Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: ARNIE & FAIR USE: TIT
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Joe Harrington <joeh@nlbbs.com> to Scott Goering:

>Scott,
>
>Once more you seem to miss many of the key issues involved here. I see no
>organized effort to destroy the "religion" of Scientology.
>
>What is the cause of the worldwide outrage against the "Church  of
>Scientology Inc" is its vile campaign against dissenting former members and
>non-members who voice any criticism about it, and its well-documented
>abuse of the legal process to crush its critics.
>
>A great deal of the people who post here have had long associations in
>the "Church", including 26 of my 52 years.
>
>Do you consider questioning the veracity of Hubbard's assertion of
>"Truth" and criticism of the Church's heavy-handed tactics with
>dissenters and critics tantamount to "destroying" a religion.
>
>  Do you consider that the Protestant Reformation was an attempt to
>"destroy" the Catholic religion, or a response to the corruption that
>permeated the Mother Church?  The Scientology Reformation that started
>in the 1980's is being continued here on ARS.
>
>Joe
 
    Right, Joe.
    
    The reform movement seemed to start at the first Mission 
    Holder's Meeting at Flag.  There is a video tape of the 
    several day event.  It was a momentus occasion.  The 
    participants demanded that poodleboy and his Watchdog 
    Committee <real name> come to Flag and explain why they had 
    taken over our church <spit>.  Bill Franks, Executive 
    Director International for life, was kidnapped from the 
    meeting and taken to Hemet where he was kept locked up for 
    several months.
    
    This is a religious reform movement.  Judge Kane (or was it 
    Brinkema) correctly stated that the government had no 
    business endorsing one religious practice at the expense of 
    another.  It violates the establishment clause of the 
    constitution.
    
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           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
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