A few years ago, Scientologist Tom Cruise was dragged through the blogosphere for criticizing Brooke Shields promoting using Paxil to pregnant women and new moms as a solution to post-natal depression. So was he just three years ahead of his time?
Was Tom Cruise Right After All?
February 26, 2008 by gibber60Anonymous–Perverting True Anonymity
February 26, 2008 by gibber60The group that calls itself Anonymous have a history. Their terrorist roots have been glossed over lately, but are there. By hiding behind masks to spread hatred against Scientology they are putting real anonymity at risk.
What Really Happened to Lisa McPherson?
February 10, 2008 by gibber60Thanks to Lu who posted this in the comment section today of one of the trashiest sites on the net –Glosslip.
Lisa McPherson was a Scientologist who tragically died from a blood clot as a result of a car accident. Sadly, individuals tried to profit from the death of this poor girl. That’s why you know about it. Here is what happened:
1. Lisa McPherson died of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot). Allegations to the contrary made about the Church by Medical Examiner Dr. Joan Wood on national TV were unfounded, as she herself would later have to concede when she was presented with all the evidence.
2. None of the top medical experts around the country who have been consulted on this matter agreed with Wood’s conclusions.
3. The only doctor to support Wood’s interpretation on national TV — without examining the evidence — was convicted of witness tampering. He intentionally broke a bone in the neck of a corpse in connection with a New Jersey lawsuit.
4. Lisa’s aunt Dell Liebreich alleged in a suit against the Church that Lisa planned to leave the Church. This is false. Lisa had booked a Christmas/New Year vacation aboard the “Freewinds”, a Church of Scientology religious retreat and had paid for the airline tickets already.
5. Liebreich hardly knew Lisa and admitted in deposition that she never had a meaningful conversation with her in her entire adult life and showed no interest in the living Lisa. Her deposition shows her concern about acquiring Lisa’s possessions.
6. After Lisa’s traffic accident, she was seen by the hospital’s psychiatric liaison, who concluded that she was not a danger to herself or others.
7. When the medical examiner looked at all the facts she came to the conclusion that Lisa McPherson suffered an accidental death as a result of a pulmonary embolism caused by an injury to her leg in the auto accident. All charges against the Church were dismissed by the prosecutor.
8. When the judge in the civil suit was presented the evidence, he ruled that Lisa McPherson was at the Church of her own free will and dismissed a major portion of the case. The remaining part of the civil case ultimately settled. Here is the June 14th, 2000 press release.
She was not mistreated, she was willingly in the care of friends. She did not lose 50 lbs.
The medical examiner determined that Lisa died of natural causes. [The medical examiner initially found the cause of death to be “undetermined” and reached numerous erroneous conclusions wrongly suggesting that Ms. McPherson had been the victim of neglect or abuse. She then compounded these errors by presenting her mistaken analysis and conclusions to the public unlawfully and in a highly inflammatory way. Following correction of her error on Lisa’s death certificate and the formal finding that Ms. McPherson’s death was accidental ,as well as the revelation of other serious errors in her office, she resigned as county medical examiner.]
This was a tragic accident made worse by the Lisa McPherson Trust. We do not forget.
This information is courtesy of Scientology Myths
New Headquarters for Regional South African Scientology Church
February 10, 2008 by gibber60South Africans Scientologists announce major property purchase in Port Elizabeth
The Church of Scientology of Port Elizabeth has completed the purchase of one of the city’s historic landmark—the United Building on the corner of St Mary‘s Terrace and Govan Mbeki Avenue. It will contribute to the area not only by way of the planned R6-million restoration and renovation project but also through increased community activities that will now be possible.
The R8-million building will be the regional headquarters for the religion.
This announcement comes on the heals of a recent milestone for Scientology in South Africa: the Commissioner of Revenue recognized the church as a public benefit organization and granted it tax-exemption.
The church has also recently acquired new property in Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town.
“We see our investment in Nelson Mandela Bay as a contribution to the uplifting of the area as has been so well demonstrated by the Mandela Bay Development Agency at the recent opening of Govan Mbeki Avenue,” said Paul Sondergaard, public affairs director for the religion in South Africa.
Sondergaard went on to say the building would be restored “to its former glory to add to the heritage of Port Elizabeth” and emphasized that the new property would make it possible to greatly expand the church’s anti-drug and human rights campaigns and provide more assistance to the region through its volunteer ministry—an international help and disaster relief organization with a membership of 100,000 worldwide.
Too Much of Too Little
February 9, 2008 by gibber60Seems to me there’s always either too much or too little.
Too much smog, too little clean air.
Too much noise, too little space.
Too much to do, too little….(you name it).
So this is my rant blog. And that’s my general philosophical beginning rant.
