UK Media: Evening Standard (May 15, 2007): "This rich creepy cult has friends in high places" by Francis Wheen
R. Hill
"This rich creepy cult has friends in high places"
By Francis Wheen
Evening Standard
May 15, 2007
p. 12
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JOHN Travolta is a halfwit. A statement of the obvious, perhaps, given
his adherence to a cult which believes we're all infected with t he
souls of aliens who were banished to earth 75 million years ago by an
evil galactic warlord called Xenu. But if anyone doubted it, the
former disco-strutter confirmed his asininity by publicly urging the
BBC not to screen John Sweeney's Panorama film about Scientology last
night. Not to be outdone, Travolta's fellow- cultists gleefully posted
on YouTube a clip of Sweeney losing his temper.
Had they paused for a moment's rational thought - tricky, I agree,
with extraterrestrial imps running amok in your brain - they'd have
realised their actions could only boost the audience for Panorama. Is
this what they wanted?
I doubt it. Scientologists loathe journalistic scrutiny, and with good
reason. For decades they were visible merely as pod-people who lurked
in the Tottenham Court Road, inviting passers-by to come in and take a
"personality test" - as familiar and absurd as their near-neighbour
Stanley Green, the sandwich-board man of Oxford Street who warned that
protein was the root of all evil.
Recently, however, these extraterrestrial creeps have been using their
vast wealth to buy respectability; and until Sweeney got on their case
they were doing rather well. At the opening of their huge new
headquarters in the City of London last October, Chief Superintendent
Kevin Hurley praised Scientologists as "a force for good - raising the
spiritual wealth of society". It then emerged that at least 20 of his
fellow officers in the City force had accepted hospitality from the
Church of Scientology in the previous year, including invitations to
the premiere of Mission: Impossible 3 and tickets to a £500-ahead
dinner attended by Tom Cruise.
A Scientology offshoot, the Association for Better Living and
Education, sponsored stalls at both Labour and Tory conferences last
autumn to promote Narconon, the cult's drug rehabilitation programme.
Narconon has also gained access to several London schools, advising
children that they can avoid drug addiction by taking saunas and
eating vitamins. Reputable drug charities point out that Narconon has
no scientific credibility whatever.
Hardly surprising, since the programme was devised by Scientology's
founder, L Ron Hubbard, a sci-fi novelist by trade. "Writing for a
penny a word is ridiculous," he once said. "If a man really wants to
make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own
religion."
Better still, disguise the religion as a charity and start f lashing
your cash. The villains in last night's Panorama weren't only the
Scientologists but also the public bodies in London which aid and abet
them. I don't remember schools, police forces and political parties
giving the same assistance to dear old Stanley Green.
True, he didn't have a five-storey HQ in the Square Mile and couldn't
promise dinner with Tom Cruise. On the other hand, he was quite
harmless.
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butterflygrrrl
JAFAW
"butterflygrrrl" <butterf...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1179262860....@e51g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> I love it- body thetans referred to as "extraterrestrial imps"!
>
butterflygrrrl,
Sorry to go OT for a sec, but whilst you are here, there was something that
was mentioned over on clambake that you may wanna look at regarding the
Henson petition.
I was just going over the Keith Henson petition and there are a few clams
messing about with it and I noticed that some skeevy shit has put your email
addy on it with a nasty comment. Everyone else needs to check it out and see
if they, or another familiar critic's name, is being misrepresented.
I don't know if there can be anything done about this sort of crap
happening. Can the petition starter edit all the rubbish out of it?
Peace and Goodwill
JAFAW
www.xenu.net
www.xenutv.com
www.lermanet.com
www.whyaretheydead.net
www.scienTOMogy.com
JAFAW
"R. Hill" <rh...@xenu-directory.net> wrote in message
news:1179262431....@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
Couldn't find this online
"This rich creepy cult has friends in high places"
By Francis Wheen
Evening Standard
May 15, 2007
p. 12
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JOHN Travolta is a halfwit.
<snip>
T-shirts are being designed as we speak.
:D
Peace and Goodwill
JAFAW
Hartley Patterson
> "This rich creepy cult has friends in high places"
> By Francis Wheen
> Evening Standard
> May 15, 2007
> p. 12
London's evening newspaper. It may turn up later on their website. Francis
Wheen is a well known journalist.
--
Hartley Patterson
www.newsfrombree.co.uk
Out_Of_The_Dark
This is excellent! Thanks for taking the time to type it for us to
read.
Out_Of_The_Dark
> "butterflygrrrl" <butterflygrr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
I saw that someone posed as our butterflygrrrl. Typical scientology
tactic to pose as others.
John Dorsay might be able to delete it.
John Dorsay
I can't but I can contact the person who can.
What number is the comment?
John
Out_Of_The_Dark
# 86
86 butterf...@yahoo.com Keith is a criminal, Keith DESERVES to
be locked up for life His health is of no concern to his jail time
Lock him up for good
butterflygrrrl
> # 86
> 86 butterflygrr...@yahoo.com Keith is a criminal, Keith DESERVES to
> be locked up for life His health is of no concern to his jail time
> Lock him up for good
Some clam is impersonating me and saying such an EVIL, VILE,
DISGUSTING thing about Keith??? That pisses me off! And those stupid
culties actually wonder why people call their stupid organization a
CULT???
They are evil and the cult is going dooooown!
butterflygrrrl
nasty horrible things!
It was probably Bruce!
John Dorsay
I've contacted the person I understand is administering the
petition, and asked that all negative comments be removed. I don't
know if this is possible, or (presuming it is), I don't know how
quickly it will happen. We'll keep the signatures, though, thank
you very much.
We don't owe the bad guys a podium. If they want a petition to keep
Keith in jail they can start their own.
If anyone notices negative comments, please email me with the
relevant numbers. I asked that comments attached to 125, 117, 87,
86, and 21 be deleted. If I made a mistake or missed any, please
let me know.
John
butterflygrrrl
Thank you, John!
BBICON
First of all, what a horrible thing to say about me.
I do not know your email address, so how would I be able to provide
it ?
Does anyone in this group actually know your full email ?
Please investigate it properly, rather than just making false claims
I have dealt with your insane accusations previously, however this one
"takes the cake"
-Bruce
Babblestop NOCEM
wish not to read (or see) posts by the monsterous Stasi Barbara
Schwarz and her OSA psych flooders.
Note: Barbara Schwarz is now using at least half a dozen identities
and is abusing unsecured proxy servers to hide her real IP address.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Schwarz
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/barbara_schwarz.html
http://www.ahbl.org/notices/barbschwarz.php
http://www.xenu.net/
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butterflygrrrl
click on a profile to get the full email?
butterflygrrrl
Out_Of_The_Dark
Yes, it is evil thing to do. A scientologist (clam) seems to have done
this and obviously without a hint of conscience. That is what
scientology does to staff and volunteers they send out to Fair Game
others. Definately an act of desperation.
You must be doing something extra good to expose the cult this week,
Butterflygrrrl :)
Mary
navy.intern...@gmail.com
Stop spamming and destroying topics! Say what you have to say or STFU!
R. Hill
Well, the poster in the petition shared something with you: he didn't
know the full email too.
Ray.
--
"I started thinking, and I got carried away"
- Dan Garvin, former scientologist
"We simply do as [L. Ron Hubbard] says"
- Dennis Clarke, scientologist
BBICON
> Wow, are all scientologists so ignorant that they don't know how to
> click on a profile to get the full email?
I just tried that out and the email is still partially blocked, so I
am not sure how someone would receive the
full email this way.
Bruce
BBICON
You don't know what the word "joke" means ?
Joke - Heathers life "power-femme.. punk rocker.. tattooed.. white
tornado.. Mario Andretti drivin'.. computer geeking,recovering drunk
and drug freak.grrrl, struggling with anger..judgement..resentment.
Quite a interesting read
-Bruce