Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: RE: Chick Corea
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an234911@anon.penet.fi (open-minded)

>On 29 Sep 1995 Rod Keller wrote:
> A question for the Central Committee:
> There's going to be performance by Chick Corea in my area in a few
> weeks.
> What do I do, if anything?
>
> Rod Keller
>
>Interesting post. Chick Corea is known to be a follower of scientology.
>Are we to gather from your post that you are wondering if you should
>protest this at his concert?

    That was just Rod's way of trolling up some controversy.  He 
    doesn't really think we should do anything.

>I haven't posted on this newsgroup before, but there seems something
>incongruent about a cult-observing newsgroup in which people ask for
>opinions on what to do. Cults tell people what to do. Free minds figure
>out for themselves what to do.
                                               
    Rod just zoomed you.

>As to the query, my 'answer' is: what do you *want* to do? Do you
>want to make trouble for, and embarass, Chick Corea? Why not run through
>in your mind a scenario, or two or three, of druthers...what you would
>do if you could totally get away with anything. Then weigh the
>consequences and the likely results of such action. Then ask yourself,
>is such behavior (a) safe for me, and (b) likely to have an effect I
>deem desirable? Life is a series of tradeoffs. Every action carries
>with it consequences. We can never know what the consequences of our
>specific actions will be, but experience and observation are pretty
>good guides.
>
>I have not kept up on Chick Corea's musical career, but I know that he
>is a very talented musician. For that matter, Kirstie Alley and Tom
>Cruise are gifted actors. Also, they are all (as far as I know)
>scientologists. Does that invalidate them as artists? Debatable.
>Does that mean that whatever money we pay to hear/see them will go to
>scientology? Probably some of it will. Do we (who dislike scientology
>and its methods) find this unpalatable? Yes. So what to do about it?
>That's your call. One person carrying a placard out in front of a Chick
>Corea concert is likely to look pretty silly. One person boycotting a
>concert or a movie isn't likely to make any difference at all. Your
>decision, it seems to me, should reflect what will most positively
>affect your life and your peace of mind, and it would therefore be
>wise to act within the confines of the law. :)
>
>Good luck (I think),
>
>Or at least, choose wisely...if possible :)
>
>Rick S.
 
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