Unsorted harassment reports

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This file contains about 93 seperate incidents, most of these are not listed on the rest of the page.
Another big file, some possible duplicates, 2/99-6/99

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A text file, of this html file.

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Subject: No Comment
From: llywrch-delete.this@rdrop.com (Geoff Burling)
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:55:42 GMT
Message-ID: 355e1b03.389637@news.newsguy.com

Supposedly someone thinks I posted copyright materials, for I received the following email from a certain barratrous lawyer:

Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 13:17:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Helena Kobrin hkk@netcom.com
Subject: Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Materials
To: llywrch@rdrop.com
Message-ID: Pine.3.89.9805151301.A8568-0100000@netcom19

Dear Mr. Burling:

I represent Religious Technology Center ("RTC"), the owner of the confidential Advanced Technology of the Scientology religion and the holder of exclusive rights under the copyrights applicable to the Advanced Technology materials. The Advanced Technology materials are confidential, unpublished, copyrighted works. RTC's works include, among others, the individual works comprising a level known as "NOTs". These works are registered with the United States Copyright Office under registration numbers: TXu 257 326 and 257 527.

I have been informed that you have posted one of RTC's works, entitled "NOTs 34", on a newsgroup without the authorization of my client. The message ID for this posting is:

Message-ID: 355cb609.5213590@news.newsguy.com

A copy of the header is attached below.

By posting my client's copyrighted work on a newsgroup, you are violating the copyright laws of the United States. Please cancel it immediately.

Recently, Mr. Henson, who engaged in similar Internet infringing activities lost a copyright infringement case brought against him. Just this week, a jury convened in the United States District Court in San Jose, California and assessed damages in the amount of $75,000 against him for placing the same work on the Internet. Mr. Henson is also permanently enjoined against further infringements. Additionally, a United States District Court in the state of Virginia granted judgment for damages, costs, and a permanent injunction in favor of the Religious Technology Center, related to copyright infringement of similar works.

Please confirm that you have canceled the postings containing the copyrighted material as requested above.

Sincerely,
Helena Kobrin

Subject: Re: Jury orders Henson to pay RTC $75,000
From: llywrch-delete.this@rdrop.com (Geoff Burling)
Date: 1998/05/15
Message-ID: 355cb609.5213590@news.newsguy.com
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology

You know, I don't remember if I had posted this. It might help if there was a decent header, then we could decide whether it was a forgery or not.

Then again, the State of Oregon does not recognize email as a recognizeable medium legal communications. Printed mail delivered by the US Postal Department -- or even better, Certified Post -- is the only way to make a legal threat that this State will recognize. Hopefully by a lawyer who can practice in this State, too.

I have no idea if this is actually Ms Kobrin, or someone trolling me. Gee, after posting to this group off amp; on for a year & ahalf I'm getting attention from the lawyers of this criminal organization.

Geoff
Olympic-Class Bore

Note that my return address has been munged to foil spambots. Want to try Hubbard's "Tech"? Go to http://www.fza.org/pilot/ & do it for free!!!

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Subject: Re: Australia: another lawyer's letter
From: fun@thingy.apana.org.au (David Gerard)
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 10:38:30 GMT
Message-ID: 355D6C99.BeroList-2.5.2@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de

Just received a paper copy of this too. Identical down to the spelling of 'floopy' :-)

- d.

On Fri, 08 May 1998 03:27:32 GMT, I wrote:

: Dear Sir
:
: We refer to our letter dated 8 April 1997.
:
: We note that although we have not received a formal response to that
: letter, you have in fact taken certain steps in partial compliance
: with our client's requirements to resolve this matter without the need
: to resort to legal proceedings.
:
: In particular, we note that although the Copyright Works (as defined
: in our letter dated 8 April 1998) are still itemized at your
: thingy.apana.org.au/~fun/scn site, the actual contents of the
: documents are not now located at that site.
:
: Our client nonetheless still requires that you immediately delete, or
: arrange to be deleted, all computer files in your possession, custody
: or control or in the possession, custody or control of your servants
: or agents containing information which amounts to a reproduction or a
: substantial reproduction of the Infringing Copies (as defined in our
: letter dated 8 April 1998) or any other works in which our client
: holds copyright, including any such material retained on your hard
: drive/s and/or floopy discs.
:
: Yours faithfully
:
:
:
: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE SOLICITORS

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Subject: abusive mail by Philip Rickman
From: tilman@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr)
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 17:36:16 GMT
Message-ID: 35d05793.156158966@news.snafu.de

------- Forwarded Message Follows -------

From: "vnzukltd" vncukltd@globalnet.co.uk
To: "Tilman Hausherr" tilman@berlin.snafu.de
Subject: Re: And then there is Dave Bird
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 18:13:05 +0100
Message-ID: 01bd81b7$0e582d60$LocalHost@phillipr

Dear Nazi Suppressive,

Please inform of all the incorrect words you have misspelt, and any further mistakes you may have made in your life time! It is easy to be critical of other individuals, I find it quite a challenge to find the best about each person I meet and the truth in each situation, I hope in the future you find it within yourself to do the same.

your friend,

Philip Rickman

-----Original Message-----
From: Tilman Hausherr tilman@berlin.snafu.de
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Date: Sunday, November 30, 1997 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: And then there is Dave Bird

In 19971130194300.OAA24248@ladder01.news.aol.com, ronsamigo@aol.com (RonsAmigo) wrote:

I find it particularly strange that these same folks find amusement in attacking David Miscavige (who, BTW, is very literate and well spoken) as an illiterate.

Well David Miscavige hides his skills well. I was quite surprised when I read the depo in the Corydon case - he was unable to understand even the simplest words (see my follow-ups on the posts in dejanews). But let's not forget that he was only educated in scientology, was unable to complete high school, and his way to make an argument is yelling.

But the best proof of him being illiterate is that his attorneys desperatly try to keep the 1997 depo text from getting in the public record. That says it all.

What a weakling.

The hypocrisy of ARS bigots is a topic I plan to write about at length in a future post.

Yes, "postulate" it. Hahaha! But don't forget that we don't agree with your own reality.

--
Tilman Hausherr [KoX, SP4]
tilman@berlin.snafu.de http://home.snafu.de/tilman/#cos

Resistance is futile. You will be enturbulated. Xenu always prevails.

Find broken links on your web site:
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html
Annoy scientology by buying books:
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/bookstore.html

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Subject: GeoCities Page Deleted
From: Valerie jemanuel@bellsouth.net
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 18:20:50 GMT
Message-ID: 356186A0.4767@bellsouth.net

They've struck again!!!!

Now it's my 'Avatar, Bastard Child of Scientology' page. This is starting to be FUNNY!

Quentin Hubbard's Website' still stands--but for how long?

Apparently I've enturbulated someone. HAHAHAHAHA!

And here's the letter GeoWussies sends me;

Subject:
Homepage Deleted - Signpost
Resent-Date:
Wed, 20 May 98 12:22:56 CDT
Resent-From:
michaelmiro@notme.com
Resent-To:
jemanuel@bellsouth.net
Date:
Tue, 19 May 1998 10:25:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:
guidelines@geocities.com

This is the delete letter.

That's it. No signature, no explanation. I LOVE IT!

Hurry--Quentin's still up at

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9765

Avatar can be seen at

http://www.scientology-kills.org/avatartitlepg.htm

Valerie

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Subject: Threatening email about my spam page
From: mirele@newsguy.com (Deana Holmes)
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:25:21 GMT
Message-ID: 3569ef15.28158070@enews.newsguy.com

Here's an email I got today about
http://www.xmission.com/~mirele/spam.html .

From: PenBicker PenBicker@aol.com
Date sent: Mon, 25 May 1998 02:46:00 EDT
To: abuse@xmission.com
Subject: An Attrocious Site
Date forwarded: Mon, 25 May 1998 13:53:18 -0600
Forwarded to: Deana Holmes mirele@xmission.xmission.com

There is an xmission site at
http://www.xmission.com/~mirele/spam.html. This site is simply awful. It attacks this Church of Scientology with lies. The Church of Scientology is a group I support. The person who has this page saysmany lies about Scientology, including accusing them of murder. I am going to report this site to my church, but I thought I would also report it to you. I don't know whether you care about this, but I hope you do. And I hope that if you do you have the ability to do something about it. I support free speech, but not lies.

My response:

From: Self Single-user mode
To: PenBicker PenBicker@aol.com
Subject: Re: An Attrocious Site
Date sent: Mon, 25 May 1998 16:20:20

To whom it may concern:

Your email to abuse@xmission.com was forwarded to me. As per my usual policy with threatening email, this will be posted to alt.religion.scientology along with your AOL address. I consider this email threatening because you are trying to get my web page removed from Xmission.

As you have expressed a concern about the page
http://www.xmission.com/~mirele/spam.html, it would of course be very helpful if you could point out any lies in the page, as per your email.

Additionally, as I am continuing to collate Scientology members' web sites, I would like to add your site to my list. Please forward your URL as soon as possible to me.

Regards,
Deana M. Holmes
mirele@xmission.com

end

Hey Scientology, can you please send someone who can spell!

Deana mirele@xmission.com

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Our unanimous affirmance of the Court of Appeals' judgment concerning 16-1-20.2 makes it unnecessary to comment at length on the District Court's remarkable conclusion that the Federal Constitution imposes no obstacle to Alabama's establishment of a state religion.
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Subject: Wiederum ein Liebesbrief!
From: Peter Widmer pwidmer@access.ch
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 08:09:18 +0200
Message-ID: 356BADB7.BeroList-2.5.2@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de

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Ohne weiteren Kommentar!

Peter

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Subject:
Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Materials
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 10:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Helena Kobrin hkk@netcom.com
To: pwidmer@access.ch

Dear Mr. Widmer:

I have been informed that you have placed a certain NOTs work entitled "NOTs 34" on your web page without the authorization of my client. This copyrighted work can be found under the following URL:

http://www.access.ch/pwidmer/SCI/med.html

By placing my client's copyrighted works on your web page, you are violating the copyright laws of Switzerland and the United States. Please remove this immediately.

Recently, Mr. Henson, who engaged in similar Internet infringing activities lost a copyright infringement case brought against him. Just this week, a jury convened in the United States District Court in San Jose, California and assessed damages in the amount of $75,000 against him for posting the same work on the Internet. Mr. Henson is also permanently enjoined against further infringements.
Additionally, a United States District Court in the state of Virginia granted judgment for damages, costs, and a permanent injunction in favor of the Religious Technology Center, related to copyright infringement of similar works.

Please confirm that the work has been removed.

Sincerely, Helena Kobrin

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Subject: Unusual Phone Calls Following Alleged Copyright Terrorism
From: llywrch-delete.this@rdrop.com (Geoff Burling)
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 08:45:17 GMT
Message-ID: 357654dd.4219448@news.newsguy.com

While I've been offline from the Internet for the last two weeks (1) (has it truly been that long? My, time flies under a pleasant tropical sun;), I noticed a sudden increase of calls from various pay phones in the Portland area. This is of interest because I *rarely* get calls from pay phones -- & when I have, they have been from a certain person who was likewise busy & away from Portland.

I think there is a correlation between these mysterious calls & someone posting a certain document under my name. I honestly have no other explanation for this.

Here are the facts:

date time pay phone number

22 May 8:52 pm 227-9189
23 May 5:39 pm 227-8246
23 May 7:02 pm 227-9189
23 May 8:18 pm 227-9189
24 May 6:29 pm 227-9976

This series of calls from pay phones ended before 1 June. (2)

I'm usually a little less quick about accusing the CoS of harassment, but I have no other explanation for all of these calls. Did someone think I needed to be "handled"? Was I supposed to be "shuddered into silence"? Do these people think that by making menacing calls to an empty house while the owner is elsewhere engaged in a hollowed Second Dynamic legal ritual is Workable Tech?

Ankle-biters. The CoS is no longer a threat to society, but is reduced to a gang of ankle-biters who are beginning to lose their entertainment value.

Geoff
Tanned Olympic-Class Bore

(1) And why was I offline for two weeks? The curious reader is directed to study the headers of this post. And is allowed to wonder if I spent most of that time on an island named Kauai with a certain female. And if the reader has been able to unravel my cryptic style of explaining things (3), he or she may then wonder if I was able to visit certain powerful sites of "theta". The answer is no: I only had a brief stopover & was unable to scout out what must be the most attractive locale for a picket in the world.

(2) How do I know all of this? By means of an amazing SP Tech invention that I rent from US West for a trivial sum every month. With this device, I have managed to avoid telemarketers & other scum of the earth.

(3) I adopted this style in order to foil the attempts of certain people -- with the skills & powers that Hubbard Tech gives them, but lacks the common sense & wisdom God gives a bright grade schooler to figure out for his- or herself.
Note that my return address has been munged to foil spambots.

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Subject: FWD: Garry Scarff, Legal, Harassment
From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 08:47:37 GMT
Message-ID: 357cceff.11700978@enews.newsguy.com

P/M

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BERRY, LEWIS, SCALI
& STOJKOVIC
Attorneys at Law

May 22, 1998

Elliot J. Abelson, Esq.
8491 W. Sunset Boulevard
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90069

Re: Garry Scarff

Dear Mr. Abelson:

I am instructed that your client, the Office of Special Affairs of the Church of Scientology International, and/or other of the Church's and corporations of Scientology, are engaged in "Fair Game" activities directed against my client, Mr. Garry L. Scarff. You have previously been advised that neither yourself, nor yourself through your clients, are to have any form of communication or contact with my client, Mr. Scarff.

Notwithstanding, one of your client's operatives has been harassing him by telephone, his telephone calls appear to be unlawfully monitored, his employment prospects are again being interfered with by operatives of your client, and his human rights and civil rights are generally being violated by the tortious activities of your client, apparently directed at Mr. Scarff.

Consequently, complaints are being made to the appropriate authorities. In addition, I repeat my insistence that neither you, nor any persons acting on either your behalf or on behalf of your client, or any of its other attorneys or operatives, attempt to communicate with Mr. Scarff in any way, or do him harm by engaging in the "Fair Game" activities referred to above. Such activities are engaged in at the litigation peril of all concerned.

Very truly yours,

B LEWIS, SCALI & STOJKOVIC

Scanned image of the letter temporarily stored here:
http://homepages.skylink.net/~teddy/temp/gs598.jpg
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Ted Mayett OT 1.1
http://xenu.phys.uit.no/cgi-bin/globloc.cgi

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Subject: Update on RTC/Gormez
From: mike@enturbulate.nu (Michael 'Mike' Gormez)
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 18:48:45 GMT
Message-ID: 35856aca.5260651@news.wxs.nl

(posted and mailed to a few persons)

Today I received the 2nd e-mail from the cult of Scientology lawyer in the Netherlands over the "Flag Orders" - which alleged internal Scientology documents showed imo a clear case of child neglect in the cult - and they maintain that a hyperlink on one of my pages to "infringing" Scientology cult documents on the Internet is in effect also an infringement on my part, or at least unlawfully towards his Scientology cult clients (RTC/CST/NEPI).

I've again put forward that such a claim is not acceptable for me. So if the Scientology cult doesn't change its position than we'll meet in court I am afraid. I know of better things to do with my time and money but this is something I must fight for. I feel that my freedom is at stake. This insane claim over hyperlinks is not the first time, please see this page

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/cos/coskit/ks-032.html

Mike
--
Deaths at Flag - http://home.wxs.nl/~mike_gormez/deaths.html
Child Abuse and Neglect? - http://home.wxs.nl/~mike_gormez/childabuse.html
Shortcut to FACTNet files - http://home.wxs.nl/~mike_gormez/factnet.html

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Subject: Re: fwd: One of three defendants may appeal reporter's libel award
From: grady@promisecreepers.org (Grady Ward)
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 22:27:56 GMT
Message-ID: 357db40e.18694207@news.newsguy.com

On Tue, 09 Jun 1998 18:46:44 GMT, tilman@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr) wrote:

Here a small update about the lawsuit resulting from "black propaganda" by scientologist George Chelekis:

http://interactive.cfra.com/1998/04/17/26375.html

One of three defendants may appeal reporter's libel award

CFRA, a division of CHUM Radio

17.4.1998

VANCOUVER (CP) _ One of three defendants in a libel suit in which a Vancouver Sun business reporter was awarded $925,000 damages is considering appealing the judgment. Robert Shore, proprietor of Vancouver-based Market News Publishing Inc., expected that $250,000 of the award for which he is liable would be reduced because of a retraction and apology he made to David Baines.

I notice that the San Jose Mercury News has not retracted a libelous statement that it printed on May 14, 1998 that falsely said that a federal judge had found that I had infringed the copyright of the "church of scientology" at the end of its story titled "Church's Secrets Violated." In fact it continues to "serve" the story upon a search of its database online at mercurycenter.com.

I timely served a retraction noticed upon the publisher as required California Civil Code § 48a and faxed and mailed a additional one upon the editor, but the only response I ever got was more abuse in a phone call initiated by Howard Mintz on May 15, 1998 (the reporter of the story.)

Obviously falsely reporting that I had broken the law is a prima facie libel. The gratuitous abuse by Mintz just makes me think there exists actual malice behind the reported lie.

Don't ask me why the Mercury thinks it can materially lie about people with impunity; I guess it thinks that I lack the will to set things right. I wonder in deposition whether it will be revealed that a representative of the criminal cult of scientology "informed" Mintz of the false statement?

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Subject: READ THIS : *News* From Europe About Upcoming COS Marches
to the UK, Italy, France, Swiss, Holland and Germany
From: PublicCitizen@yahoo.com (Fraud Buster)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:10:08 GMT
Message-ID: 3580627f.96727336@news.wwa.com

Religious Freedom Journey & Rally for Truth

Those of you who joined us at our "Break Down the Wall of Intolerance!" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, last October will recall that intention alone enabled us to blast through all the blocks and barriers erected by the Berlin government to try to stop our event.

The following day, right in the city of Berlin, one of the highest courts in the land, the Federal Administrative Supreme Court, convened before handing down one of the most decisive victories ever for Scientology in Germany! In Berlin, we pledged to keep coming back to Germany until the German government stops violating the rights of Scientologists and members of minority religions.

While we have made significant headway, suppressive government officials have continued to dramatize and to try to stop people from going free. Therefore our next big rally will be held in Frankfurt on Monday, 10th of August. It will culminate into the biggest single promotional action we have even done in Germany, completely bypassing the stops of the government and putting our message of truth directly into the hands of the German people!

To build momentum to the big event and at the same time create mountains of publicity and goodwill, a 6 week journey on foot across Europe will take place. People of different faiths, beliefs and race will bring the message of religious freedom across the European continent all the way to Frankfurt, Germany.

This "European Journey for Religious Freedom" will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As declared by the United Nations, 1998 is the year in which the signing of the declaration is to be celebrated internationally.

A proclamation that promotes the 50th Anniversary and is also an Open Letter to the German Government, urging their support for religious freedom, will be signed by dignitaries, Members of Parliament, mayors, religious and human rights leaders and celebrities along the way. The Church of Scientology is the official coordinator of the event however we will be supported by many different religions and human rights groups. Throughout the journey, a "Torch of Freedom" will be carried and passed from country to country, runner to runner, religion to religion. The starting point for the European Journey will be Saint Hill.

The route and timetable is as follows:

St. Hill, East Grinstead, UK 25 June
London, UK 26 & 27 June then cross ocean
The Hague, Holland (International Human Rights Court) 30 June
Brussels, Belgium (European Parliament) 2 July
Paris, France (UNESCO HQ) 7 July
Geneva, Switzerland (UN HQ) 16 July
Milano, Italy 22 July
Innsbruck, Austria 4 August
Munich, Germany 6 August
Stuttgart, Germany 8 August Stuttgard
FRANKFURT, Germany 10 August

All the cities above will hold their own events to celebrate the arrival of their guests and will have their own religious allies, Members of Parliament, artists or well known sports figures sign onto the proclamation, carry the torch and participate in the journey, within their own country. The media will be invited to these activities and along the route events will also be held at all our Churches to brief Scientologists on the big rally in Frankfurt. Thousands of Scientologists will welcome the runners and the rest of the team as they reach their final destination, led by International crusader and IAS edal Winner, Andrik Shapers.

The torch will ceremoniously be handed over to a German religious dignitary at which point the "Rally for Truth" will take place in the heart of Frankfurt. This will consist of an all denominational demand for religious freedom and human rights and to make it known what is really happening in Germany. The Open Letter to the German Government which will have been signed by over a hundred religious and human rights leaders and allied clergy and scholars from across Europe will be officially presented. Well known leaders, celebrities and entertainers from around the world will take the stage watched by thousands of people of different faith, race and creed.

A highlight of the rally will be a special "unveiling" by nternationally renowned Jewish German artist and Holocaust survivor, Perli Pelzig. Mr. Pelzig's creation will serve as a permanent reminder to the people of Germany that freedom of belief must always be respected.

As the rally comes to a close and German officials will undoubtedly be breathing a sigh of relief, the assembled Scientologists from around the globe will launch into action! Calvalcades of buses, cars and vans will leave on routes heading north, south, east and west across the country, stopping in villages, towns and cities along the way and delivering person to person a specially produced Freedom Broadsheet. The Broadsheet will expose government corruption in Germany while giving the truth about Scientology so the people of Germany can find out for themselves. In just a few days, with the help of thousands of Scientologists, a massive total of 5 million messages of truth will be distributed to people all over Germany!

For more information about these events and how to get there, contact:

THE CRUSADE FOR TOLERANCE, Crusade Headquarters in L.A., 1334 L. Ron Hubbard Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Tel. (213) 661-1196 Fax (213) 661-1194 e-mail crusade@relaypoint.net WEB site: www.religioustolerance.net HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIAL AFFAIRS INT. 6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tel. (213) 960-3500 Fax (213) 960-3508 960-3509

1998 Foundation for Religious Tolerance. All rights reserved. Scientology is a trademark and service mark owned by Religious Technology Center and is used with its permission. Scientologist is a collective membership mark designating members of the affiliated Churches and Missions of Scientology.

Keep the Crusade Spirit Soaring!

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Subject: Helena confirms "Heaven" HCOB
From: Roland roland.rashleigh-berry@virgin.net
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 08:47:58 +0100
Message-ID: 35822EAE.6EB4@virgin.net

The 'ho has emailed me about the "Heaven" HCOB and claimed copyright on behalf of her client. At long last! They have been denying this was by El Blubbo for years. Confirmation of it would of course smash apart the myth that Scientology is compatible with Christianity as claimed in the WIS? book. Could someone please check the registration number she supplied and find out whether it covers the one HCOB or a whole load of them.

Operation Foot-Bullet continues.

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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Helena Kobrin hkk@netcom.com
Subject: Copyright Infringement
To: roland.rashleigh-berry@virgin.net
cc: hkk@netcom.com
Message-ID: Pine.3.89.9806121615.A5297-0100000@netcom14

Dear Mr. Rashleigh-Berry,

You have placed on your web page at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~XXXX/HCOBs/ Heaven.html a copy of HCOB 11 May 1963, ROUTINE 3, HEAVEN. My client, New Era Publications International ("NEPI"), holds the exclusive rights in that work and does not authorize your copying or distribution of it. The work is registered with the United States Copyright Office under Registration No. A640105.

We therefore demand that you remove this work from your web site and confirm that you have done so.

Sincerely, Helena Kobrin
-------------------------------------------------------------------

My reply:

Dear Helena,

thankyou for your email concerning the "Heaven" HCOB. Unfortunately there seems to have been a problem with the identity of the owner of the site. When I attempted to access the URL I got the message:

File Not Found

The requested URL /~XXXX/HCOBs/ was not found on this server.

There are many users of xs4all.nl. My user identity is "xemu". The user you are referring to is "XXXX" which appears not to exist.

I await clarification and will be glad to give assistance in this matter if it is within my powers.

Yours sincerely,
Roland Rashleigh-Berry.

--
Watch the Xemu Cartoon: http://www.xs4all.nl/~xemu/xemurams/
Visit Xemu's Home Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~xemu/index2.html
Also the incomparable Operation Clambake: http://www.xenu.net/
The TRUE story of Hubbard: http://www.primenet.com/~lippard/bfm/
Hubbard's "No Christ": http://www.xs4all.nl/~xemu/rams/Nochrist.ram
The famous Xenu flyer: http://www.xs4all.nl/~xemu/flyers/Xemu.html

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Subject: NEWS: Church of Scientology targets U of A professor for criticizing its practices
From: Chris Owen chriso@lutefisk.demon.co.uk
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 02:07:09 +0100
Message-ID: uA$C9uA9Iyg1EwIi@lutefisk.demon.co.uk

Edmonton Journal, June 13, 1998. (B7)

by Charles Russnell, Journal Staff Writer

The Church of Scientology has launched a countrywide personal attack against a University of Alberta professor who has publicly criticized some of their practices.

Sociology professor Stephen Kent was the subject of a scathing article in a 16-page Church of Scientology supplement entitled Freedom that was distributed with the Globe and Mail newspaper Friday.

In the two-page article, Kent is compared to well-known neo-Nazi hatemongerer Ernst Zundel and is referred to "as the academic point man for the voices of hate against new religions."

The article also questions the validity of Kent's academic research and suggests he should be disqualified from receiving any more government research grants.

"Freedom of speech demands that Stephen Kent be permitted to hold his unorthodox views of religion, in the same vein that Ernst Zundel does," the article states. "But his support of discrimination and intolerance which has led to human-rights violations and even violence - in Germany as well as in Canada - should disqualify him totally from any government support or funding."

The attack appears to be related to Kent's work as an expert witness for a German parliamentary committee. Many German government officials believe Scientology is not a religion, but rather a business based on what they perceive as dangerous totalitarian ideology In response, the government ordered close monitoring of the organization while a commission gathers information about its activities in Germany and around the world.

Kent travelled to Germany three times last summer to speak to German legislators and mainstream church groups about Scientology practices, including forced labour and a form of brainwashing.

Kent expected some kind of attack from Scientology for his work in Germany.

"Scientology has policies, which are public and well known, to undertake character assassination against their perceived enemies and this article is simply a demonstration of that Scientology policy," said Kent, adding that he was never interviewed for the article, and that it doesn't quote from any of his published work.

"They can't quote anything from my work that would suggest I propagate hate against new religious groups because I never have. I am not a religious bigot. These are libellous allegations that have no substance in reality," Kent said.

Kent said he's being attacked for two reasons. The first is because he acted as a consultant to the German government, which is about to publish its findings on sectarian and psychological groups that are "probably going to be very critical of Scientology and its probable human-rights abuses.

"The second reason is that I am the most vocal academic in the world when it comes to discussing issues of Scientology's probable human-rights abuses."

Kent has been the target of Scientology attacks in the past. In September, Scientologists picketed at the University of Alberta and formally accused Kent of harassment.

The university rejected the accusation and defended Kent's right to academic freedom.

Doug Owram, the University of Alberta's academic vice-president, said the university fully stands behind Kent and his research. Kent's work on Scientology is peer reviewed and meets all internal scholarly guidelines.

The university will probably not respond to the article.

"We've seen these sorts of attacks before and to get into a mud-slinging match with them goes nowhere," Owram said. "I guess people will just have to judge the reputation of the Church of Scientology versus Stephen Kent and the University of Alberta. I'm not terribly concerned about the outcome."

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Subject: My Own Private I've-a-Hogram
From: Steve Jebson naismith@pop.a001.sprintmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:05:43 -0700
Message-ID: 35832FF7.3337@pop.a001.sprintmail.com

The following from a person purporting to be the famed Helena 'Ho' Kobrin appeared earlier this week in my e-mail:

Dear Mr. Jebson:

I represent Bridge Publications, Inc. ("BPI"), exclusive licensee of the copyrights to the published works of the Scientology religion.

I have been informed that you have made a newsgroup posting of one of these works without the authorization of my client. This work is registered with the United States Copyright Office under registration numbers TX 1-160-756 and RE 405-110. The message ID for this posting is:

Message-ID: 357CA0EE.5955@pop.a001.sprintmail.com

By posting my client's copyrighted works on a newsgroup you are violating United States copyright law. Please canceled this posting immediately.

Recently, Mr. Henson, who engaged in similar Internet infringing activities lost a copyright infringement case brought against him. Just this week, a jury convened in the United States District Court in San Jose, California and assessed damages in the amount of $75,000 against him for posting a similar work on the Internet. Mr. Henson is also permanently enjoined against further infringements. Additionally, a United States District Court in the state of Virginia granted judgment for damages, costs, and a permanent injunction in favor of the Religious Technology Center, related to copyright infringement of similar works.

Please confirm that you have canceled the posting of copyrighted material.

Sincerely, Helena Kobrin

I doubt very much that the posting of one page from a 450 page work, itself part of a 12 volume set, constitutes sufficient use to be a violation. Especially considering that the document posted, unlike NOTs 34, is of no financial value to myself, RTC, or anybody else, and is strictly a matter of historical interest. And certainly it isn't comparable to the posting of a near book-length excerpt by Arnie.

Like NOTs 34, it is also possibly an illegal instruction. Such a direct order to work against a certain candidate by the head of a 501c3 organization would certainly be illegal today. Whether it was at the time it was written, I have no idea.

Of course I doubt even more that RTC or any of its minions owns or has ever owned legitimate copyrights to this or any other portion of LRH's works, based on actual transfers signed by Ron without any 'assistance' from David Miscavige or Pat Broeker. There is a complete lack of credible evidence that LRH ever designated RTC or CST to represent him in any way, and that very lack strongly suggests that it never happened. If the RTC could produce genuine authorizations or endorsements from Hubbard, why on earth would it produce forged ones instead? However, I do not at present have the $2m or so it would take to make this point in a US court.

Even though it is very improbable that the post in question is a vio- lation of even more improbable copyrights, the quote is extensive enough, with little added commentary, that the point is debatable. I prefer as a practical matter, not to be engaged in anything which carries even the slightest doubt of legal propriety in my critical activity. Since I am already fully qualified for Fair Game targeting, I see no reason to give the criminal group any remotely valid grounds to attack me.

I will not remove the posting myself, for the simple reason that the fairly crude News clients I run (Netscape 3 & 4) don't seem to have the ability to cancel a post already sent. I tried it last night in Collabra (the Communicator news reader) and got an error. However, if our friend the Cancelbunny or anyone else wishes to do so, I make no objection.

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Subject: German political objectives of the CofS
From: ralph@atnet.at (Ralph Hilton)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:27:41 GMT
Message-ID: 35988e77.1595718@news.atnet.at

A disaffected CofS member who wishes to stay anon sent me the following report:

A week ago I visited another I.A.S. briefing. They plan to do a "crusade" in July and August, with someone running and carrying a torch. The route is England, Den Haag ( Netherlands ), Paris, Geneve ( Switzerland ), Innsbruck ( Austria ), and 3 German cities ( Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt ). They plan to do a big public demonstration with 10.000 to 20.000 Scientologists from all over the world in Frankfurt, on August 10. Then further activities are planned, some of which are still secret and were not told to the audience of that briefing. But they mentioned this : after the demo the 10.000 + Scn members are to enter busses and to drive across all Germany ; they are to distribute 5 million freedom magazines. These mags will attack some German politicians who are against Scn. This will occurr about 1 months before the elections for the German parliament. It is done with the stated intention to discredit these politicians and have them fail to be re-elected. That's how "un-political" the Co$ is !
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Subject: Re: UK/NL: Germany Crusade gets first media articles?
From: mike@enturbulate.nu (Michael 'Mike' Gormez)
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 21:23:54 GMT
Message-ID: 35a4f724.42423577@news.wxs.nl

In article 35a4e7e1.115844844@news.snafu.de, buk@gmx.de (Buk) wrote:

Anyone get a hold on "East Grinstead Observer" or the Dutch "Haagshe Courant"? Would be curious what sort of articles Co$ got there.....

The Haagsche Courant article of 1.7.98 paraphrased.

Scientology runs for religion-image

[sidebar]
The Hague - The international operating Scientology Church, who in Germany is under scrutiny because of allegedly too much interference in (financial) institutions, is running this summer tree thousand kilometers along European cities to demand freedom (of her) religion.

[main body]
The religious runners, who left England last week, hope to reach our Eastern neighbors [Germany]. Where the German government will be delicately told to adhere to their constitution.

The Scientology tour along Belgium, France, Italy and Austria, held a symbolic stop Tuesday in The Hague at the Palace for Peace. A few other religions attended at the P, Unification Church [moonies] - one Muslim and a Jewish woman [wouldn't be surprised if those where CoS members as well]. The culties let go of 50 white balloons [BTs?] as a reference to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [does that include squirrels too?]. Based on that Declaration, every human should be free, also in Germany, according to Jeanine Slot of CoS Amsterdam [where is Julia Rijnvis?].

The runners will after they've left Holland, where around 9,000 members live [sure!], start singing some peace songs at the European Parliament.
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Holy Cow Batman! As if "clams on the run" wasn't bad enough :8)

Good that the Dutch ARSCC(wdne) branch decided on the last moment not to attend, the number of attendees would only have looked twice as big.

Dutch SPs might read the original article
http://www.city.nl/COL/body.html

Just ignore the JavaScript errors.

Mike (We Will Find Out)

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Subject: Scarff Hounded By Scientology
From: skanda@postoffice.pacbell.net
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 23:48:10 -0700
Message-ID: 359C7EAA.C5E7F6AC@postoffice.pacbell.net

Tonight, I decided to park my car and take a walk around the Scientology property on Sunset to watch the ongoing dress rehearsals for tomorrow night's July 4th event. The area is now ringed with security, uniformed and plainclothes, aided by teenage Sea Org members. L. Ron Hubbard Way is blocked off, and musicians are currently performing while TV cameras on booms move about filming the musicians on stage, which can be seen by 2 large TV monitors position on the stage ends.

While stopping on LRH Way, I was approached by a South American Scientologist who asked if I lived in the area and invited me to the big South American party that was to take place tomorrow night. He told me famous celebrities would be making appearances but declined to tell me who. He pulled out a flyer for the event to show me, said I could read it and return it to him. If I wanted a copy, he said, I could enter the Scientology building and get one. (I declined). Taking my time to read his flyer as he nervously paced about, he said I could keep the copy and he quickly walked away back towards the stage, as I noticed a young Sea Org cadet sprinting across the street to the Kaiser Hospital side.

As I walked west on Sunset along Scientology's parking lot, I observed a white tarp covering the fence the length of Sunset Blvd. where you cannot see in. At the intersection of Sunset & Catalina Avenue (which runs along the west side of the property), two adults and several young children were steadily digging holes in the ground (to plant shrubbery?). I thought it very odd that children in their early teens would be digging holes at 11:00PM on a weeknight. As I stood there watching them dig holes, a gentleman walked up behind me asking me if he could help me. "No", I said, "I'm just watching them work". The man said "Do you live around here?" I told him I lived in the area. "What street do you live on?" he said. I told him for someone that didn't know me, he asked alot of questions and it was none of his business and began a casual walk west on Sunset stopping at the 4852 building/ashram next door of Paramahansa Yogananda's Self-Realization Hellowship. While looking in the window at the book display, I noticed my inquisitive guest watching me from the corner of Catalina talking into a walkie-talkie. As I turned towards him, he motioned something to the Sea Org member across the street, so I walked to the corner, crossed the street and approached this young man in Sea Org drag. The young man quickly walked away and then bolted across the street back to LRH Way.

I walked east on Sunset to the Kaiser Hospital parking entrance, parallel to LRH Way, and sat down on a concrete wall to watch the dress rehearsal performance taking place on stage. As a man with a guitar sang ballads, and the TV cameras on booms swayed, I was again approached by a nervously twitching man who asked me (surprise!) "if I lived in the area". I told him I lived in Hollywood, was driving by, say the dress rehearsal going on and decided to watch it. The man proceeded to inform me that it was a "private rehearsal". I educated the dimwit to the difference between Scientology turf and public property (where I was entrenched) and I had no intentions of going anywhere. As I tried to ignore the twit, he said "You're Garry Scarff aren't you"? I said "Damn, you guys are fast". The Scientologist told me I had been spotted before driving on Fountain and parking my car on New Hampshire. I told him it's too bad it wasn't Wednesday night, or he could've turned in some brownie points for the 2PM stats that were due today. I informed the man I would be returning tomorrow night and accompanying a press crew on Saturday to the event. After 5 minutes of watching a performer sing "Rolling..rolling..rolling" over and over and over again, I departed the area, walked to my car where a uniformed FLAG security guard was riding on his bike not 20 feet behind, and drove from the area.

It should be a great place to be tomorrow night, boys and girls!! For some strange reason, the Scientologists are real edgy.......

Garry

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Subject: Ingram/Scienos Eat Crow on Berry DA, 7/1/98
From: skanda@postoffice.pacbell.net
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 00:17:47 -0700
Message-ID: 359C859B.DA88EE02@postoffice.pacbell.net

I spoke with Graham Berry tonight who informed me that Eugene Ingram is eating crow over a major DA blew up in his face yesterday. Eugene Ingram attempted to add a feather to his cap by capitalizing on his long-enduring mission to "out" Graham Berry in public as a pedophile. Aside from his law practice, Graham Berry volunteers his time & efforts to a charity that raises money for Children Living with HIV/AIDS. Ingram, through his creative efforts, managed to get his hands on a list of contributors to the charity. Ingram also attained a list of 300+ registered sex offenders that California police agencies have on file. Comparing the last names of the contributors to the last names of registered sex offenders, Ingram twisted the hat and deliberately misrepresented 17 cotnributors to the children's charity as being "sex offenders".

With his associates in tow, a Los Angeles attorney named R. Steingard, a candidate for the LA County School Board and an Assemblyman, Ingram and his cohorts called a News Conference yesterday to denounced the "17 pedophiles", while the Assemblyman openly announced in the presence of television crews and news reporters that "Graham Berry is a self-admitted pedophile". The Assemblyman also denounced as lies that Ingram had a history of criminal behavior and arrest warrants existed for him. After Berry distributed information packs on Eugene Ingram, they quickly realized the sham that they had fallen for.

Resultingly, no televison news stations made mention of the Press Conference. The LA Times was appalled and refused to write about it. Meanwhile, Berry is preparing legal action against Ingram and his two cohorts, whose denouncements were videotaped by several news stations.

Today, Eugene Ingram threatened Graham Berry.

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Subject: Six Week Marathon
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 21:40:51 GMT
Message-ID: 6nrg93$1q0$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

[This is a real Scientology press release which presents Scientology's views.]

Six Week Marathon for Religious Freedom to be run across Europe

Churches/Human Rights/Europe/Germany
***ORIGINAL TEXT-SERVICE***

July 3, 1998

Prominent personalities celebrate general declaration of human rights Warning to Germany to put an end to intolerance.

Vienna (OTS) - The "Marathon for Religious Freedom," which was organized by the Scientology Church, started on June 25 in England. Moslems, Jews, Christians, Scientologists and leading human rights activists are participating [in the marathon], which is already a great success. The run, which will go through eight European countries, will end on August 10 in Frankfurt with a big demonstration for religious freedom, at which celebrities, as well as several thousand visitors, are expected [to attend].

The marathon and the demonstration for religious freedom are being held on occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the general declaration of human rights. Leisa Goodman, human rights expert of the Church of Scientology International, said that the six week series of events is also meant to remind European opinion leaders of the meaning of religious freedom - of a time in which repressive governmental measures undermined the declaration's ideals of tolerance and human rights.

The marathon began on June 25 in England, and will run through cities in Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany, and will culminate in a march in Frankfurt on August 10 with several thousand people.

Participants in the Marathon for Religious Freedom include runners from all of Europe. They will be carrying a torch for freedom while they are in the most important transaction points for human rights in Europe - such as the International Court for Human Rights in the Hague, UNESCO in France, and the United Nations in Geneva. Banner bearers from these cities will sign a proclamation which calls for religious freedom.

Leisa Goodman said that the German government's mass hysteria against new religious movements was the reason for growing intolerance of individual governments in Europe. German state and federal administrations have excluded Scientologists from civil service and political parties. They are violently attacked, their businesses are put on blacklists by the administration, their children are harassed and thrown out of schools and kindergartens; artists are prevented from performing by government officials when it becomes known that they are Scientologists. In the past five years international human rights committees, including those of the United States, the human rights commission of the United Nations and the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe have published a total of 19 reports which sharply criticize the German government for religious discrimination.

Austrians will also participate in the marathon for religious freedom. 500 participants from Austria are expected at the final demonstration in Frankfurt. The highlight of the demonstration will be the address and unveiling of a public work by Perli Pelzig, the Jewish artist.

Internet page for further information: http://religious tolerance.net

Address questions to: Church of Scientology, Austria, Andreas Bock [telephone number given]

*****ORIGINALTEXT-SERVICE responsibility of transmitter*****

OTS124 1998-07-03/11:47

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Nots 34
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Subject: 'ho note to Tilman's ISP
From: tilman@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr)
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 22:03:45 GMT
Message-ID: 361845f0.113258185@news.snafu.de

[cc to someone]

My ISP and I routinely get 'ho-grams, but this one is the best ever, so I will share it. Helena indirectly argues that L. Ron Hubbard did not write the latest scientology works, and also admits that she is simply pissed off because of my "anti-religious activities". I also wonder why she doesn't call "911" if she witnesses a criminal activity.

Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 16:36:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Helena Kobrin hkk@netcom.com
To: info@inx.de
Subject: Forgery

Dear Webmaster:

I represent the Church of Scientology International ("CSI"). Mr. L. Ron Hubbard was the founder of the religion of Scientology and passed away 12 years ago, in 1986.

It has come to our attention that one of your subscribers, Mr. Tilman Hausher, has placed a work on his web page through your web site which contains false statements attributed to Mr. Hubbard and about the religion of Scientology and its parishioners.

Since Mr. Hubbard could not and did not author this work, it constitutes a forgery, which constitutes a crime. I am sure that you do not permit your system to be used for criminal acts. I am therefore demanding that this forgery be deleted from your computer system. It is located at:

http://home.snafu.de/tilman/cos_fun/xmas_hcopl.txt

I also request that you look into canceling Mr. Hausher's account for he continues to use your system for his anti-religious activities.

Sincerely, Helena Kobrin

and here is what she didn't like:

HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex

HCO POLICY LETTER OF 20 DECEMBER 1966
confidential

All Franchise Holders
All Org EDs

ETHICAL CHRISTMAS PARTIES
ETHICAL CHRISTMAS TREES (ECTs)

1. Ethical christmas trees

Ethical Christmas Trees (ECTs) are Christmas trees of natural origin or manufactured Christmas trees looking like natural trees, which are set up on christmas in org rooms.

2. Setting up ECTs

Ethical Christmas Trees may be set up only from ethical personnel on the order of their senior. The senior has to make certain that

a) the ECT is brought with its lower end (also called "thick end") into a receptacle suitable for the accommodation of the ECT and that the ECT is properly fastened in it

b) the mounting plate of the ECT is wedged in such a manner that it is standing perpendicularly to the ground. In difficult cases a second staff member is to be consulted, who will monitor the correct placement, with Tone 40 orders like "more left!", "more on the right!"

c) in the "falling down" area of the ECT no fragile devices or devices harmed by a possible fall are to be located. (e.g. e-meters, tape recorders)

3. Setting up the lighting

The ECT is to be provided with christmas objects according to the orders of the senior. Christmas tree lighting resulting from a combustion (so-called "candles") are only to be used when

a) the staff members are instructed on the dangers of fire blazes (Ref: Introduction to scientology Ethics, "The responsibility of leaders", page 261)

and

b) during the combustion time a staff member instructed in fire fighting is standing nearby with a fire extinguisher.

4. Crib plays and Christmas Carols

In orgs with sufficient personnel, crib plays can be arranged under the direction of an experienced senior.

For this, the following hats are to be assigned:

Mary: preferably a female or female looking person
Joseph: older staff member with beard
Child: small staff member or freshly recruited member
Donkey and sheep: suitable staff members from different departments
Holy three kings: three ethics officers

To start the singing of christmas carols, the staff members form a circle around the ECT under the guidance of the ED. Available gifts from non disconnected relatives are to be distributed by a staff member in a "Santa Claus" uniform.

L. Ron Hubbard Founder

This parody (C) Tilman Hausherr 1997
Idea based on the text "Weihnachtsbäume in Amtsstuben", Author unknown

(I added the two last lines after the 'ho-gram, although it is pretty obvious per itself that it is a parody. The advantage is that Helena is even more angry now, because I'm sure she hates it when other people have coopyrights too)

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Subject: Re: UK/NL: Germany Crusade gets first media articles?
From: mike@enturbulate.nu (Michael 'Mike' Gormez)
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 23:28:23 GMT
Message-ID: 35a3ae9d.5749918@news.wxs.nl

In article 35a5a31f.28574977@news.snafu.de, buk@gmx.de (Buk) wrote:

Today's Crusade-Update found at
http://www.religioustolerance.net/linda1.htm

European Parliament, an article ran in the Belgian newspaper, De Morgen.

empty website.

Another article ran in the Dutch paper Provinciaalse Zeeuwse Courant entitled,

Nope, not found.

The article states that the Mayor of Asselberg signed the proclamation for religious freedom.

Nice to know.

Mike

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Subject: Columbia Journalism Review on Boston Herald Series
From: referen@bway.net (Diane Richardson)
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 03:51:24 GMT
Message-ID: 35a43d76.3278669@enews.newsguy.com

In each issue, the Columbia Journalism Review collects short positive ("laurels") and negative ("darts") comments in a column called "Darts and Laurels."

From the July 1998 issue:

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Copyright 1998 Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Columbia Journalism Review
July, 1998 / / August, 1998
SECTION: DARTS & LAURELS; Pg. 25

BYLINE: This column is written by Gloria Cooper, CJR's managing editor, to whom nominations should be addressed.

snip

* LAUREL to the Boston Herald and reporter Joseph Mallia, for unmasking an insidious, invidious presence in the region's schools. In a solidly documented five-part series (March 1-5), Mallia showed how, through such front groups as the learn-to-read World Literacy Crusade and the anti-drug Narconon program -- and with the help of millions of dollars in corporate and government grant money -- the Church of Scientology reaches into public and private schools to target students for recruitment. Like other journalists before him who have had the effrontery to expose Scientology's highly questionable policies and practices, Mallia quickly found his personal life being probed by an investigator hired by the church. Such a probe was needed, Scientology officials righteously explained in a March 21 interview with the St. Petersburg Times, to find out "what sinister motives" and "what vested interests" Mallia might have. Replied Andrew Costello Jr., the Herald's editor: "The only vested interest we have is the public interest."

snip

Diane Richardson referen@bway.net

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Subject: Threat Phone Call from Scientology
From: skanda@postoffice.pacbell.net
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:53:31 -0700
Message-ID: 35AF818B.B783D148@postoffice.pacbell.net

I received a funky, yet anonymous phone call from a gentleman last night warning me that if I picket the Celebrity Center or the Big Blue at LRH Way on Thursday morning, I would be arrested. Fat chance, bumpkins.

Although I intend to be present during Scientology's picket of the German Consulate here in Los Angeles next Thursday, I guess I will have to extend the picket to include the Celebrity Center to let the caller and his ilk ATTEMPT to arrest my ass!

Garry

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Subject: 2000 WDC Scienos to fly to Germany for Frankfurt demo
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:20:05 GMT
Message-ID: 6oobll$rp7$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

Scientology

"Assembly for religious freedom"

From: "Frankfurter Rundschau" July 13, 1998

by Wolfgang Hettfleisch

The Founding Church of Scientology in Washington, D.C. in the United States is throwing a big event on August 10 at the Frankfurt opera house. The "Freedom for Religions in Germany" movement, which comes about under the direction of Scientology, wants to put 10,000 demonstrators on stage this day in Frankfurt.

The announced "Assembly for Religious Freedom" is directed against the German government. The activists accuse the administration of persecuting religious minorities and their adherents.

The German officials do not judge Scientology to be a religious system of beliefs, but a strongly profit-oriented commercial business. This powerful belief business is suspected of pursuing goals hostile to the constitution.

On the occasion of this "historical meeting" (as stated by the Church of Scientology of Washington), 2,000 Scientologists from the USA will fly to Germany. The organizers state that its participants will include members of other religions, as well.

The Frankfurt City Office stated that the meeting was scheduled with them. Permission to hold the event will not be denied because the authorities do not see any direct endangerment to public security.

In July of last year about 1,500 people appeared under Scientology direction at the same place for the same reason, to demonstrate for "religious tolerance." Celebrity artists such as actress Anne Archer and musician Isaac Hayes appeared then.

From: http://www.fr-aktuell.de/fr/181/t181002.htm
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Subject: Ted I hardly got to know ya
From: Andy Mays andymays@pacbell.net
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 01:25:53 -0700
Message-ID: 35B05C11.FED4FE95@pacbell.net

Very seriously:
May you wear God's peace and protection like a mantle. Of course you are in my prayers.

Not so seriously, but I thought about this a long time:
BTW I ain't ordinarily a religious type, this is some serious shit you got into. KOX my ass.

And with all due respect: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

Take it easy, dude
Andy Mays

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Subject: $cienocult PIs Janet L. Holsclaw and Jeff Martin of
Talon Talon Executive Services, Inc - illegal privacy invasion
From: armstrong@dowco.com (gerry armstrong)
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 20:13:31 GMT
Message-ID: 35b101e5.45647014@news.dowco.com

Filed by cult defendants RTC and CSI in Armstrong v. Miscavige, USDC Nevada CV-N-97-00670 ECR (RAM)

Those compiling cult PI profiles and these PIs' illegal and immoral activities please note.

Fair game apologists' comments especially welcome.

[Quote]

DECLARATION OF JANET L. HOLSCLAW

I. Janet Holsclaw, declare and state as follows:

1. I am an employee of Talon Executive Services, Inc. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein, and if called as a witness I could and would testify under oath as follows:

2. In the course of my investigation to determine the whereabouts of Gerald David Armstrong, on January 7, 1998, I discovered that Gerald David Armstrong, or Bambi Sparks to be the registered owners of a 1987 Toyota Celica, identified by California license plate number 2DZF104. This vehicle registration was noted to expire on 02/02/98.

3. On December 31, 1997, I discovered that Gerald David Armstrong had only been issued a Nevada Drivers License on December 19, 1997 with an expiration date of 10/18/01.

4. On 27 December 1997, one of our Talon Investigators named Jeff Martin, reported he had interviewed a Budget Rental Car agent at 1600 National Guard Way in Reno, Nevada.

5. Investigator Martin discovered that Gerald David Armstrong had rented a rental car from them from 15 December 1997 through 20 December 1997 and provided his address as 715 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. San Anselmo, California.

6. Talon Investigator Martin determined the car that Gerald David Armstrong rented on December 15th, 1997, was identified by Nevada license plate number 183HVA. It was a 1997 Toyota owned by Team Fleet Financing Corp (Budget Rental Car).

7. Investigator Martin was also informed by the Budget Rental agent on December 27, 1997, that Gerald David Armstrong frequently rented from them and had always used the same Californa address in all previous times he rented from them.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 12th day of June, 1998, at Fountain Valley, Caliufornia.

[Signed]
JANET L. HOLSCLAW

[End Quote]

Budget advises me that the divulgence of my data to $cientology PIs by Budget's agent is unauthorized, a violation their own policy and an invasion of my privacy. There are significant unturths even in the information cult PIs Holsclaw and Martin claim they obtained from the Budget agent.

Gerry

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Subject: Scienos Picket German Consulate
From: skanda@postoffice.pacbell.net
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:29:05 -0700
Message-ID: 35B39A80.12A9F196@postoffice.pacbell.net

Driving down Miracle Row on Wilshire today, I observed 6 Scientologists picketing outside the German consulate. I parked my car and posed as a passerby and asked one of the women why they were picketing. Same old anti-German rhetoric. She invited me to come on Thursday morning when she said that over 100 people would be picketing the Consulate.

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Subject: Re: What Were Scientology Agents Doing on Bob Mintons Property ?
From: grady@gradyward.com (Grady Ward)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:27:10 GMT
Message-ID: 35c1b6b1.10970856@news.newsguy.com

On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:16:58 GMT, PublicCitizen@Yahoo.com (Fraud Buster) wrote:

Has anyone answered this question sufficiently ? Why were these slimeballs from wherever (Church of Scientology, Russian Mafia, The Crypts, La Cosa Nostra, etc) on this guys (Bobs) property ? What is becoming of this church that they have to send people onto private citizens private property to harrass them ????????????????????????????

Does the ends justify the means again w/ these criminal trespassers ?

I hope they are prosecuted for trespassing .

On April 4, 1995, Jeffrey George Quiros, an OSA agent for the criminal cult of scientology, along with another scientologist, Ray Beeninga, trespassed at my home in Arcata, CA. OSA agent Quiros traveled over 200 miles and without any prior warning camped on my doorstep midday Friday when it could reasonably be calculated that only my wife and/or children would be at home.

They did not leave the property when asked repeatedly. Even threatened with the police they did not leave.

I finally *did* call the police and filed police report 95-1322 which the Arcata police filed under "suspicious circumstances." Quiros admitted he was an official church representative sent out to "handle" the "problem."

The cult was warned by the police not to repeat its visit.

The trip was obviously planned to intimidate me and my family.

Obviously, like Helena Kobrin's RMGROUP, it didn't work.

--
Grady Ward grady@gradyward.com (707) 826-7712
2F07 AD38 11D4 8493 7143 5E1C E699 2FF2

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Subject: Scientologists Invade Radio Station
From: rkeller@netaxs.com (Rod Keller)
Date: 30 Jul 1998 17:33:43 GMT
Message-ID: 6pqapn$o6j@netaxs.com

Bob Minton is on the road, but I can forward some information regarding the radio show on WRKO. Scientologists showed up in the offices of the station to protest their exclusion from the broadcast. The producer said they were completely out of line and behaved badly, rudely demanding to be put on the air. But they did have a chilling effect on the discussion, which was limited to the tresspassing incident. It was planned to be more far-ranging. A follow-up broadcast is under discussion.

Leaflets were apparently distributed at a local supermarket today, spreading DA about Bob. The complete text is not known at this time. One statement from Scientologists is that they know Stacy was topless at the pool because they could see her bare shoulders. Stacy was wearing a modest bathing suit, but it does have bare shoulders.

They have filed statements with the local police, and are attempting to get the locals to prosecute Bob for something. Bob could prosecute them for criminal tresspass, but does not intend to press charges unless charges are pressed against him. No more details on the prowler they had last night.

More as it happens.

--
Rod Keller / rkeller@voicenet.com / Irresponsible Publisher
Black Hat #1 / Expert of the Toilet / CWPD Mouthpiece
The Lerma Apologist / Merchant of Chaos / Vision of Destruction
Killer Rod / OSA Patsy / Quasi-Scieno / Mental Bully

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Subject: Paranoid Scienos on my Doorstep
From: skanda@postoffice.pacbell.net
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 19:01:00 -0700
Message-ID: 35C276DC.65718853@postoffice.pacbell.net

It is obvious that the ultra-paranoid Scientologists here in LA are aware of the presence of a German journalist in town doing a documentary on Scientology, but why is it they think I am with him. I arrived home this afternoon to be confronted by an OSAgoon & PI inquiring where Peter Reichelt was and when we were going to be seeing each other.

Maybe they heard that a particular on-camera interview took place yesterday on the roof of a building looking out over the Celebrity Center/Manor Hotel (sorry Mike, your goons were not successful in interfering with the interview and it did not involve Mr. Reichelt).

But keep stalking..we have some excitement planned for you this weekend.

Garry

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Subject: Re: Citizen Lerma goes to Congress
From: buk@gmx.de (Buk)
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 18:33:11 GMT
Message-ID: 35d75f29.74904744@news.snafu.de

On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 21:20:50 GMT, tilman@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr) wrote:

The Germans are restricting the Church of Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses and small Pentecostal churches.

A rather meaningless, but amusing anecdote Re: the recent a.r.s.- discussions on Scientology's member size:

Yesterday morning was here at Berlin's Olympic Stadium a Jehovas Witnesses-Event with _50.000_ (police estimate) JW's attending.

Scientology, our "world's fastest growing religion" had just this past monday _70_ attendees (Scientology's own estimate!) at their religious rally-event in Paduva.

70 ??? The use of the term "world's fastest growing religion" has something satirical in context with Scientology.

Buk

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Subject: Pictures from Clam-a-thon event in Geneva on Web [XENU]
From: jensting@imaginet.fr (Jens Tingleff)
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 15:23:45 +0200
Message-ID: jensting-ya02408000R0208981523450001@enews.newsguy.com

Bonjour!

The clams had a small (!) event in Geneva as part of their run for religious intolerance. Pictures from our correspondent at

http://www.mygale.org/07/jensting/misc/geneva/

Cheers Jens

------ No PGP signature, no authenticity. Vive La France!! ---------
http://www.imaginet.fr/~jensting/. Scientology[tm]?? Check it out at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/mpoulter/scum.html *and*
http://www.scientology.org/. Report to alt.religion.scientology ;-)

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Subject: 10 Scienos depart for Germany fm Clearwater
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 22:01:58 GMT
Message-ID: 6q80cn$7lc$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

http://www.tampatrib.com/news/mond101o.htm

Scientologists to join 'Journey for Truth'

CLEARWATER - Clearwater Scientologists are celebrating 10 members' departure to Frankfurt, Germany, where the delegates will attend a rally to protest religiousdiscrimination in Germany

The Clearwater event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. today at the Scientology building at 500 Cleveland St. German Scientologists who live in Clearwater and claim they faced discrimination in Germany will be featured speakers. The Germany rally will be the culmination of a 2,000-mile, six-week run across Europe called the "Journey for Truth." A Clearwater delegate will help complete the run.

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Subject: Only 80 American Scns Going to Germany
From: clkates@aol.com (CLKates)
Date: 6 Aug 1998 02:35:04 GMT
Message-ID: 1998080602350400.WAA12505@ladder01.news.aol.com

I received the following e-mail tonight. I assume I received it because I mention the word "Scientology" in my profile (which the sender, whose email I've blocked out, must not have read, as it mentions the fact that I'm an *ex*-Scientologist)...and the most interesting part is--only 80 American Scns are scheduled to go to Frankfurt! Won't be impinging much at this rate! So, have they shrunk since Berlin or are they just far more poorly organized? I distinctly remember the group of commendations on the wall on a bulletin board at Philly Org in the lobby of the Academy...there must have been at least 40 participants from the Org alone! And this time...well...doesn't seem like there's much crusading spirit, eh? But maybe they just need people to "flow more funds".

Charlotte

Subj: I need Your HELP!!!!
Date: 8/5/98 10:15:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: XXXXXXXXXXX
To: Mysticpixy, CaryBG, CLKates, DanPadgham
To: LMoore3834, FGodwin

Dear fellow Scientologist's:

As you are probably aware by now, the Crusade against Religious Intolerance is this weekend in Germany. What you may not know is that we only have 80 Scientologist attending this march from the U.S. Your presence is definitely needed and wanted in Germany. If you can not personally attend then whatever you can do at this stage of the game to support OUR religion is definitely helpful.

Current situation: A friend of mine has made it go right to get the time off and attend the Crusade. Her aunt ( a non-Scientologist) was going to help her with the financing of the trip. However at the last minute, she backed out of it. So, what I am asking of you is to help Rea Gere be in Germany in your place. In exchange for your donation, we will provide you with a Video documented trip, ( so that you can be there ) and photos of the Crusade.

The last thing I wish to communicate to you is this: we have the one TRUE technology on the planet to give us all our Freedom, however the responsibility to make it happens depends on all of us. So, whatever your finances allow, regardless of the size of the flow.....flow it.

Contact: Joava Good or Nick Good at the Crusade office in LA.
Phone number: 213.661.1196. Or 213.661.1096.
Tell them this is for Rea Gere "fund".

Much Love,
XXXXXXXXXXX
Scientologist

Charlotte L. Kates/ SP4, KoX/ "It is time for Scientologists to hold Miscavige accountable for his failed leadership..To support your cause, critics can and will help you...We are here to help you regain the dignity you once had."-Bob Minton

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Subject: AOL Spam mailing
From: gdauthor@aol.com (GDAuthor)
Date: 6 Aug 1998 05:31:09 GMT
Message-ID: 1998080605310900.BAA08375@ladder01.news.aol.com

This was just sent to a long list off AOL subscribers, presumably gleaned from the membership directory. Her aunt got wise, apparently.
-------------------------------

Dear fellow Scientologist's:

Contact: Joava Good or Nick Good at the Crusade office in LA.
Phone number: 213.661.1196. Or 213.661.1096.
Tell them this is for Rea Gere "fund".

Much Love,
Frank Pate
Scientologist

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Subject: 6,500 Protestors reported at Frankfurt
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:35:20 GMT
Message-ID: 6qnli9$juv$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

Scientology Adherents Protest in Frankfurt am Main

From: dpa newswire, 17:59:42
August 10, 1998

Frankfurt am Main (dpa) - Several thousand adherents of the Scientology organization have demonstrated for religious freedom in Frankfurt am Main on Monday after a European march.

According to a statement by the police, there were about 6,500 people at the protest until evening. Representatives of Scientology said it was 8,000 people. The 3,000 kilometer march began in England on June 25.

At the demonstration, the participants demanded that all forms of religious discrimination be ended. Scientology brought up 19 notifications by governments and human rights organizations which they say confirmed a climate of intolerance in Germany. According to the Scientology statement, signers of the proclamation included several members of the European Parliament.

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German Scientology News: http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm

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Subject: Frankfurt: Scientologist's Version
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 22:37:17 GMT
Message-ID: 6qqh2t$hlm$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

From: "Stuttgarter Zeitung"
August 10, 1998

Stuttgart

"Too few are familiar with human rights," says Andrik Schapers, singer and committed Scientologist. That is why he wants to make them [rights] known. "Down with Intolerance," he led a group of about 100 flag and banner bearing adherents in song on the steps of city council. They are part of an escort for a group of ten marathon runners who stayed in Stuttgart on Saturday. They started in England on June 25. After they left the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy, they were on their way to Frankfurt, where they wanted to arrive today, Monday.

On the 50th anniversary of the General Declaration of Human Rights, they had covered a stretch of 3,300 kilometers. The Marathon was accompanied by Irving Sarnoff, the founder of the organization, "Friends of the United Nations." The German government also signed the human rights [declaration] said Sarnoff, who says that he is not a member of Scientology. "We have come here to remind them of it." However, he agrees with the sect in his criticism that the German administration reduces the rights of members of smaller religions. According to Scientology's presentation, its 30,000 members are persecuted in Germany, and they suffer disadvantages in the work place.

lai

http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/dc1/html/news-stz/19980810loka0017.htm

German Scientology News

German Scientology News: http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm

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Subject: Frankfurt: Local's version
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 22:39:45 GMT
Message-ID: 6qqh7h$ht9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

Cynical Demonstration

From: "Frankfurter Neue Presse"
August 11, 1998

Religious freedom is one of the most valuable commodities of humanity. Every form of suppression always begins with the censorship of belief.

Yesterday in Frankfurt, several thousand persons demonstrated for "religious freedom." They were adherents of the Scientology church, the organization whose dangerous influence, as sect commissioners warn, has already begun to extend into politics, associations and businesses. Brainwashing, psychological terrorism, defamation, spying on citizens and commercial exploitation are trademarks of the fanatic salvation ideology of the psycho-sect. It mostly appears wearing silent soled shoes. Yesterday it marched boldly under the protective cover of the martyr of the Old Opera house in order to demand the right to "religious freedom" for itself.

They had taken the freedom to demonstrate - including the a rally in front of the opera house. How is it possible that a legally notorious organization which is under surveillance by domestic intelligence, which according to the Federal Labor Court is not a church, but a commercial enterprise, may claim this right for themselves?

Thousands of people have moved to Frankfurt involuntarily - people who left their country because of persecution for their beliefs. They left goods and possessions behind, and have suffered in body and spirit. To them, the Scientology demonstration is a cynical insult.

http://www.rhein-main.net/FNP-Online/Zeitung/lokalfnp-53.html

German Scientology News: http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm

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Subject: Helena doesn't like the code of a Scientologist
From: Cornelius Krasel krasel@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:13:43 +0200 (MET DST)
Message-ID: m0z6WyV-0004iKC@wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de

Well, I used to have the "Code of a Scientologist" on my page until today, when I found the following masterpiece in my email:

Dear Mr. Krasel:

I represent New Era Publications, Int. ("NEPI"), exclusive licensee of the copyrights to the published works of the Scientology religion.

I have been informed that you have placed one of NEPI's copyrighted works, entitled "Code of a Scientologist" on your home page without the authorization of my client. This work can be found under the following URL:

http://wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de/~krasel/CoS/creed.html

This work is registered with the United States Copyright Office under registration number TX 2239 464.

By placing my client's copyrighted work on your web page, you are violating German and the United States copyright law. Please remove it immediately.

Of course I immediately complied with the request. However, I must say that I am somewhat surprised that the Church of Scientology apparently doesn't want one of its most fundamental pieces not being published outside the www.scientology.org domain. This will certainly be not very helpful in getting new members. IMO, it is another facet showing the true nature of this totalitarian organization.

I am very pleased that the page comes out at the top of Altavista when searching for "code of a scientologist", and I am not exactly willing to change that, even if the content is now different. Thanks to the people of the computer center for forwarding me Helena's email to them.

--Cornelius.

--
/* Cornelius Krasel, U Wuerzburg, Dept. of Pharmacology, Versbacher Str. 9 */
/* D-97078 Wuerzburg, Germany email: phak004@rzbox.uni-wuerzburg.de SP4 */
/* "Science is the game we play with God to find out what His rules are." */

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Subject: Religious Freedom in Germany
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:32:05 GMT
Message-ID: 6qvig5$rd7$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

GERMANY HOSTS SCIENTOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

On August 10, 1998, Germany hosted the largest ever Scientology demonstration for freedom of religion in Germany. This year's demonstration was in Frankfurt, and with 6,500 participants, had double the number of Scientologists and co-demonstrators as did last year's demo in Berlin.

Last year John Travolta appeared via satellite, and Isaac Hayes appeared in person. This year these leading Scientologists kept a lower profile, which may have been due to prior commitments. However, only three days earlier, a bill had been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to chastise Germany for religious persecution of Scientologists.

Contrary to reports which have been circulated in the United States, it is illegal in Germany to either eavesdrop on Scientologists or to open their mail. The Scientology organization is under observation by the German administration, and is regarded as a commercial business there, the same as it had been in the US for the twenty years prior to 1993.

Several press reports are available under "Frankfurt" at http://cisar.org/g808idx.htm

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Subject: 6,500 -- Moslems?
From: Xapped ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 18:31:55 -0400
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.980815180813.108B-100000@darkstar.zippy

The 6,500 people at the demonstration last Monday in Frankfurt included Moslems, Orthodox Jews, Sikhs, and Moonies, besides the Scientologists who organized the event.

There are 2.5 million Moslems in Germany who have 1,200 mosques and prayer halls. Apparently not all of them are recognized as a religion.

Joe Xapped German Scientology News http://cisar.org

Tax cults. Cults are not "new religious movements." They are companies which engage in the commerce of addictive psychological therapy.

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Subject: Scientology signs coalition with German religious minorities
From: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 00:06:31 GMT
Message-ID: 6r57q7$ids$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com

[This is a Scientology press release. I tried to keep the original wording and syntax as much as in this translation.]

German Religious Communities for religious Tolerance

Jews, Moslems, Sikhs, Scientologists and Unification Church form Coalition

From: "ORIGINAL TEXT-SERVICE" (Austria) August 14, 1998

Frankfurt/Vienna (OTS) - During a protest march which took place on August 10 in Frankfurt, and in which several thousand people of various faiths participated, representatives of both acknowledged and unacknowledged religious communities released an open letter in which they announced the establishment of an "Interreligious Coalition for Religious Freedom" in Germany.

The coalition, which was founded by Scientologists, Moslems, Jews, Sikhs and the Unification Church, has made their goal the end of the spread of the climate of religious intolerance in Germany, and has punctuated a better future on the basis of mutual respect and tolerance.

The coalition indicates in their open letter that "this problem by far does not only concern every religious community which is generally calumniated as a "sect," but also every religion that generally enjoys recognition as a world religion."

Open Letter (in full):

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On August 10, 1998, in Frankfurt, a peaceful protest march brought religions of varying backgrounds together for religious freedom.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the General Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations, we, the undersigned, wish to point out the spreading climate of intolerance, discrimination and unequal treatment of religious minorities in Germany. At the same time we would like to punctuate a better future on the basis of mutual respect and tolerance.

We would like to make it clear from this place that this problem by far does not only concern every religious community which is generally calumniated as a "sect," but also every religion that generally enjoys recognition as a world religion, but in Germany however presents a minority and therefore is confronted with similar prejudices and mechanisms as the newer religious communities.

It is our desire to put religious freedom and the ideal of the German Basic Law on a wider plane. The German republic should be the standard in regards to independence rights not only in Europe but also internationally.

For this reason the undersigned have decided to found the "Interreligious Coalition for Religious Freedom."

Frankfurt, 11. August 1998

Dr. Mohammed Herzog, Islamic Community of German-speaking Muslims
Eli Gampel, Central Community of Orthodox Jews
Surinder Singh Bhinder, German Sikh Community
Andreas Rath, Unification Church Germany
Helmuth Bloebaum, Church of Scientology Germany

Direct questions to: Church of Scientology Austria
Andreas Boeck
[Telephone number given]

German Scientology News: http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm

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Subject: Scientology Pickets at Los Angeles German Consulant w/weapons
From: temak@mindless.com
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:24:54 -0700
Message-ID: MPG.1040b5c44f8b8423989855@news.pacbell.net

I've noticed that the CO$ is picketing the German Consulate on Wilshire at Crescent Heights. Those of you who are active in fighting the cult might want to check this out, it seems to be in the morning 8 to 9. Many of the pickets have signs mounted on wooden sticks. This means they are brandishing a weapon, as the police consider any sort of rod, stick, or pole to be club. During the Gulf War protesters with such signs had their signs confiscated by the police.

Also if you counter-protest, and someone with a stick mounted sign confronts you, you can claim that you where threaten with a weapon, and press criminal charges.

Also in light of the recent embassy bombing, the police might not want armed protesters in front of a foreign consulate, especially from a group with a terrorist background like CO$.

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Subject: A.r.s Week in Review - 8/16/98
From: Rod Keller rkeller@voicenet.com
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 00:03:32 GMT
Message-ID: orKB1.793$s35.2542595@news3.voicenet.com

Alt.religion.scientology
Week in Review Volume 3, Issue 19
8/16/98
by Rod Keller [rkeller@voicenet.com]
copyright 1998

Alt.religion.scientology Week in Review summarizes the most significant postings from the Usenet group Alt.religion.scientology for the preceding week for the benefit of those who can't follow the group as closely as they'd like. Out of thousands of postings, I attempt to include news of significant events, new affidavits, court rulings, new contributors, whatever. I hope you find it useful. Like many readers of a.r.s, I have a kill file. So please take into consideration that I may not have seen some of the most significant postings.

The articles in A.r.s Week in Review are brief summaries of articles posted to the newsgroup. They include message IDs for the original articles, and many have a URL to get more information. You may be able to find the original article, depending on how long your site stores articles in the newsgroup before expiring them.

Free A.r.s Week in Review subscriptions are available, just email me at rkeller@voicenet.com

It is archived at:
http://wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de/~krasel/CoS/ars-summary.html
http://www.religio.de/publik/arsfaq.html
http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/
http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~dif/ic/reviews.htm

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U.S. Congress

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, asking the President ot criticize Germany for alleged discrimination against religious minorities, including Scientology.

"Whereas the January 1998 interim report of the State Department's Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad specifically stated that, '[i]n Germany, members of the Church of Scientology and of a Christian charismatic church have been subject to intense scrutiny by the Enquete Commission there, and several members have suffered harassment, discrimination, and threats of violence';

"Whereas in February 1997, a United States Federal Immigration Judge granted a German woman asylum in the United States finding that she had a well-founded fear of persecution based on her religious beliefs if she returned to Germany;

"Whereas the 1997 and 1996 State Department Country Reports stated that 'major political parties exclude Scientologists from membership', and that 'the State of Bavaria screens applicants for state civil service positions for Scientology membership';

"Whereas the 1996 State Department Country Report stated that 'Business firms whose owners or executives are Scientologists may face boycotts and discrimination, sometimes with government approval,' and, the 1997 Country Report stated that 'so-called 'sect-filters', statements by individuals that they are not affiliated with Scientology , are used by some business and other organizations to discriminate against Scientologists in business and social dealings';

"Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress urges the Government of Germany to take necessary action to protect the right of freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to everyone in Germany by international human rights covenants to which Germany is a signatory; continues to hold the Government of Germany responsible for protecting the right of freedom of religion or belief of United States citizens, and for not barring such citizens from living, performing, doing business, or traveling in Germany because of their religious beliefs; and calls upon the President of the United States to assert the concern of the United States Government to the Government of Germany regarding government discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief."

Message-ID: 1998081020100900.QAA16188@ladder01.news.aol.com

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CCHR Radio

Mark Dallara reported on a radio show in the Tampa area which features members of Scientology's Citizen's Commission on Human Rights.

"The 'Citizen's Commission on Human Rights' has a leased radio show on TAN-TALK: http://www.tantalk1340.com/ The host of the program is Dennis Clarke (I think he said he is the Chairman of the Executive Board of CCHR). The guest was John Lott, Jr., a law lecturer (not faculty) at the University of Chicago. The topic was gun control; Lott has written a book called 'More Guns, Less Crime'.

"Clarke pretty enthusiastically accepted this concept, and then slowly but surely turned the course of the conversation to crime in general, and somehow fumbled his way to a conclusion that psychiatric drugs not only cause all crime, but especially all mass murders. Mr. Lott is apparently not a Co$ dupe, because he wasn't buying what Clarke was selling. He rebutted by saying that yes, there are some anecdotal stories of mental health drugs causing tragic events, but there are also anecdotal stories of guns causing tragic events, and the proper way to evaluate the data is to look at the totality of the statistics and ask whether a thing does more harm than good. He even went so far as to say that the drugs in question save many more lives than they harm. At one point he mentioned that Lott's specialty was law and economics, so he could perhaps be excused if he wasn't aware of the great narco-psycho-conspiracy that was fueling the criminal activity in this country.

"He took a caller, some entheta fellow in Tampa. The caller began talking about the RPF and Lisa McPherson, but was rather abruptly cut off by Clarke. A woman in Virginia didn't get very far before Clarke decided that she, too, was a psych operative, and cut her off. He took one last caller, who started talking about the investigation into Lisa McPherson's death just before he, too, was dropped from the line."

"CCHR's radio $cieno, Dennis Clarke, was on the air again this evening, this time with Sheriff John MacDougal of Lee County. The conversation between MacDougal and Clarke covered a lot of ground, from partial-birth abortions, to gangs, to (surprise!) psyche drugs. After a mutual schmooze-fest, MacDougal left and Clarke starting rambling and spewing again.

"He only took two callers. The second caller, 'Ian from downtown Clearwater', said that MacDougal's message about abortion and drugs was very important, and that interested listeners could find a lot more information about all this on the internet at WWW.XENU.NET ... 'that's 'X'-'E'-'N'-'U', 'Xenu'...' Ol' Dennis apparently knew what THAT was about, because he cut the guy off, and muttered something about 'squirrelly little punks' before launching into another rambling diatribe about drugs, or something."

Message-ID: 35d29776.9385120@news.newsguy.com
Message-ID: 35d2e1a6.8810186@news.newsguy.com

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Clearwater

The St. Petersburg Times reported that Clearwater City Commissioners seem to be less in control of the city than manager Mike Roberto.

"The commission appears to take its lead from City Manager Mike Roberto, considered an aggressive, outgoing leader with a seemingly endless stream of ideas. 'Mike Roberto has come in and he has taken over the reins of leadership and basically set forth the agenda,' said Dick Fitzgerald, a city commissioner from 1989 to 1995 who is still active in local politics. 'He is the one driving the train.' The five commissioners usually wait for Roberto to set the agenda for their meetings and do not appear to challenge him.

"Some commissioners have told him not to meet with Church of Scientology officials, but he did so anyway. 'They don't have any spine,' said Fred Thomas, a commissioner from 1993 to 1996 and founder of Pinch-A-Penny pool and patio supply chain. 'If I were (Roberto), I would want a meek, mild commission, too. It would be insanity not to want that.'"

Message-ID: 199808121412.QAA26031@replay.com

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Germany

Scientologists held a demonstration in Frankfurt this week to protest alleged discrimination in Germany. From the Scientology press release:

"During a protest march which took place on August 10 in Frankfurt, and in which several thousand people of various faiths participated, representatives of both acknowledged and unacknowledged religious communities released an open letter in which they announced the establishment of an 'Interreligious Coalition for Religious Freedom' in Germany.

From dpa newswire:

"Several thousand adherents of the Scientology organization have demonstrated for religious freedom in Frankfurt am Main on Monday after a European march. According to a statement by the police, there were about 6,500 people at the protest until evening. Representatives of Scientology said it was 8,000 people. At the demonstration, the participants demanded that all forms of religious discrimination be ended. Scientology brought up 19 notifications by governments and human rights organizations which they say confirmed a climate of intolerance in Germany. According to the Scientology statement, signers of the proclamation included several members of the European Parliament."

An editorial from Frankfurter Neue Presse:

"Yesterday in Frankfurt, several thousand persons demonstrated for 'religious freedom.' They were adherents of the Scientology church, the organization whose dangerous influence, as sect commissioners warn, has already begun to extend into politics, associations and businesses. Brainwashing, psychological terrorism, defamation, spying on citizens and commercial exploitation are trademarks of the fanatic salvation ideology of the psycho-sect. It mostly appears wearing silent soled shoes. Yesterday it marched boldly under the protective cover of the martyr of the Old Opera house in order to demand the right to 'religious freedom' for itself.

"Thousands of people have moved to Frankfurt involuntarily - people who left their country because of persecution for their beliefs. They left goods and possessions behind, and have suffered in body and spirit. To them, the Scientology demonstration is a cynical insult."

Online-Nachrichten der Hannoversche Allgemeinen Zeitung Magazin reported that Scientology has been distributing booklets on Psychiatry to German doctors and schools.

"According to Ingolf Christiansen, Scientology is pursuing a new strategy in that it is not advertising under its own name, but hidden behind a second organization. The leaflet targets people with alcohol and drug problems and advertises a detoxification 'sweat cure' in the Narconon clinic in Itzehoe. It is not just a matter of the questionable therapy, says Christiansen. Another goal is to 'clear' people in the Scientology sense. 'People go from one addiction to another.' The leafleting operation is part of Scientology's nationwide 'Crusade Week.' The organization cannot be described as a sect, said Christiansen, who is a member of the Parliament's Enquete Commission for 'So-Called Sects and Psycho-groups.' Scientology does not deal with matters of belief, but with world domination."

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Grady Ward

Scientology defendant Grady Ward posted a letter to Judge Fogel this week, in which he argues that no settlement has been reached in his case. Grady also reported on the status of his book contract with Bob Minton.

"I do not believe the plaintiff and I have concluded a settlement for the following reasons. The court now directs the plaintiff to 'forthwith shall provide defendant with written notice which reasonably describes the nature and identity of copyrighted works or other materials not identified in plaintiff's complaint or in other pleadings on file in this action.' This term is at variance to the explicit term articulated in the oral recitals that 'The precise form of that [list of plaintiff's copyrighted works not identified in the pleadings] is to worked out initially by the plaintiff and presented again to Mr. Ward for final approval.' In light of the refusal of the plaintiff to provide such a notice, as documented in the letter of Helena K. Kobrin: 'Our review of the matter confirms what we told you in court last week, namely that it is an impossible task...', I do not approve. This disapproval constitutes a rejection of any offer of settlement by plaintiff.

"While the plaintiff waffled on what they would do precisely in order to give good notice of their copyrighted works, they fully agreed with the court's statement that I would have final approval of their proposal. This approval clause is important because of its free speech implications. With the plaintiff's history of unlawful harassment, especially of writers, it takes on a special importance.

"Within the last day, Mr. Robert S. Minton has also indicated that he has terminated my book contract and will not be sending me further advances. Therefore, the plaintiff will not be entitled to $10,000.00, and all proposed settlement terms regarding the book with Mr. Minton are now void."

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Jesse Prince

Former RTC executive Jesse Prince released an affidavit this week in support of lawsuits involving FACTNet and Lawrence Wollersheim.

"In late 1991, my wife Monika became pregnant and although we were elated, she was ordered to abort the child. The reason for the abortion order is that Sea Org members were not allowed to have children. The order devastated both my wife and me. She got the abortion and afterwards she was not the same. She was devastated at the impact of what she did and that was when she told me she wanted to leave. We fled, with the organization close behind us, trying to find us. They finally did and convinced us to return so we could 'leave properly.' Once they had us again behind the barb wire and watched by security, my wife was threatened that if we did not sign certain papers, she would no longer be able to see her father and her sister, who were both in the Sea Organization.

"On or about April of 1983 I was present at a meeting, which took place in Los Angeles, California at a Scientology office called Author Services, Inc. (ASI). Present at the meeting was David Miscavige, then the chairman of the board of ASI, Vicki Aznaran then the Deputy Inspector General of Religious Technology Center, (RTC) and Lymon Spurlock, who was 'Director of Client Affairs' for ASI. There was concern that the IRS would obtain the hundreds of daily, weekly and monthly LRH orders written by Mr. Hubbard and distributed throughout Scientology. These orders were commonly referred to in Scientology as 'advices' to avoid the appearance that LRH was actually running Scientology. In fact, LRH was running Scientology. The principle concern expressed at this meeting was that the LRH orders or 'advices' would be used to name L. Ron Hubbard as the managing agent of Scientology.

"David Miscavige specifically stated that under his directive the LRH orders, or 'advices', were being collected and transferred by truck to a Riverside County recycling plant where the documents were to be 'pulped'. This method of destruction was considered to be better than shredding. I was also given instructions that I was in charge of purging the remainder of the Scientology organization of LRH orders.

"Several weeks after this first meeting I attended a second meeting. In attendance at the second meeting were David Miscavige, Lymon Spurlock, Vicki Aznaran, Norman Starkey and Marty Rathburn. David Miscavige stated that Scientology had been ordered by a court to produce various documents concerning a former Scientology member named Lawrence Wollersheim who had a lawsuit pending in Los Angeles against the Church of Scientology of California. The court had ordered Scientology to produce Mr. Wollersheim's entire 'preclear' (PC) file.

"Mr. Wollersheim's PC file was several thousand pages in length. Initially at this meeting it was decided that Mr. Wollersheim's PC file would be redacted and culled of any evidence or documentation which might assist Mr. Wollersheim in his lawsuit against CSC. Ultimately, approximately 50 pages were produced pursuant to the court order. Mr. Wollersheim's PC file was culled based on a direct order from David Miscavige. Later, I was informed that a second court order was issued to produce Mr. Wollersheim's entire file. Faced with the prospect of having to produce the entire file David Miscavige gave orders that the entire file simply be destroyed by being pulped.

"In early 1983 I attended a meeting at Scientology's ASI office in Los Angeles. In attendance at this meeting were David Miscavige, Lymon Spurlock, Vicki Aznaran, Patricia Brice and Edith Buchele. David Miscavige stated that Scientology was 'in trouble' concerning the copyright status of the many published materials of founder L Ron Hubbard. David Miscavige stated that Scientology had failed to register copyrights for thousands of pages of Scientology material written by Mr. Hubbard. David Miscavige specifically ordered Patricia Brice to begin the process of mass copyright registration filings for all of L. Ron Hubbard's materials. This order was given despite the fact that Mr. Miscavige was already aware that many of the materials in question were already in the public domain. Thus, I know from personal knowledge that in mid 1983 Scientology began a massive program to register Mr. Hubbard's material with the United State's Copyright office."

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Digital Lightwave

The St. Petersburg Times reported this week that Scientologist-operated company Digital Lightwave has laid off a large number of employees.

"Digital Lightwave Inc. of Clearwater has laid off 55 workers, or about 20 percent of its staff. The telecommunications testing equipment maker recently settled shareholder lawsuits brought against it when the company admitted accounting errors and restated earnings this year. Steven Grant, chief financial officer, characterized the layoffs as a 'right-sizing' of the company, saying the layoffs came from all parts of Digital Lightwave. Its stock was unchanged Friday at $2.75 a share."

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World Literacy Crusade

The Sacramento Bee carried a story on Scientology's World Literacy Crusade this week.

"The program has been tutoring children and adults in Del Paso Heights for nearly 1 years and recently expanded its reach to the south-area neighborhood of Franklin Villa. 'Look at why there is crime, and it's because people can't work. They don't have the skills to learn,' said Mary Noel, president of the literacy and mentoring program. '(The program) is basically aimed at improving society.'

"World Literacy Crusade was founded by a Los Angeles-area minister after the 1992 South Central riots as a way to fight illiteracy among inner-city youths. It has since become an international movement with offices in five continents. Before tutoring began in Del Paso Heights, World Literacy Crusade was training tutors and doing community outreach in Sacramento. 'We were in the community asking whether they wanted us there: 'We have this to offer are you interested in it?',' said Noel.

"The program curriculum is based on 'study technology' designed by author and Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Scientology, a religious philosophy, is based on the writings and research of the late Hubbard. No Scientology concepts are taught as part of the literacy program, said Noel. Hubbard's technology emphasizes overcoming roadblocks to learning such as not understanding various meanings associated with the same word. 'You can learn anything. The only reason you give up is because of misunderstood words,' said Noel. '(Often) you don't have the opportunity to identify what went wrong or are pushed on to the next level.'"

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Web Logs

Thad Beier reported that Scientology complained to his Internet provider to complain over the high use of Scientology's web site.

"The system administrator got a call from 'Ron' at the Church of Scientology International, complaining that I had been accessing their Scientology on-line pages too much. My ISP heard him out, as he recognizes their litigiousness, but thankfully called me to find out what was going on. I called 'Ron' back at the number specified (it was the Church of Scientology International main number) and explained that I was interested in researching Scientology, and that I found the pages useful. He said 'oh, okay. I was just concerned that you seemed be accessing them so much'. He said that his name was Ron Edison. I told him that he could find my name in the net-nanny list. I don't like them calling my ISP to complain, but it was a fairly harmless call in the end."

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Subject: Harassment of Boston picketers, 8/13-14/98
From: rnewman@thecia.net (Ron Newman)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:24:19 -0400
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As many of you know, six people picketed the Boston Org from 5 to 6:30 pm last Thursday, August 13. Among the picketers were HiLary Osborne and myself (though I arrived about an hour late).

At the picket, the Scienos handed out the following leaflet.

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SATANIC WORSHIPER
HILLIARY OSBORNE
Stop Attacking Others' Freedom of Religion

Satanic Worshipper, Hilliary Osborne, of [address deleted -- RN] has the Constitutional Right to practice whatever faith she wishes.

Today she is leading a protest against a well-respected religion that has helped improved the lives of millions of people directly and through its social betterment programs. This is a slap in the face to many people who are working to better the conditions in life of others.

Hilliary's religious bigotry against the Church of Scientology, which she has never been associated with is absolutely Un-American. The United States was founded on religious tolerance and abhors religious persecution.

It's time for Hilliary to put an end to her bigotry.

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Yes, they really did misspell "Hilary" as "Hilliary".

The leaflet contained a home address (which I deleted), not of HiLary at Northeastern University where she is a student, but rather of her PARENTS on a small residential street in a suburb 30-40 minutes' drive from Boston.

After the picket ended, HiLary talked to her parents and found out that three Scientolgists had driven out to that suburb and PICKETED HER PARENTS' HOUSE while, or maybe after, we were picketing the Org. Two of the picket signs said something about "satanic bigot" and one said "God Bless America". (???)

The following day, someone was handing out a similar leaflet about me to pedestrians on Third Street in Cambridge, near my office. I haven't yet seen that leaflet, but I suspect that it is the same as the following fax, which was sent to my office last Friday around 1:45 pm. I've used HTML tags to indicate italics and bold:

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Ron Newman
Unmaksing a Religious Bigot

Ron Newman, of 18 Day St., Somerville, MA, who is employed at New Frontiers Information Corp., in Cambridge, has the Constitutional Right to practice whatever faith he wishes.

However, it appears Newman does not respect iour/i 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 religoius tolerance and abhors religious persecution.

Isn't it time for Ron Newman to put an end to his bbigotry/b?

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Yes, the last sentence in the second paragraph above makes no sense whatsoever. I can't even figure out what they were trying to say. These people are supporting a Literacy Campaign?

There is a line of small type at the top of the fax, which I think contains ascii data sent by the remote fax machine. It reads:

ALFRED E NEUMAN TEL: Aug 14,98 13:37 No.001 P.01

on the first (totally blank!) page, and

ALFRED E TEL: Aug 14,98 13:39 No.002 P.01

on the second.

I also found a voicemail message at work, left around 2:15 pm last Friday, saying just "We're picketing you. click"

Nice try, Scienos, but this is NOT going to put an end to picketing at 448 Beacon Street.

-- Ron Newman rnewman@thecia.net
http://www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/

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Subject: Scientology's 1st letter to Mrs. Minton 7/25/98
From: bob@minton.org (Bob Minton)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:03:07 GMT
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July 25, 1998

Mrs. Therese Minton
39 West Cedar St.
Boston, MA 02114

HAND DELIVIER
Via Courier in U.K.

Dear Mrs. Minton:

I write to you directly because I have asked Bob to allow us to meet together to discuss the current situation, but he has declined.

I am certain you are unaware of the real activities and nature of the people Bob is involved with, and I do not believe you would want your family engaged in these matters if you knew the character of these people or their agenda with respect to the "Minton money."

While Bob claims that the Church has sought to upset his family, in truth it is his activities that are the source of the turmoil that now surrounds his life and yours. It comes about as a result of his relationship with a group of morally bankrupt individuals who are taking money from him while they are engaged in unethical and even criminal activities.

Stacy Young is the center of much of the harm that is being caused. She has a history of engaging in illicit relationships, Bob is not the first to be lured into her web. While Bob denies that this relationship exists, however, I have documentary evidence that on July 24 and 25, 1998, Bob and Stacy are at your home in New Hampshire together. Their affair is alive and well and the manipulation and deceit continues.

Your husband, so far as we know, has spent almost $2 million dollars - at least funding Vaughn and Stacy Young (a house and various payments); Lawrence Wollersheim (to the tune of over $500,000); Ken Dandar ($250,000); Arnie Lerma ($60,000); Keith Henson ($25,000); Grady Ward ($60,000); Dennis Erlich ($5,000); and Jessie Prince (reportedly $100,000). There may be more.

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July 25, 1998

Courts have found several of this group of low-lifes guilty of violating the Church's rights and yet Bob gives them money to continue. A couple of them are wife abusers and child molesters. None are fit to be in the presence of you or your children, yet Bob is playing Santa Claus to them with your money. Bob's irresponsible, if not outright malicious acts, are damaging my church and individual Scientologists as well as you and your children. I believe a face-to-face meeting between us would be helpful.

This is a serious matter. What is occurring is causing a great deal of damage. If you were aware of all the facts, I am sure you would not support what is happening.

You can contact me at 213-960-3500 or 213-960-3508 (fax). I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mike Rinder

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Subject: Scientology's 2nd letter to Mrs. Minton 7/30/98
From: bob@minton.org (Bob Minton)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:03:15 GMT
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July 30, 1998

Mrs. Therese Minton
39 West Cedar St.
Boston, MA 02114

HAND DELIVER
Via Courier in U.K.

Dear Mrs. Minton:

Last Sunday I had a short letter delivered to you in the interest of opening up communication to resolve matters in which we share a mutual concern.

Though I did not hear from you, within hours my letter to you had been characterized on the Internet as a 6-page letter reportedly containing statements I did not make. The posting by Bob is attached in case you have not seen it. Among other things, it includes a rather unpleasant threat.

You are probably under considerable stress and you need to understand that my interests at this point are similar to yours. I want to inform you of facts and assist you, and I think I am in a position to do so.

Neither I nor anyone in the Church of Scientology has ever had any intention to interfere with your life and happiness. For reasons unbeknownst to me, your husband set upon a vicious crusade against my religion. He gallantly stated on national television that when you said you'd had enough, he'd stop. It is ironic that in this same show Stacy Young referred to him as an angel who came out of nowhere into her life.

It's a well-known fact that people have had violent reactions when their hidden secrets are revealed and this appears to have been the case after Bob's affair with Stacy Young was inadvertently exposed. As you may have learned, he fired shots at people who saw him and Stacy together at your home in Sandown. I would imagine that at this point you have had enough, yet he is clearly not stopping and, in fact, is now going to dangerous extremes.

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July 30, 1998

Mrs. Minton, I have never met you, and your only information about me is what you have heard from your husband and Stacy Young who would have nothing but the worst things to say about me.

I reiterate the request of my earlier letter. I wish to make you aware of information through a face-to-face meeting at your convenience. Again, I believe that if you were aware of all the facts you would not support what is happening.

You can contact me at 213-960-3500 or by fax at 213-960-5308.

Sincerely,

Mike Rinder

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Subject: [Forwarded] Celebrities Back Religious Freedom Rally in Germany
From: noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 01:52:31 GMT
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Our dear OSA friend, angela808@aol.com, posted the following to alt.religion.mormon and who knows where else. Maybe somebody here can go over her points one by one on a.r.m., trying to keep relevance to Mormonism, to show how misleading it is.

In article angela808@aol.com (Angela808) writes:

We're all interested in Religious Freedom Worldwide, that I'm aware. Here's an interesting piece on the recent religious freedom rally in Germany. Germany, as you may be aware, has been criticized by the US State Dept. as well as other religious freedom organizations for it's intolerance to minority religious groups. But, the ethical people of planet earth have "had enough and aren't going to take it any more"....and so here's what they've done;
In Peace,
Angela

Church of Scientology: Travolta, Corea Release Statements Backing Religious Freedom Rally to Protest Religious Discrimination By German Government

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Church of Scientology:

BNI News reports that as a 3,000 kilometer marathon to celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ended in Frankfurt's Old Opera Square with a religious freedom rally attended by 6,500 today, renowned actor John Travolta and award-winning jazz musician Chick Corea pledged their full support in the fight to bring real religious freedom to Germany.

Both artists sent personal messages which were read out at the event, at which Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Scientology leaders demanded that the German government cease all forms of religious discrimination. The rally was the culmination of a six-week marathon for religious freedom. Carrying a torch of freedom, a team of runners left England on June 25th a