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Anonymous asked this question on 5/9/2000:

Hi, experts!!!

I found a document on the web that I can't find any more but it was dated November 20'th 1997. I remember that because it's my birthday!

I didn't understand much of the legal terms but there was one term that I think is a scientology term, not a legal term. There was a guy names Stephen Mitchel either sueing the church or being sued by the church for libel but this Stephen Mitchel guy presented thousands of pages of evidence to, I think, sue the church.

The word was "squirreling." Stephen Mitchel filed evidence that said the church was 'squirreling."

That's got to be a scientology term since it's not covered on anything in the legal newsgroups I could find.

Anyone? thanks

Desertphile gave this response on 5/10/2000:

Hi. As you have already been informed, a "squirrel" is one who practices Scientology without the business' approval (i.e., handing large amounts of money over). This is why the Free Zone has been persecuted by the Church of Scientology.

Scott Mayer was persecuted because the RTC claimed he was "practicing Scientology without a liscense." can you imagine such a thing?! Imagine if an actual religion were to do such a thing!

By the way. The Church of Scientology persecutes Scientologists who buy material from places other than the Church. The EBAY auction web site may not sell Scientologists' personal property. Weird, huh?

Here is one article about the Church of Scientology persecuting a Scientologist because of that Scientologist's religious beliefs.

Religious 'Freedom,' CoS style By Catarina Pamnell

From "Keeping Scientology Working News", Issue 48 (ca 1995). According to the front page this publications is "published by Religious Technology Center - holder of the Dianetics and Scientology trademarks".

In this magazine, one of the articles tells about scientologists receiving RTC awards for "keeping scientology working". Here we can read about two Sea Org members at the Advanced Organization Saint Hill for Australia, New Zeeland and Oceania, AOSH ANZO in Sydney, Australia.

These two heroes had gotten word of an unauthorized practitioner of the Scientology religion in their area. So they "located and confronted the squirrel. Not only did they confiscate the materials and the squirrel's E-Meter, they traced down how he obtained the materials, and made him destroy all of his own made up squirrel "processes".

For this glorious achievement, the article says the two received a special RTC recognition, and promotions in rank within the Sea Org.

Note especially that not only did they confiscate materials that they considered belonging to the CoS only, but also forced the unauthorized religious practitioner to destroy materials of his own creation.

It would be most interesting to hear a CoS representative explain exactly how this forwards religious tolerance and freedom in the world.

I'm not going to hold my breath.

Desertphile gave this follow-up answer on 5/10/2000:

Correcting myself here.

It was not Scott Mayer who was persecuted by the Church of Scientology for his religious beliefs. It was David Mayo.

Further facts about this criminal empire may be found at Operation Clambake and FACTNet.

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