The Auditor Issue 299 Names, News, Etc. [circa March 2002]
Cerridwen
American Saint Hill Organization Issue 299 [circa March 2002]
SECTION: VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS:
Dagin Edward Gregory was born on 27 Oct, 2001. His parents,
Quentin and Danika Elizabeth Gregory were proud to welcome him
back in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Jenna Alexis Hunt was born on 15 January, 2002, to Sean and Beth
Hunt. Her parents report that she is beautiful, a happy good baby and
they are very happy.
Madison Anastasia Rowe was born on 22 November, 2002
(Thanksgiving) in Glendale, California. Proud parents, ASHO Saint
Hillers Stella and Patrick Rowe, sisters Zenobia and Sky, welcome
her.
ENGAGEMENTS:
Nancy Kuever and Zack Richardson are engaged to be married in the
spring of 2002.
Cheryl Cameron and Peter Havranek are engaged to be married.
Both are staff at the Champaign Mission.
Breana Fisher, daughter of ASHO Saint Hillers Linda and Roger
Fisher, and Keith Wells are engaged to be married in September,
2002.
MARRIAGES:
Christina Armstrong and Don Hoyt were married in Seattle,
Washington on February 3, 2002. The wedding was held n the
chapel in the Seattle Org, and was conducted by the Rev. Richard
Palmer.
Trine Jensen and Jeremy Russell were married on November 18,
2001 at Celebrity Centre International. The service was conducted
by Rev. Shane Woodruff.
ANNIVERSARY
Terrie and Dave Arnold are celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary on Feb 26, 2002. The Arnold's are auditors and OT's,
and both work at the Delphian Foundation, an Applied Scholastics
International organization.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
The Auditor congratulates Chris Meyer (son of ASHO Saint Hillers
Warren and LeAnne Meyer), the defensive star for the University of
Connecticut Huskies. Ranked 15th in the nation in pass
interceptions, Chris was named the Huskies Most Valuable Player
for the 2001 season, earned first team honors on the All Independent
Team* and made All-Independent "Top 30 Players of the Year" list,
placing first on that list amongst pass defenders.
* The "All-Independent" Team comprises the best players from
major college football teams that aren't bound to regional
conferences (such ass the "Big Ten" or Southeastern Conference").
Independents include Notre Dame, Navy, Utah State and other major
college programs.
[Inset pic of Chris Meyers]-- a Hubbard Key to Life/Hubbard Life
Orientation Course grad and Scientology Rundown completion, one
of college football's premier pass defenders.
SECTION:
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
[NOTE: This is a rather lengthy section. I do not want to type the
entire article word for word so I will type some excepts of each..
The idea here is to get the names, posts and locations posted so that
they become archived in google for future reference. If anyone has
any specific questions about this I will type that section in full upon
request.]
ANZO:
Brush Fires in New South Wales.
Within hours of the first alarms, our VM's stepped in to Adi rural
firefighters -- and many interstate relief teams-- with LRH assist tech,
locationals and basic emergency handlings for the dangerous
environment.
As the I HELP ANZO VM IN CHARGE, Ben Lawrence sees it, the
push to make every ANZO Scientologist a Volunteer Minister could
not have come too soon. Dozens of VMs were dispatched to several
on site and fir depot locations. The firefighters response:
overwhelmingly appreciative...
.VM Andrea Drew said that without question it was the most
rewarding experience of her life and she encouraged every ANZO
Scientologist to be an active, effective VM.
Then Special Guest Ben Shepard from on of the fire stations aided by
our VM's, took the microphone to tell of the phenomenal results of
the assists and other aid provided by our VM's He was later toured
through AOSH ANZO and presented with a Dianetics book...
GENEVA
The UN, in an effort to encourage volunteerism throughout the world
billed 2001 as "The Year of the Volunteer". At their year ending
conference in Geneva, the UN hosted 400 delegates from 52
countries, including one entity that transcended national boundaries,
The Church of Scientology International. Our representatives
included the conferences' only participant with volunteer experience
at Ground Zero: Class V Auditor Irnia Lohmann of Hamburg
Addressing the delegates on the work of Scn Volunteer Ministers
around the world were President I HELP International, Mr. Arlo
DiLorenzo, and Irina. Both were very warmly received. In fact, one
delegate from The Gambia stood up after the presentation and
proclaimed, "I know my friends from the Church of Scientology are
working in my country and their work is appreciated"
USA
Washington DC based field auditor Lee Turbush is doing something
about it (dissemination) Lee opened a new Life Improvement Center
in Alexandrea Virginia's main shopping mall, just as the holiday
season started. And by the time that season ended he had helped
more that 500 people take their first steps on The Bridge.
UNITED KINGDOM
East Grinstead now has a new Life Improvement Center, thanks to
one of the UK's most ambitious disseminators., Class IV field auditor
and OT VI Gaby Gadiot. Her production record as a Field Staff
Member is quite the model for other UK Scientologists, witness the
fast growing team that has come together to open the new center....
RUSSIA
The Mission of Nadezhda Nerobova and Igor Klipinitser in Chelney
in the far reaches of Russia formed just over one year ago. The
Chelney Mission is now placing more that 100 new people on the
introductory services each and every week.
GREECE: At the Athens Mission, with their own 30 main
translation unit, mission holder Michel Czimbalmos and his staff are
not only forming more and more into one of the world's next Scn
orgs, they are preparing the ground for the 10 missions that will
surround what will ultimately by Athens Org. Already they're
expanding beyond their shores to a new mission on the island of
Cyprus.
ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD
The Encyclopedia Britannica, which also hosts a web site now
includes a full description of the Theta-Mest theory, the three parts
of man and The Factors -- and all of it is directly drawn for LRH
books and What is Scn. It also recommends Scn: the Fundamental of
Thought and Scn 8-8008 as "further reading".
THE MIDDLE EAST
ASHO Ethics Specialist Course student and New OT V Ali Shaw and
Class IV Auditor Susan Hanasab teamed up to translate The Way to
Happiness into their native language of Farsi -- a language shared by
50 million people in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Already 30,000 copies have made it into the hands of Afghanis,
thank to The Way to Happiness Foundation and Ali and Susan.
JAPAN
In the last 3 months Tokyo Org as added 56 additional staff, brining
them to a total of 248, while they are now delivering more than 150
Intro services every week and their sales of the Scientology
Handbook in Japanese topped all foreign releases. And ANZO's first
ever Japanese NOT auditor, Hiroko Fukuda has just graduated the
Flag Class IX Internship and returned to AOSH ANZO!
CENTRAL AFRICA UPDATE:
Saint Hiller Maryse Fournial, now has a substantial professional
force carrying the message of Dianetics and Scn throughout
RWANDA and beyond. A 61 person delegation of international law
experts who recently received three weeks of intensive training
seminars on Dianetics and Scn. They have since expanded into
neighboring nations of The Congo, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda.
SEATTLE:
Mark Arnold, the Executive Director of Seattle Org and his Clear
Expansion Committee held the Org's gala 45th Anniversary dinner at
the home of the winningest team in American baseball history. The
2001 Seattle Mariners. Yes the swung for the fences and held their
event at Safeco Field, Seattle multimillion dollar sports facility.
Complete with a huge welcome message on the scoreboard
commemorative photos taken in the Mariners dugout and a tour of
the stadium that ended with attendee bat in hand taking swats at the
real live baseballs pitched to them n the batter's cage. To the Seattle
Org and all Seattle Scientologists, here's a standing ovation from The
Auditor.
[Note: These idiots think this is some kind of PR coup. For the right
price I could throw my grandson's birthday party at Safeco Field.]
SECTION:
ORG NEWS VM'S
Tim Fargo , A Class IV Auditor and chiropractor and one of the
Twin Cities Org top FSM's lectured at the request of The Art
Institutes International in Minnesota.
Lorraine Baritz is one of Boston Orgs VM delivers seminars to
Boston area hospitals.
Kelley Jarroff of Phoenix is on the VM course
Samantha Mudd is a VM at CC New York.
MISSION NEWS:
In the past year 40 new mission have been established around the
world
Rohn Walker, in the past year established Indochina's first Scn
mission.
Thelma Mitchem, ED of the Houston Mission is also the Mission
Holder of the new Harlem Mission in New York
David Pomeranz is one of the most popular recording artists in the
Philippines and he and his wife Kelly, are channeling that public
interest straight toward The Bridge. They've established a group in
Manila that they intend to expand into the country first Church of
Scientology Mission of The Philippines. That's this years postulate.
Thailand: A year after Rohn Walker opened the Bangkok Mission,
execs and staff have expanded their numbers by six times. And
they've already taken on a number of expansion projects says ED Pat
Burdock.
Among those on lines at the mission is a most revered headmaster of
a Bangkok Buddhist temple, Phra Sattawat Piegkhontod. A scholar
and expert on all major world religions, he has turned to the Bangkok
Mission for his education in Scientology. As a result, he now tells
this to his students about the personal gains to be made with
Scientology technology.
#########
HATS OFF TO AMERICA'S TOP FSMS!
As we launch into the biggest year ahead a the American Saint Hill
Orgs, both ASHO Day and Foundation wish to thank and
congratulate those who not only are speeding their way to full OT,
but are helping others do so as well -- America's top producing Field
Staff Members!
Ty Dillard
Joanne Schnitzer
Wendy Ettricks
Pat Parodi
David Howsen
Barbara Destanfano
Daphne Hernandez
Divonna Lewis
Ofra Bahat
Ronit Soracco
Aquilles Enriques
Christina Enriques
ASHO RELEASES AND GRADUATES
PTS/SP COURSE [7]
Cherie Currie
Larry Steely
Janine Kominga
Caroline Aguilar
Anthony Buonacore
Oscar Camarena
Ellan Porter
VOLUNTEER MINISTER COURSE [90]
Tammy Walimaa
Adam Daniels
Marie Arnold
Sima Avitan
Colleen Bigler
Alex Mitropolskily
Paul Dutenhaver
Martha Carl
Marlene Smith
Carrie Baabem
Constance Black
Iris Keller
Wendy Ettricks
Ann Norman
Tyra Mesmer
Kathie Kezbom
Alberto Guerreo
Christine Battelle
Guillermo Arliz
Pamela Taylor
Kathy Brod
Hortensia Cervantes
Curtis Jones
Tom Lynch
Dave Hickey
Tim Corbo
Greg Willardson
Judy Willardson
Raymond Farkas
Kay Farkas
April Fifield
Jeanette Zimmer
Felicia Balentine
Jose Sandoval
Heather Wuethrich
Lynn Campbell
Jackie Sloat
Alice Ron
Raymond Peace
Jessica Pettyjohn
Eric Anderson
Natalie Sund
Jana Brooks
Scott Bradberry
Linda Rost
Marie Meidenbauer
David Carl
Anne Fewell
Lorie Bradberry
Curt Sturgill
Marisol Delfino
Michael Daily
Ellan Porter
Shiloh Pettyjohn
Jerrye Albert
Tom Hill
Vanessa Wheaton
Ace Lewis
Paula Snider
Duke Snider
Chris Shelton
Bob Estavillo
Steve Kelley
Brad Hedgecorth
Doris Hart
Betty Ann Brice
Claudia Kemmerer
Steve Poore
Mary Church
Lorna Skrifvars
Babs Beebe
Michael Gallagher
Mark Hamilton
Vilma Suscal
Stephen Feins
Richard Springfield
Amy Taylor
Mario Roldes
Alvaro Lupran
Claire Taylor
Richard Reich
Kate Howson
Maureen Kearn
Leah Trudell
Ben Brown
Nola Hickey
Bruce Larson
Leslie Silton
Bruce Cambique
Robin Held
HUBBARD QUALIFIED
SCIENTOLOGIST COURSE [4]
Deborah Kojima
Derry Mac Mahon
Clare Rubel
Erick Salmon
MINISTERS COURSE [1]
Heather Wuethrich
ETHICS SPECIALIST COURSE [3\
Denise Duff
Yael Lir
Vraylal Radadie
STUDY CERTAINTY/STUDENT HAT [7]
Jim Greff III
Jeanne Adams
Rene Ninghetto
Kim Detelich
Kay Farkas
Julia Merrill
Rory Reamer
HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL TR COURSE [6]
Tracy Marashilian
Mollie Hoertling
David Hickey
Judy Tanner
Jane Aherns
Hannah Roux
HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL
UPPER INDOC TR COURSE [4]
Zachary Aaron
Curtis Shelton
Mollie Hoertling
Dave Hickey
HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL
METERING COURSE [9]
John Mahler
Amelia Sledge
Brenda Peabody
Gary Sekigahama
Laura Schilling
Michael Figueroa
Sharon Babick
Marc Hutchinson
Jim Woody
ACADEMY LEVELS [3]
Michael Rollie
Joe Swartz
Amie Belcastro
CLASS IV CASE SUPERVISOR PERMANENT [1]
Linda Rickey
CLASS V (NED) [1]
Estella Tapia
CLASS V PERMANENT [1]
Brodie Colosimo
AUDITOR SPECIALTY COURSES [4]
Sheryl Brefka
Sabenna Nowlin
Barbara Opdenhoff
Kristian Baaor
GRADUATE V CASE SUPERVISOR [1]
Alex Ortiz
HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL COURSE
SUPERVISOR COURSE [2]
Mickey Sakovitch
Tiziano Pedersoli
HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL COURSE
SUPERVISOR COURSE INTERNSHIP [2]
Melodie Frazier
Josh Nickelson
HUBBARD KEY TO LIFE COURSE [2]
Jessica Lopez
Rosi Mortensen
SCIENTOLOGY MARRIAGE COUNSELLING [2]
Joe Spurger
Kathy Spurger
METHOD ONE WORD CLEARING [2]
Svetlana Slutsker
Jessica Szombathy
SCIENTOLOGY DRUG RUNDOWN [4]
Scott Eiting
Derek Smith
Svetlana Slutsker
Oscar Camarena
HAPPINESS RUNDOWN AUDITING [4]
Kathy Kezbom
Derek Smith
Lori Daniels
Oscar Camerena
ARC STRAIGHTWIRE AUDITING [1]
Heather Collins
EXPANDED GRADES [11]
David Tinoco
Joe Spurger
Selina Chiang
Yuko Inoue
Hazel Nasu
Jeff Shaver
Crystal Apodaca
Hilary Heard
Irina Kanchina
Jade Hsung
Marie Josee Beaulieu
NEW ERA DIANETICS AUDITING [4]
Harvey Brown
Mike Gardner
Jackie Sloat
Vein Chen
NED CASE COMPLETION [2]
Vein Chen
Jeff Evans
FALSE PURPOSE RUNDOWN AUDITING [5]
Bonnie O'Malley
Christen Edwards
Lisa Benest
Jack Taufer
Jill Rappaport
POWER PROCESSING
Bill Johnson
Jacqui Mendelson
Vein Chen
POWER PLUS PROCESSING [2]
Bill Johnson
Jacqui Mendelson
CLEAR [8]
Scott Null
Beth Bockus
Tony Knobbs
Jan Becker
Laura Mac
Thomas Alan Wells
Linda Quay
Julia McCormick
SUNSHINE RUNDOWN [7]
Scott Null
Beth Bockus
Tony Knobbs
Jan Becker
Laura Mac
Thomas Alan Wells
Linda Quay
OT PREPARATIONS [13]
Claudia Gaido
Chuck Angus
Bonnie O'Malley
Craig Beutler
Sue Fairchild
Christen Edwards
Jose Sandoval
Elke Jaeger
Vicky Miller
Gary Jordan
Tyrone Tomak
Jill Rappaport
Joe Gailunas
OT ELIGIBILITY [4]
Mark Peterson
Dawn Armando
Trish Bass
Jose Sandoval
SPECIALTY RUNDOWNS [22]
Paula Coffee
Bob Mc Bride
Bennett Hasle
Luigi Carminati
Gilda West
Geoff Taft
Kathy Spurger
Justin Staffer
Laura Mac
Amy Hall
Craig Beutler
Kim Atkins
Lynne Weller
Kathleen Lettau
Patricia Collins
Anita Warren
Kiyoto Yasui
Hagit Raviv-Ron
Oscar Camarena
Angela Lapp
Bruce Weide
Kindra Wilbanks
SAINT HILL SPECIAL
BRIEFING COURSE
LEVEL A [2]
Paul O'Malley
John Quigley
LEVEL B [4]
Virginia Crouse
Willie Phelps
Joe Bleich
Doug Williams
LEVEL C [2]
Frederick Gordon
Javier Guerrero
LEVEL D [1]
Carolyn Harrison
LEVEL E [1]
Christine Kisded
LEVEL F [5]
Martin Choate
Porter Baker
Vicky Denero
Tracy Zimmer
Jerry Brady
LEVEL G [2]
Vickey Denero
Kris Sciba
LEVEL I [2]
Cathy Caccavella
Linda Fisher
LEVEL J [1]
Steve Ilasi
LEVEL K [3]
Maggie Paul
Kyle Mahler
Valerie Heifler
LEVEL L [2]
Jim Rego
Tamas Assenbrenner
LEVEL M [1]
Steve Jelinski
LEVEL N [1]
Jerry Langenfeld
LEVEL O [2]
John Giberson
Barbel Light
SHSBC CERTAINTY COURSES [4]
Adva Avni Flemming
Barbara Dakin
Stan Gerson
Marilyn Williams
##########################
GOLDEN AGE OF TECH ACADEMY ENROLLEES
THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS YOUR NAME
HERE?
[NOTE: This list appears to be a list of Scientologists that paid for a
service at ASHO but have either not yet started from it or possibly
did start it and have not yet finished it. Some of the people on this
list are "Old-Timers"]
Carolina Aguilar
Nora Aguilar
Robin Albro
Stan Albro
Carlos Anchia Jr.
Ginnie Aumais
Paul Bailey
Thomas Barba
Bubba Barnett
Christine Barragan
Brenda Bartkovsky
Trudi Battershall
Harold Beach
Sandra Beckley
Alison Bell
Michael Bennitt
Mark Berkley
Daniela Bever
Scott Bickford
Zwi Bieringer
Roxann Richards Blaski
Judi Blum
Dan Boardman
Tom Bober
Allison Boles
Carlie Bradberry
Evan Brady
Zeb Brady
Ed Brauninger
Mark Brewster
Eric Brownstone
Roger Buss
Sandra Calkins
Priscilla Carde
Steven Carlson
Tom Carroll
Laurie Carter
Paul Cassidy
Ana Isabel Castaneda Monte
Rafael Castellano
Zeev Charnevitz Kewe
Meng Huang Chi
Adele Clarke
Nancy Clitheroe
Gregory Cook
James Cotey
Brenda Craughan
Nancy Daley
Ken Daniells
James David
Melanie Davis
Dierdre Denlinger
Larry Densmore
Darren Desepoli
Slava Didenko
Stace Dieckman
Wendy Dilullo
Natalia Diner
Bailee Dipaolo
Roy Doan
Mckenzie Doheny
Lori Dohring
Joe & Cynthia Dolce
Juan Carlos Martinez
Jerry Elliot
Joseph Eskandari
David Evans
Beth Everett
Brian Fandetti
Richard Farr
David Felske
Brooke Ferry
Kannon Feshbach
Lisa Flate
Ismael Flores Perez
Cindy Ford
CJ Fox
Naomi Fox
Barbara Friedman
Craig Frost
Wayne Fuller
Flor Garcia
Luis Garcia
Robert Gaudreault
Todd Gilbert
Kelley Gillum
Wendy Godley
Julie Green-Will
Rose Greenwood
Kevin Grenier
Lucrecia Guerra-Chavoya
Ricardo Guillen
Wiley Gustafson
Eve Hanses
Nurit Haramgaal
Christopher Harrison
Derik Hayes
Jean Hayes
Peter Heald
Bruce Henry
Wade Henry
Lori Hines
Tarel Hines
Vaitiare Hirshon
Richard Houle
Jade Hsiung
Sherene Hull
Atlanta Irons
Gina Isenor
Lori Jablons
Thea Jackson
Irma Jeanis
Dede Johnston
Jennifer Jurick
Kimberley Kates
Amy Kathrein
Mike Keel
Iris Keller
Shane Kenney
Sheri Kessel
William Kim
Alynie Kimball
Ryan Kimball
Terri Knoll
Liz Kristiansen
Michelle Kugler
Kelly Laclaire
Dalas Lamberson
Jodi Leesley
Laura Leifield
Ann Lenehan
Dorothy Lenz
Alberto Levy Parra
Geoffrey Lewis
Denise Licciardi
John Loomis
Amanda Lopez
David Lopez
Nieves Lopez
Christi Losh
Sue Love
Jimmy Loweree
Elena Lyons
Dante Maggi
Nikki Magnie
Ivan Makovec
Patricia Marks
Joann Marolda
Gustavo Mateus
Leslie McKenna
Michael McCanney
Patrick McCrea
Andrew McCullough
Claudia McGreen
Linda Mears
Nazario Mendoza
Eugenia Merwin
Julio Miranda
Paul Moe
Ellan Porter
Will Potter
Lori Prescott
Bolivar Quinones
Deborah Radstrom
Joan Randall
Denise Read
Sandy Richards
Eric Richardson
Maria Robb
Bonnie Rockwell
Nicole Roderick
Sergio Rojo
Alexander Roman
Irad Ron
Danielle Rosenbaum
Kim Rubens
Suzan Sanborn
Consuelo Sanchez Suarez
Jonathan Saphire
Ellary Savage
Mark & Darcy Savage
Terry Schnur
Barbara Schweikert
Deborah Scouras
Jamie Sene
Jeff Shaver
Daniel K. Sherman
Null Shomo
Adam Sigal
Christopher Silcock
Daniel Simon
Nicole Sindelar
Rick Sinense
Jackie Sloat
Cecilia Smith
Monica Smith
Dana Socher
Torrey Spencer
Lisa Speranske
Kathy Spurger
Laura Stearns
Richard Stein
Null Sterling
Tina Marie Stokes
Gerald ( Jerry) Sullivan
Diane Sutherland
Gini Swalley
Kathy Sweigart
Rory Tate
Lee Terbush
Fabrice Terrade
Fern Tillman
David Tinoco
Linda Triscik
Hector Uret
Dominick Ursini
Kelly Volka
Patti-Vroman-Worsley
Jamison R. Wagner
George Wannup
Gerret Wikoff
Karen Witt
Heidi Yanavich
Elizabeth Yarie
Varda Yogev
Jose Zambrano Granad
Mark Zamoyta
Christian Zea
Natan Zetune
Luke Zimmer
Beverly Rice
> ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD
>
> The Encyclopedia Britannica, which also hosts a web site now
> includes a full description of the Theta-Mest theory, the three parts
> of man and The Factors -- and all of it is directly drawn for LRH
> books and What is Scn. It also recommends Scn: the Fundamental of
> Thought and Scn 8-8008 as "further reading".
Anyone have access to a new Enc. Britannica to verify this?
I have just come, over time, to not trust everything that
the Co$ says.
ARC = As-ising the Real Co$,
Beverly
roger gonnet
> Cerridwen wrote:
>
>> ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD
>>
>> The Encyclopedia Britannica, which also hosts a web site now
>> includes a full description of the Theta-Mest theory, the three parts
>> of man and The Factors -- and all of it is directly drawn for LRH
>> books and What is Scn. It also recommends Scn: the Fundamental of
>> Thought and Scn 8-8008 as "further reading".
I I said minutes ago on another thread, Britannica has also a lot of
anti-scn tricks. But since the criminal cult pays with its stolen monies, it
is neverthelmess able to keep on selling its fraudulous "services" thru such
sites as Britannica.
A shame.
We shoudd write to the Charity commission right now. Her is one exemple of
what I wrote to them days ago:
The Charity Commission, United Kingdom
Harmsworth House
13-15 Bouverie Street
London
EC4Y 8DP
United Kingdom
mail :roger....@worldnet.fr
Dear Sirs and Commissioners,
I'm writing you to give you more date pertinent to your perfectly valid
refusal of the "17 th NOVEMBER 1999 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A
CHARITY BY THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY (ENGLAND AND WALES)".
Indeed, as an ex-director and founder of a scientology organization in
France, and as an ex "OT, minister, auditor etc of that group", I can assure
you that you were totally right about the fact that scientology cult is in
no way a true religion, neither a "charity" or non-profit entity.
Now, I'm also considered as one of the expert critics of the cult,
world-wide, and I've recently been asked before french courts as a witness
against the scientology cult; the cult makes tremendous efforts to discredit
me, but I don't care a of its libelous statements.
I don't know if you have already been informed that almost at the same time
where you refused the application of scientology UK, the cult was spending
enormous PUBLICATION efforts so as to reinforce its self-called religious
image.
Indeed, as you'll be able to see into the essay I wrote - attached to this
letter - scientology had already done some fantastic and unprecedented
efforts so as to "prove" it is religious. It has paid scholars wherever it
could to make expertises proving it is a religion. But any of those reviews
are biased and presenting only the APPARENT side of the cult.
Now, some others having not paid by the cult are presenting lots of "other
truths" about it. One of them is Dr Kent, from Alberta University, Canada,
whose last book "From Slogans to Mantras", does disclose much about
scientology and other cults.
If I presume you could be interested by my own study, it is because no other
such study has ever been done on this topic :"How a group -religious or not-
uses its own publications to prove it could be religious".
No other group, ever, has tried this. Scientology efforts are unique.
Now, after you've read and checked the data in the essay, you could also go
further to discover if any religion or cult - or even, any commercial
company - has such profit rates as scientology does. It can be estimated
around 1:10 (the ratio between hard-sellers and attorneys pays in the cult,
and those "delivereing products" is also 10:1).
Scientology is in fact getting more than US $ 440000, something like £
350000 if I don't err, from every person going to the highest point of its
self-called spiritual progression. No other group asks such amounts, it's
evident, and certainly, no other "religion".
Scientology pretends nevertheless that a "staff" could get all those
"progression levels" for free. But this is false, since such staffs are
asked to sign 1 billion year contracts of slave work, and to sign one
invoice for every new "service" taken from the cult.
If the staff leaves the cult before 1 billion year, he's supposed to pay all
those pre-signed invoices, amounting to hundred of thousands of pounds for
staffs having reached the so-called upper levels. This is called a
"freeloader debt", and scientology goes sometimes as far as using threats of
justice to get this so-called debt back.
Still better, such a debt incurred by having been a staff for years or
decades, can be much higher than the total "salaries" paid during the same
period (20 pounds a week is high salary there) so the cult is litterally
ruining the staff, if he remains, and ruining him, if he leaves.
Not to speak of incredible violations of human rights, witnessed times after
times before courts.
Scientology has not really changed since Justice Latey labeled it a criminal
cult in High Courts, London.
Therefore, I'm asking you from the inside of my heart to consider any
decision you could take in favour of that cult.
You can ask me as a witness before your Commission, as often as you want.
Sincerely and Respectfully yours,
Roger Gonnet
Author of
"La Secte, chroniques d'une religion commerciale à irresponsabilité
illimitée", Alabn éditeur.
Author of the largest WW critical french speaking website about scientology:
http://home.worldnet.fr/gonnet
Ted Mayett
>
>Washington DC based field auditor Lee Turbush is doing something
>about it (dissemination) Lee opened a new Life Improvement Center
>in Alexandrea Virginia's main shopping mall,
>UNITED KINGDOM
>
>
>East Grinstead now has a new Life Improvement Center,
Weren't they called "Dianetics Life Improvement Centers"?
I recall something like that here in Las Vegas, but can't find
anything about it on the scientology web pages.
Kristi Wachter
>
> Cerridwen wrote:
>
> > ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD
> >
> > The Encyclopedia Britannica, which also hosts a web site now
> > includes a full description of the Theta-Mest theory, the three parts
> > of man and The Factors -- and all of it is directly drawn for LRH
> > books and What is Scn. It also recommends Scn: the Fundamental of
> > Thought and Scn 8-8008 as "further reading".
>
> Anyone have access to a new Enc. Britannica to verify this?
I have access to the online version of the full Encyclopedia Britannica.
I could not find anything about the theta-mest theory.
I first tried searching for "theta" but it turns up a bunch of
articles about math and stuff.
<Barbie>Math is HARD!</Barbie> [1]
Searching on "ron hubbard" brings up a 5-section article on Scientology
written by John Gordon Melton. The second page, "Hubbard's early life
and beliefs," contains a paragraph (5 sentences) on thetans and MEST. As
far as I can see, the word "theta" does not appear in the article,
although the word "thetan" does.
The section on "Controversy and present status" contains 6 paragraphs
listing the IRS tax status revocations starting in 1958; the FDA raid;
the GO infiltrations & convictions; and the 1993 IRS reversal. It
mentions continuing problems, including recent accusations of fraud and
harassment, as well as the copyright fights.
Under additional reading, it mentions "What Is Scientology?,"
"Dianetics," "Scientology 8-8008," "Science of Survival," "Scientology:
fra terapie til religion," "La Chiesa di Scientology" (coincidentally
ALSO written by J. Gordon Melton), "The Road to Total Freedom,"
"Renunciation and Reformulation," "Scientology: Theology & Practice of a
Contemporary Religion," and "Bare-Faced Messiah."
A search on "mest" brings up just one hit - the same article on
"Hubbard's early life and beliefs" that I mentioned above.
I'd like to see an article with less unquestioning acceptance of Scn's
misinformation, but I'd hardly call the article a win for Scn.
Incidentally, a search on "Scientology" in the EB brings up a hit on
"religion" which has a couple of tables showing number of adherents
worldwide and
in the US for major religions. Scientology doesn't appear on either of
them. (On the worldwide table, it's probably lumped in with
"new-religionists".) The worldwide table DOES include entries for 5
religions with fewer than 8 million members: Baha'is, Confucians, Jains,
Mandeans only 45,000!), and Parsees.
> I have just come, over time, to not trust everything that
> the Co$ says.
Experience is a good teacher.
Kristi
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