Co$ Public Relations says:
(b) On or about October 14, 1997, in violation of the
Order, Armstrong created and caused to be widely disseminated by means
of the Internet a documentary work which violated the terms of the
above referenced Judgment. See Wilson declaration, Exhibit F.
-=-
Gerry says:
And here's this one:
[Quote]
From: armstrong@ntonline.com (gerry armstrong)
On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 04:07:54 GMT, referen@bway.net (Diane Richardson)
wrote:
On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 01:09:47 GMT, grady@tidepool.com (Grady Ward)
wrote:
Do you believe that similar steps should be taken by the U.S.
government? Should all businesses owned by Scientologists[tm] be
labeled and prospective employees warned? What makes this different
No, I don't. However I guess we both also agree that we ought to keep lawfully
investigating this criminal cult for the mischief that is an organic part of
their nature.
Investigating an organization is not equal to investigating
individuals who happen to belong to the organization. The government
can investigate individuals who belong to the Mafia if those
individuals are suspected of criminal activity. The same goes for
Scientologists[tm]. What the U.S. government cannot do is to label
pejoratively all individuals who belong to a group, whether that group
is the Mafia or the CoS.
Diane Richardson
Yes, the US can, does and should. "Gang member" is a pejorative. So is
"convicted fellon." So is a member of the "Cultists Dedicated to the
Destruction of Sanity for Our Leaders' Own Pernicious Purposes." The
US uses such labels in its legal briefs and other public statements.
Scientologists, to be Scientologists, must do exactly what they're
told to do by the cult's leadership. That fact should be used by the
US in its legal public statements concerning Scientology, or
Scientologists acting for Scientology. The leadership of Scientology
is involved in a mafia-like criminal enterprise: fraud, extortion,
human rights abuses, etc. When the leadership eliminates all such
criminal practices from its operations the US would then be justified
in removing the pejorative label "Scientologist" from its legal public
statements concerning Scientology or Scientologists acting for
Scientology.
Any country is completely justified in calling Scientologists
"Scientologists" and treating them as if they are under the domination
of a cabal of criminals dedicated to the destruction of sanity in that
country's citizens and institutions for the cabal's own pernicious
purposes, because that is what Scientologists are. It has almost
nothing to do with the Scientologists' "beliefs" about the "tech,"
"ARC," or Xenu, etc., etc. Those things are just part of
Scientologists doing what they're told to do: believe this, believe
that, don't believe this or that, read this, say that, do this, don't
do that, tell this lie, hurt that guy. All for the leaders' own
pernicious purposes. That's the danger that people in governments have
come face to face with. Germany has apparently said, "This is not
right." The US has apparently said, "Wow, what a great idea."
But the US is wrong. It isn't a great idea. It isn't right.
Gerry
[End Quote]
A funny note. The cult excised the name "Xenu" from the hard copy they
filed in court. Hee, hee, hee.
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