Path: rambo.bobo.net!xs4all!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!het.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!newsfeed.concentric.net!207.155.183.80.MISMATCH!global-news-master From: inFormer@informer.org (Rev Dennis Erlich) Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Re: "Shattered" minds Date: 22 Nov 1998 20:30:11 PST Organization: inFormer Ministry [a 501(c)3 non-profit, religious organization] "... in service of cult victims and their families." Lines: 31 Message-ID: <365bd60a.4483105@news.concentric.net> References: <36434818.32145259@news.tiac.net> <36526d02.43779474@news.tiac.net> <71ur44$n4n@enews2.newsguy.com> <3654234e.33527137@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <3655d896.2083312@news.concentric.net> <733ojd$kn@enews1.newsguy.com> <7348qn$356@enews3.newsguy.com> <7353uf$fec$1@nnrp03.primenet.com> <736evf$7ae@enews1.newsguy.com> <738cdl$gcq$1@nnrp02.primenet.com> <739373$3bn@enews3.newsguy.com> Reply-To: informer@informer.org NNTP-Posting-Host: ts038d21.lax-ca.concentric.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.451 X-No-Archive: yes Xref: rambo.bobo.net alt.religion.scientology:146900 "Rebecca Hartong" : > I don't think we're >obligated as a society or as individuals to protect every other member of >our species from making stupid choices for themselves. How about children? Should we take off the market, things which are harmful to kids? >Making such choices >(I've done it myself!) and dealing with the consequences is a valuable >learning experience. If they live thru. And if they don't, they should just getoverit. >I have more empathy than you know. I think that's the point he's trying to make. Your empathy is not clearly visible in your writings. >>>And, BP? He just seems to want to join a Great Moral Crusade. >>No, I am IN a great moral crusade. And YOU are on the sidelines. >I fully understand your need to believe that. That's kind of the same thing >Scientology itself uses to attract members, isn't it? This is an ugly side of you, Rebecca. But thanks anyway for showing it. Rev Dennis Erlich * * the inFormer * *