Scientology faces allegations of torture in Australia - "Scientology is not a religious organisation, it is a criminal organisation...
Johnny Asia
The Tom Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress
You have to watch this video. It shows Tom Cruise, with all the
wide-eyed fervor that he brings to the promotion of a movie, making
the argument for Scientology, the bizarre 20th-century religion.
Making the argument is an understatement. The Hollywood actor, star of
movies such as Mission Impossible, is a complete fanatic.
http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress
"When you're a Scientologist, and you drive by an accident, you know
you have to do something about it, because you know you're the only
one who can really help. We are the authorities on getting people off
drugs. We are the authorities on the mind.... We are the way to
happiness. We can bring peace and unite cultures. Now is the time.
Being a Scientologist. People are turning to you. If you are a
Scientologist, you see things the way they are, in all their glory, in
all their complexity... It's rough and tumble. It's wild and woolly.
It's a blast. It really is. It is fun. Because damn it, there is
nothing better than going out there and fighting the fight, and
suddenly you see � boom! � things are better. I want to know that I've
done everything I can do, every day... I do what I can. And I do it
the way I do everything. "
http://gawker.com/5002216/we-are-the-way-to-happiness
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/18/scientology-torture-allegations-australia
Scientology faces allegations of torture in Australia
Australian prime minister considers inquiry after senator tables
allegations including forced abortions, assault and blackmail
* Toni O'Loughlin in Sydney
* guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 13.56 GMT
The Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has said he would consider
an inquiry into the Church of Scientology after a senator tabled
allegations against the organisation including forced abortions,
assault, torture, imprisonment, covering up sexual abuse, embezzlement
of church funds and blackmail.
Senator Nick Xenophon tabled letters from former officials and staff
of the Church of Scientology alleging criminal activity, and demanded
a review of the organisation's tax exempt status.
"Scientology is not a religious organisation, it is a criminal
organisation that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs," he
told the senate.
Among the letters tabled was one written by Aaron Saxton, from Perth,
who said he engaged in torture and blackmail while working for the
church in Australia and at its American headquarters between 1989 and
1996.
Rudd said the allegations were "grave" and that he would consider an
inquiry, but said the evidence needed to be looked at carefully. "Many
people in Australia have real concerns about Scientology. I share some
of those concerns. But let us proceed carefully, and look carefully at
the material which he has provided, before we make a decision on
further parliamentary action," Rudd said.
Xenophon, an independent member of the Australian parliament who built
a reputation fighting the spread of poker machines in his home state,
South Australia, tabled the documents in the senate saying he had also
referred the allegations to New South Wales and Australian federal
police.
Xenophon said he had received letters from many more former church
members who were too afraid to talk to authorities.
The letter from Aaron Saxton claimed he had assisted in the forced
confinement and torture of a female church member who was kept under
house arrest, Xenophon told the Senate. Saxton also said he was
involved in coercing female followers to have abortions to keep
followers loyal to the organisation and to allow them to keep working
for it.
"Aaron says women who fell pregnant were taken to offices and bullied
to have an abortion. If they refused, they faced demotion and hard
labour," Xenophon said. "Aaron says one staff member used a coat
hanger and self-aborted her child for fear of punishment.".
One letter from a former executive director of the Sydney branch of
the church, Carmel Underwood, said that when she fell pregnant she was
put under extreme pressure to have an abortion.
"Carmel says she also witnessed a young girl who had been molested by
her father being coached as to what she should say to investigating
authorities in order to keep the crimes secret," Xenophon said.
Anna and Dean Detheridge from Sydney, who spent 17 years on church
staff, said they were "subjected to physical and mental abuse during
their time with the organisation", according to the parliamentary
statement.
"Anna and Dean also provided evidence where information they and
others have revealed to the church have been used to blackmail and
control. They also provided more information about coerced abortions,"
Xenophon said.
The Church of Scientology issued a statement accusing Xenophon of
abusing parliamentary privilege. "Senator Xenophon is obviously being
pressured by disgruntled former members who use hate speech and
distorted accounts," the statement said. "They are about as reliable
as former spouses are when talking about their ex-partner."
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Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future
barbz
> The Tom Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress
>
> You have to watch this video. It shows Tom Cruise, with all the
> wide-eyed fervor that he brings to the promotion of a movie, making
> the argument for Scientology, the bizarre 20th-century religion.
> Making the argument is an understatement. The Hollywood actor, star of
> movies such as Mission Impossible, is a complete fanatic.
>
>
> http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress
>
>
> "When you're a Scientologist, and you drive by an accident, you know
> you have to do something about it, because you know you're the only
> one who can really help. We are the authorities on getting people off
> drugs. We are the authorities on the mind.... We are the way to
> happiness. We can bring peace and unite cultures. Now is the time.
> Being a Scientologist. People are turning to you. If you are a
> Scientologist, you see things the way they are, in all their glory, in
> all their complexity... It's rough and tumble. It's wild and woolly.
> It's a blast. It really is. It is fun. Because damn it, there is
> nothing better than going out there and fighting the fight, and
Dunno about Rudd. His administration has raised the amount of public
money that one cult, The Exclusive Brethren, receives for their
brainwashing factories. I mean, schools.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/19/2659938.htm
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A walk down the path of history is crunchy with the crispy corpses of
those who pooh-poohed or ignored the clown car of ridicule when it
pulled-up to the curb.
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