Path: rambo.bobo.net!xs4all!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!het.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!207.155.183.80.MISMATCH!global-news-master From: inFormer@informer.org (Rev Dennis Erlich) Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Remove? Date: 27 Nov 1998 10:47:12 PST Organization: inFormer Ministry [a 501(c)3 non-profit, religious organization] "... in service of cult victims and their families." Lines: 240 Message-ID: <3665f205.5076215@news.concentric.net> Reply-To: informer@informer.org NNTP-Posting-Host: ts021d01.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:148184 Some low-life, anonymous, sliemball invaded my personal mailbox with the following: --------------------------------------------- >Return-Path: >Received: from maildrop.xcelcom.com (mx1.xcelcom.com [216.42.43.6]) > by hood.concentric.net (8.8.5/) > id BAA08783; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 01:45:44 -0500 (EST) > [ConcentricHost MX Server] >Errors-To: >Received: from xcelcom.com - 216.42.43.7 by maildrop.xcelcom.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1774.114.11); > Fri, 27 Nov 1998 01:48:03 -0500 >From: frl@fnmail.com (frl@fnmail.com) >To: informer@informer.org >Subject: Newsletter >Date: 11/27/98 1:46:57 AM >Message-ID: <0ee830348061bb8MAILDROP@maildrop.xcelcom.com> > > > > N E W S L E T T E R > > FRIENDS OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY > ============================ > > The Friends of Religious Liberty is a grassroots > movement of individuals who are standing up for their > rights to practice the religion of their choice. > > We are a team of free-thinkers who are dedicated to > combatting the religious bigotry and hatred which is > being spread at an alarming rate through hate groups > using the Internet. America was founded on the principle > of freedom of religion -- let's keep it that way! > > Our campaign is simple. We seek to identify and > expose hate-crime instigators and their hate groups and > bring about public awareness of their true motives and > the destructiveness of their bigotry and lies. > > Such anti-religious extremists, through their lies > and hate inspired propaganda, are motivated by a desire > to destroy the human dignity and religious liberty of > minority religions whose members may not be able to > individually defend themselves against such an onslaught > of falsehoods. With the formation of the Friends of > Religious Liberty grassroots movement around the world. > Regional groups are also forming up now. > > THE FACE OF RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY > > We have compiled a list of persons who have been > involved in creating an atmosphere of hatred, ignorance > and intolerance on the Internet toward religious > minorities. On the Internet whole newsgroups are > dedicated to creating extremist generated hatred. > > Some of the individuals who have been identified > with this anti-religious hate campaign are: > > XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXXXX DENNIS ERLICH XXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXXXX > > > "PICKET-A-BIGOT CAMPAIGN" > > Everyone has a Constitutional right to practice > their own religion and a Constitutional right of free > speech to protest the actions of others through peaceful > demonstrations. The Friends of Religious Liberty (FRL) > calls this the "picket-a-bigot" campaign. > > FRL calls upon you to inform the neighbors of these > bigots and the public at large of the truth regarding > these individuals who use lies and propaganda to destroy > the religious beliefs of others. Samples of flyers > exposing the truth about these bigots, along with their > addresses, will soon be posted on the FRL website for use > in peaceful demonstrations at these bigot's homes, places > of work etc. > > WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PERPETRATORS > OF THIS HATE CAMPAIGN > > Some of you receiving this newsletter may have at > one time or another seen the effects of prejudice and > bigotry. You may not be aware that the hate campaign > that we are currently protesting was started in 1992 when > Scott Goehring, forging the name of a leader of the > Church of Scientology, started up an online hate group, > an "alt" newsgroup* called alt.religion.scientology. > > Dishonest conduct is the stock-in-trade of many of > the more ardent religious bigots who can be found on ars. > FRL learned from one member that Mr. Goehring's > dishonesty did not stop at forging messages on the > Internet. He was also apparently once involved in a hit > and run accident and plead guilty to leaving the scene. > After taking advantage of the student loan program and > running up charges on his and his wife's credit cards, > Goehring went bankrupt in order to discharge his unpaid > debts. Although relatively petty by criminal standards, > who knows what sort of criminal acts Goehring has done > for which he was never caught? If you have any > information which would illuminate Goerhing's real > motive, please forward it to the FRL at our e-mail > address. > > Right from the start, alt.religion.scientology was a > cesspool of lies. In 1994, the hate campaign went a step > further when Dennis Erlich, who pretends to be a > "reverend," illegally posted copyrighted materials of the > Church of Scientology on a.r.s. > > Soon afterwards, Arnie Lerma, reportedly a > right-wing extremist sympathizer, posted copyrighted > materials on the Internet, forcing the church to file > suit to protect its copyrights. His violations of > copyright law were upheld in federal court when Lerma > lost the case in a summary judgement ruling which issued > a permanent injunction and a $16,000 judgement against > him in April 1997. While working as a director of > another hate group called "FACTNet", Lerma enlisted the > support of Willis Carto, who has been described by the > Jewish Anti-Defamation League as one of the most > prominent neo-NAZIs in the world. > > Lerma recently joined forces with yet another > extremist hate group, the United Anarchist Party. A > member of this group showed up with him to picket a > Church of Scientology on September 19, 1998. > > a.r.s. has been a sort of underground sewer for > bigots who could hide behind their false internet > identities and attack anything and anyone -- especially > targetting Scientologists, people who are doing something > worthwhile and working to solve problems in our society. > > Keith Henson, a repeated violator of copyright laws, > was tried before a federal Judge and jury in May 1998 and > is now prohibited from infringing Church copyrighted > materials by a permanent injunction. The jury ordered > Henson to pay $75,000 in statutory damages to the Church > of Scientology. Henson expressed his motivation for > attacking Scientology in an April 1997 posting in which > he stated that "killing the organization off entirely is > the best way to change the future of Scientology"! > > Predictably, the hate campaign incited violent acts > by some of the bigots. Some of these have gone > unreported generally but others have general newsmedia > interest. In July 1998, Bob Minton fired a shotgun at > three Scientologists who were on the road in front of his > house (in a peaceful demonstration protesting his hate > campaign). > > In early September, Minton and his sidekick Jesse > Prince threatened Scientologists with an axe and > sledgehammer and threw rocks at their cars. > > The following day, reeking of alcohol, Minton and > Prince turned up outside the Church of Scientology in > Boston carrying picket signs and started harassing staff > and parishioners. When two Scientologists tried to stop > him, Minton thrust his sign into the face of one, > knocking his glasses off. He finally smashed a stick > over the head of the second, who was taken to the > hospital. Minton was arrested and arraigned on a charge > of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Boston > and is currently facing trial. > > CREATING "RALPH DORIAN" > > Minton, who is presently under the care of a > psychiatrist, recently created a ficticious identity on > the Internet whom he calls "Ralph Dorian". Minton claims > that "Dorian" is one of a team of people who authored the > principles and technology of Scientology. (Minton > allegedly could not figure how one man could have > produced as much as Mr. Hubbard during the course of his > lifetime.) Many on a.r.s. did not buy Minton's and/or > Dorian's easily disprovable theories and Minton's > emotional and mental stability was called into question. > > Minton's mistress, Stacy Young (Minton gave her the > use of a $260,000 home and considerable cash), smarting > from the backlash, came to Minton's support by defending > Minton's "Dorian" - comparing the experience of reading > "Dorian" to the results she got from the Scream Therapy > she received at Wellspring deprogramming/brainwashing > center in Ohio. > > FRL has recently learned the true identity of > "Dorian" and will soon be publishing the full information > as to who he really is. > > OTHER NEWS > > A Swedish copyright infringer, and religious bigot, > Zenon Panoussis, went to trial in September 1998 and the > District Court in Stockholm barred him from posting > unpublished materials from the Church of Scientology and > ordered him to pay $160,000. > > Also in September 1998, an infamous copyright > infringer and purveyor of extremist hate filled rantings > on the Internet by the name of Grady Ward went before a > judge and agreed to a permanent injunction and a > $3 million judgement, to be paid in monthly payments of > $200. > > For more information about the Friends of Religious > Liberty grassroots movement or if you have information > you think they should have: > > e-mail: frl@fnmail.com > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > * "Alt" newsgroups were originally created by > weirdos. The "alt" stands for > "anarchists/lunatics/terrorists," which is a self > description of its originators. > > # # # Do you think I should ask off? Be well, Dennis