Irish Times: Doctor says 'Scientology is basically rubbish'
Church science 'basically rubbish', says doctor
The science behind the Church of Scientology was "basically
rubbish", a doctor told the High Court yesterday.
Dr John Fleetwood, a general practitioner in the Blackrock/ Monkstown
area of Dublin, told the court Ms Mary Johnnston, who operates a sports
equipment shop at Westwood, Foxrock, Dublin, had attended him on October
29th, 1994. She was anxious and distressed.
Giving evidence in the continuing action by Ms Johnston (40), against the
church and three members of its Dublin Mission, Dr Fleetwood said Ms
Johnston was generally quite healthy but complained of a lot of headaches.
She was an ex-member of the Church of Scientology and he came to the
conclusion that most of her problems were caused by membership of the
church. There was nothing to indicate anything else. She was agitated and
stressed in general.
He saw Ms Johnston again on November 15th 1994 and gave her some mild
headache tablets. He held the same conclusion that day as to the cause of
her headaches.
Cross-examined by Mr Michael Collins SC, for the church, he said Ms
Johnston told him she was trying to leave the church and was under
considerable pressure. She had also told him she was engaged in protests
outside the church and was contemplating suing it.
Dr Fleetwood said he believed some of the church's programmes were a
"sham" and he had no doubt her involvement in the church
was instrumental in causing her stress and anxiety. He said the church
did not let its adherents go without a fight. Ms Johnston's main
problem was major headaches.
When it was suggested under further cross-examination that the founder of
the church, Mr Ron Hubbard, claimed to be the son of God, Dr Fleetwood
objected. He said the dianetics programme had been shown time and time
again to be a sham.
The case continues today.
Irish Times
February 7, 2003
[Note: The
Scientology®
organization has at best estimate approximately
45,000 to 50,000 followers world wide -- contrary to the 8 million figure
that the organization has been claiming for the past few years or so.
While that number continues to drop (thanks in part to the Internet) few
of the remaining followers are even aware of the unending series of police
raids, indictments, and prison terms their leaders and fellow cultists are
subjected to routinely. Few are allowed to know about their organization's
criminal history, or its current racketeering activities. Even fewer of
the cult's remaining followers are privy to their messiah's written
policies which dictates the criminal behavior that keeps getting their
organization raided (see Xenu.NET for
suitable references of Scientology policy) Scientology management
is the problem, not the thousands of honest believers who are good,
honest citizens; themselves victims of Scientology - flr]
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