Notice: Fredric Rice may have removed segments of the replies given to questions if they contained copyrighted materials. After a very short while, Scientology "experts" refused to answer questions and started cut-and-pasting copyrighted cult propaganda. Additionally I removed URLs in some of the replies, and left them in others. And it's also important to note that eventually the unfortunate "Greg Churilov" cultist was ejected from askme.com for his typical Scientological behavior.

Subject: Scientology hostility and hatred
Answered by: formerscientologist
Asked By: FredricRice

FredricRice asked this question on 5/3/2000:

I've asked quite a few questions of the Scientology experts here at AskMe.COM. Out of the good answers I've received from desertphile and honorarykid, I've also received a _lot_ hatred from the Scientologists who are inside of the organization.

What's interesting is that asking Scientologists questions about Scientology results in such hatred, anger, and resentment. But what's more, rather than answer the questions, the Scientologists have attacked me personally, claiming I'm a pedophile and have had sex with dogs. And this is from Scientology's representitive spokespeople, no less.

Is there a policy or something that dictates these hate-filled responses that I've been getting from the Scientologists?

formerscientologist gave this response on 5/3/2000:

Dear Fredric,

Yes.

In the PTS course, there is an HCO Bulletin of 5 November 1967.

Here are some excerpts from the bulletin, "Critics of Scientology"

"Those who criticize one for being a Scientologist or make snide remarks cannot stand a personal survey of past actions or motive. This happens to be a fortunate fact for us. The criminal abhors daylight. And we are the daylight.

Now, get this as a technical fact, not a hopeful idea. Every time we have investigated the background of a critic of Scientology, we have found crimes for which that person or group could be imprisoned under existing law. We do not find critics of Scientology who do not have criminal pasts. Over and over we prove this."

Two things operate here. Criminals hate anything that helps anyone, instinctively. And just as instinctively a criminal fights anything that may disclose his past"

"Never discuss Scientology with the critic. Just discuss his or her crimes, known and unknown. And act completely confident that those crimes exist. Because they do."

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There is another one. I don't have it on me. It's something about never defend because they are trying to introvert you, always attack. I will ask around and see who has this information.

I believe this information (if I find it)is more pertinent, because it justifies the false accusations, whereas the above excerpts only change the Scientologists' focus. They are looking for crimes. It may be that they are trying to fish them out of you.

FredricRice rated this answer a 5.

Great. HCOB 5/Nov/67. That's the reference I'm looking for that explains the behavior.

Thanks, I'd like to web your reply.

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