perhaps you know lots of people who would do this for you.

    My experience with people gives me the opposite expectation:
    people tend to blow with whatever breeze appears stronger, and
    usually *abandon* principle when faced with any real opposition.

    Tom doesn't.  He stands firm.

    This gives Tom much, much more credibility than any of you
    anonymous or semi-anonymous net.entities.  (Not that you
    *lack* any credibility, mind you.)

    Tom is a person who stands up for what he believes despite
    personal danger ... IRL!  That, to me, is 99.9% of what I
    give a damn about when judging someone's credibilty.

    Lots of people have big mouths until asked to back up their
    words with action.

    Are they willing to put their put butts on the line for what
    they believe, or do they slink away when confronted with a
    real life challenge?

    If you feel judgemental about Tom, you might ask yourself,
    "Do *I* feel that brave?"

    Well do you, punk?

    <script mode off>

    The answer to your question (above) is "no".

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           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
                           "tar baby"