Ron Newman

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(http://wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de/~krasel/CoS/ars3/ars3_40.html)
Week In Review

Ron Newman

Ron Newman was the target of revenge actions from Scientology following the Boston protest. A Scientologist invaded his workplace to distribute fliers, and he received two threatening emails.

"Around 4 pm EST Monday afternoon, a man suddenly barged into a business meeting at my place of work and began handing out the following flyer to everyone in the meeting. I was not at this meeting.

Ron Newman
Unmasking a Religious Bigot
[Picture of me] [Picture of Alfred E. Neuman]
Ron Newman / Alfred E. Neuman
Separated at Birth?

"Ron Newman, of 18 Day St., Somerville, MA, who is employed at Banta Integrated Media, 222 Third St. Cambridge, has the Constitutional Right to practice whatever faith he wishes. However, it appears Newman does not respect our religious rights. He has been viciously attacking our religion in a cowardly fashion [through the internet]. Scientology has improved our lives and those of millions of people directly and through many social betterment programs. We feel this is a slap in our face and to the many of our professional working friends. We feel Newman's religious bigotry against our Church, which he has never been associated with, is Un-American. The United States was founded on religious tolerance and abhors religious persecution. Isn't it time for Ron Newman to put an end to his bigotry?

"Everyone in the meeting was too startled to get a description of the trespasser, who apparently fled before anyone could detain him. They got a good laugh from it, but are concerned about whether he will make a repeat appearance. When I got home Monday night, I found the same leaflet on the windshields of cars parked in front of my apartment building. A neighbor put a copy under my door, along with a note informing me that he had found a pile of them in the lobby of my building, which he had picked up and thrown away. A leaflet had also been taped to the building's front door."

The threatening emails:
"Date: 13 Jan 1999 21:40:02 -0000
To: rnewman@thecia.net
From: lcs Mixmaster Remailer mix@anon.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: just wait and see

"You haven't seen anything yet. We are tired of your harassment. Some things are more important than an individuals life, and religious liberty is one of those things.

"Date: 15 Jan 1999 04:30:19 -0000
From: Secret Squirrel secret_squirrel@nym.alias.net
Subject: back off or else!
To: rnewman@thecia.net

"I hope you liked our little demonstration from the other day! It was to show you how close we can get to you and those around you anytime we want. Keep it up Alfred, and we will make things much, much worse for you. After you lose your job and your friends and your neighbors won't talk to you anymore, all we'll have left to take is, well you figure it out."

Message-IDs:
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