Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: CO$ A CONSPIRACY? A CULT? Message-ID: <9510262016.0SH4002@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Thu, 26 Oct 95 20:16:10 -0700 Lines: 57 Rob Carscadden >To all who are ex-Scientologists, why did you endure this madness? Again >I am not in attack mode here. But you're reasons may prevent others from >this same fate. Naive idealism. I wanted to save the world from destruction and to relieve people from some of the the madness and pain that sometimes accompanies this wierd experience we call being alive. Scientology claimed to have the answers. They said that the only way to see if those answers were correct was to try them out. This, of course, was a total first lie. Ten years later I was locked in a sub-basement, under guard, trying to figure out just what I'd gotten myself into. S'along story. Buy the book or see the movie. Meantime you might want to check out the stuff I've written. Newman's web page is a good place to start. Lots of others have told their stories to the net, too. If you think you're immune to what happened to us ... better stay out of the big city, son. >Thanks for all the responses to my earlier posts. Being from North >Carolina, I am completely unfamiliar with the Co$. Are you familiar with fanaticism and fascism? It's sorta like them. Only more-so. Nice to have you aboard. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby" "down in hollywood betta hope datcha don't run outta gas down in hollywood they'll grab ya right outta your car ... and *kick* yo ass down in hollywood they're stannin' on da corna jes awaitin' fo asucka like you down in hollywood if ya wanna stay healthy, betta keep amovin' right on thru" -- T. Hammond & R. Cooder -- :)