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.

FredricRice asked this question on 5/10/2000:

lrfarny gave this response on 5/10/2000: I have a copy of the indictment itself. He is nowhere listed as an unindicted co-conspirator. His name is in there under a basic description of the organization of Scientology. No misconduct whatsoever is attrributed to him.

It must be "a conspiracy at the highest levels of government," then, since the court documents one can find on government web sites specifically enumerate L. Ron Hubbard as one of the many unindicted co-conspirators. It's amazing what Scientology's leaders will tell their remaining followers.

But my question: While the mad messiah was on the lam from the law avoiding the process servers, what

is Scientology's leaders telling their rubes about _why_ he was on the lam? Since they're telling you poor guys that he wasn't on the run from the law, they must be telling you some excuse for why he was in hiding.

What have they been feeding you?

Thanks.

lrfarny gave this response on 5/10/2000:

"Messiah on the lam"? "remaining followers." Come on, Freddie. I must have really shaken you up with my earlier answers. You are virtually frothing at the mouth (and I don't mean "nearly" frothing; I mean frothing in this virtual environment).

You need to modulate your tone a bit, old man, before somebody files a terms of service complaint on you.

Don't you just hate it when your generalities are shattered with specifics. You must, because you are starting to repeat yourself.

L. Ron Hubbard was not an unindicted co-conspirator in this case. His name came up in the indictment in a discussion of the organizational structure of Scientology only. No misconduct was attributed to him.

I also have a document from the justice department confirming that L. Ron Hubbard was not wanted for anything.

On the contrary, during the final years of his life he completed his research and development of the highest levels of Scientology, wrote eleven best selling novels, more then 50 film treatments and a whole host of other things.

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Well, it's interesting to note that the cult's leaders are showing their remaining followers amusingly fictitious notions of Hubbard's criminal and war record. The fact that anyone can get on the Internet and discover that their putative leaders are lying to them is countered by the fact that the cult ringleaders don't _allow_ their remaining followers to read such documents.

The medical records show that Hubbard died while hoppedup on psychoactive, illegal drugs that he was injecting himself with -- like any common dope fiend strun out in the gutter.

But thanks for the interesting admissions. It's not always easy to tell what the cult's ringleaders are telling their remaining followers. Having you confirm the extent to which they've devolved is highly informative.

You get a cookie.

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