From: raulc@sco.COM (The Red Dragon)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Want A Respone
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Date: Fri, 09 Aug 91 19:57:15 GMT
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I have a question about a "religion" that attempts to frame a woman
for a bombing and that goes after people who have written negative
reports on them:  Does your doctrine somehow justify these actions?  Is
there a little wing of Scientology that's comprised of people that 
hurt those they consider a threat?  If this is true of all religions, imagine
the hit squad the Pope has!  Why would a religion have full page advertisements
in various newspapers to retaliate on claims made against them?  Why not just
issue a press release refuting said claims?  The more attention you bring to
the charges, the more will be heard not the rebuttals, but the accusations,
giving them even more strength.  Does the catholic church go media nuts
when someone brings up their anti-abortion stand? I don't think so.

I think that what's important for all of us to realize is that Dianetics 
may work for some, but not for all.  The people that say it's trash think 
that the people it's worked for are brainwashed, and the people that say
it's a wonderful thing think the people attacking it are a bunch of idiots
who don't know all the facts.  Both sides may be correct in some cases, but
easily not all.

My apologies if I've gone off my original question; these sort of things 
can lead one astray.  Again, can any Scientologist defend the actions 
listed above?  Please don't say it's propaganda, these incidents are
more than well documented.  Maybe one day we'll get lucky and an
attorney from Scientology will break free and tell us what really
goes on in L. Ron Hubbard's little club. 

           
 
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                "And I find it kind of funny, 
   -Raul         I find it kind of sad,
    Cortes,      The dreams in which I'm dying, 
    Jr.          Are the best I've ever had.."
                               -TFF 
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