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> http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=178849
> When tragedy strikes, most people are sympathetic and considerate of
> survivors, friends and relatives of the victims.
> There are a few notable exceptions, such as Fred Phelps and the Westboro
> Baptist Church. Phelps is drawn to military funerals as a fly is drawn to
> stinky. His congregation, which is mainly members of his own family, show
> no regard for the mourners. Left to their own devices, they'll hoot and
> screech that 'God hates fags,' and that the death is god's retribution for
> national tolerance.
> Is Scientology poised to become the next Westboro? One might be inclined
> to think so, as Scientologists are planning a protest following a fatal
> stabbing at a Sudbury, Massachusetts school last Friday.
> Under the banner of Scientology front group 'Citizens Commission on Human
> Rights,' Scientologists are planning to demand a list of the accused
> killer's perscriptions and the name of the doctor who perscribed them.
> John Odgren has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism,
> and is on several different medications.
> Scientology is not above scrounging around at disaster sites. Immediately
> after September 11, Scientologists posing as mental health workers and
> "Volunteer Ministers" smarmed into New York City. They even conned Fox
> News to run a banner on their news crawl, offering mental health
> assistance from an organization they called 'National Mental Health
> Assistance,' not to be confused with the legitimate 'National Mental
> Health Association.' The phone number on the banner is the same 800 number
> used by Dianetics. Back at <A
> HREF="http://www1.nmha.org/newsroom/system/news.vw.cfm?do=vw&rid=341">Ground
> Zero,</A> Scientologists were walking around in NMHA shirts in a
> deliberate attempt to mislead people. Certainly it is a mere coincidence
> that their mental health assistance organization just *happens* to have
> the same initials as the National Mental Health Association. Right?
> CCHR claims there is no such thing as mental disease. This reflects the
> beliefs of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, not that there's anything
> wrong with that. At least, not until their whacky, ignorant junk science
> theories begin to affect state policies.
> They also claim that "psych drugs" are the core reason for school violence
> because kids who commit unthinkably horrible acts like the Sudbury
> stabbing are under medical supervision.
> As Dr. Earnest Harman points out, "The kids doing the school shootings are
> troubled to begin with, whether they're on anti-depressants or not," he
> said. "The fact they're on a medication is an indication that somebody in
> the community has identified a problem and is trying to help."
> CCHR clamoring has already affected one state legislature; New Mexico.
> Pressure from groups opposed to screening influenced New Mexican
> legislators to pass a law prohibiting mental health screening in schools.
> Similar legislation has been proposed in nine other states, the National
> Mental Health Association reports.
> Screening for depression and other mental health issues could be a
> valuable tool in preventing tragedies like the Columbine shootings. This
> is Scientology fantasy impacting real life...real kids and real deaths.
> Heck, they screen for vision and hearing problems. What if the voices are
> all in the head, or your adolescent is suffering from depression? Wouldn't
> you want to know about it? Wouldn't you want your child's school to be
> aware of potential problem kids?
> CCHR is also actively promoting a traveling road show, in the best
> tradition of snake oil salesmen of the Wild West. Called 'Psychiatry, An
> Industry of Death,' this display of wild accusations and inaccuracies has
> drawn criticism and rejection wherever it goes.
> Again posing as "experts," CCHR representatives churn out choice sound
> bytes by the hatfull.
> Mental health "expert" Kevin Hall is head of CCHR in New England. "These
> doctors shouldn’t be prescribing willy-nilly. It’s like playing Dr.
> Frankenstein," he declared. Apparently you don't need a medical degree to
> give advice to doctors. A diploma from Klown Kollidge is apparently
> sufficient. He makes it sound like the doctors hang up a Physician's Desk
> Reference and hurl darts to pick a drug. Sadly, some people are naive
> enough to buy this codswallop. Even sadder, some of them are legislators,
> congresscritters, and judges.
> The problem is, hardly anyone bothers to fact-check the misinformation
> gushing from the Scientology standpipe.
> Last week, CCHR made the mistake of sending a brochure to the <A
> HREF="http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=1...">Kingman
> Miner,</A> the local paper for Kingman, Arizona. The reporter decided to
> take the time and research some of CCHR's outrageous statements.
> A psychiatrist who was shown the brochure described the Scientologist
> mindset accurately and succinctly.
> "First of all, you have to recognize where (CCHR) is coming from," Dr.
> Earnest Harman said. "They're a mouthpiece for the Church of Scientology,
> which is big on anti-psychiatry drugs.
> "They look at all kids in what we call primary process thinking, which
> does not adhere to logic. For example, if you have someone in a yellow
> shirt kill someone wearing a yellow shirt, a primary process thinker
> believes anyone in a yellow shirt will kill someone else in a yellow
> shirt."
> Thus, we can see strangely incomprehensible leaps of Scientology logic
> made clear. If you're against Scientology, for example, you support the
> drugging of schoolchildren. If you criticize Scientology's drug rehab
> facility Narconon, you're in favor of illegal drugs.
> Scientology seems to have a real talent for repulsing and disgusting
> people worldwide. Targeting vulnerable disaster victims and sending
> members posing as mental health professionals and ministers is pretty low.
> But they haven't stopped there, it's almost as if they're trying to find
> the line that shouldn't be crossed. Using a community tragedy as an excuse
> to spread their peculiar and ill-informed beliefs while the residents are
> grieving is repugnant.
> This is already a concern voiced by <A
> HREF="http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/homepage/8998982781094592505">The
> Metrowest Daily News</A> which covers the Boston area, "A Scientologist
> group will gather today in Sudbury to demand that accused teen killer John
> Odgren's psychiatric medications be made public in an event some say will
> enrage the grieving community."
> Another topic of outrage should be over CCHR's demands for access to the
> accused killer's medical records and doctor's name as if they have a right
> to them. When Scientologists are on a roll, they act like they have a
> right to personal information, medical histories and criminal records.
> It is somewhat surprising that there isn't more of a backlash from the
> medical community. Scientology's open hatred of the mental health industry
> is dangerous. Just ask Scientologist Elli Perkins. Oh, right, you can't.
> She's dead, stabbed to death by her schizophrenic son<A
> HREF="http://perkinstragedy.org">Jeremy Perkins,</A>who was being
> "treated" with vitamins on the expert advice of an osteopath named Conrad
> Maulfair. You might as well take medical advice from a geologist for all
> the good it will do.
> Finally, I want to emphasize that CCHR presents itself as a secular
> organization not connected with Scientology. Like Narconon and other front
> groups, they claim to be a separate entity, realizing that they will
> benefit from establishing some distance away from the Mother Ship. Still,
> with this kind of lurid, insensitive behavior, they aren't making any
> friends. Their protest today in Sudbury consisted of nine people on a
> corner holding signs, with the following reaction from locals.
> During the hour-long protest, several motorists could be seen shaking
> their head. Several flashed their middle fingers at the CCHR members as
> they passed, while others shouted from windows.
> "Have you ever seen a schizophrenic off his drugs? Obviously not!" one
> woman shouted, before driving away.
> If there's one thing Scientologists know how to do well, it's making
> friends all around the world!
> --
> --
> Spidergraham
> Chaplain, ARSCC
> xenub...@netscape.net
> "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable
> insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as
> Scientology."
> -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Thanks for posting that. I know of some people that need to see it.
