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idrizomare, you are right. I should have done it this way:
From an article posted to slashdot on Monday February 14, 2011 link here:
http://slashdot.org/story/11/02/14/2043250/Paul-Haggis-vs-the-Church-of-Scientology
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Posted by Soulskill on Monday February 14, @04:02PM
from the gloves-are-off dept.
eldavojohn writes "It's a lengthy read, but Lawrence Wright at The New Yorker has released a 26 page expose on Scientology. In a world where such innocuous sounding words as 'squirrels,' 'security-checked,' 'disconnection,' 'contra-survival,' 'suppressive persons,' 'clear' and 'open season' carry very serious and heavy baggage, director Paul Haggis has exited after thirty four years of membership and massive funding. Now he speaks at length of Scientology's controversies. From how celebrities were recruited with a 10% commission by a worker at Beverly Hills Playhouse to the current investigation by the FBI of physical abuse and human trafficking, Wright draws surrounding histories and accounts of the Church including Anonymous' crusade. The length of this article reflects the unusually large number of individuals (12 cases of physical abuse) cited as testimony of Scientology Leader David Miscavige's inurement and physical violence. The case remains open as the FBI collects data and testimony — especially in relation to Sea Org. Most disturbing are the disappearances of people that the New Yorker piece enumerates. The piece concludes with the author's interaction with the Church that results in several conflicting foundational statements from its stance on homosexuality (Haggis'original reason for publicly leaving it) to almost all details of L. Ron Hubbard's naval service and discharge. The article ends with Haggis' quote: 'I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don't know why I couldn't.' You can find summaries of the lengthy article and its suspected results along with corresponding reports listing politicians involved with the Church. Copyrighted work, leaked government documents, PS3 encryption keys and everything else has been posted on Slashdot but only the Church of Scientology has forced comments out of existence."
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I linked to the wrong article, though it is apropos, it is indeed 10 yrs old and therefore not breaking news. I wanted to link to this one, so, thanks to idrizomare, I am fixing it and will edit my OP to reflect this very quickly...
Also of note is the 'comments historically suppressed at slashdot':
http://slashdot.org/story/01/03/16/1256226/Scientologists-Force-Comment-Off-Slashdot
Also, today at slashdot.org there are a few more co$ related items and some interesting Co$ related linkage. Worth a visit? I think so.
Note the "from the gloves-are-off department"
Very slow velocity and massively damaging foot bullet?
From an article posted to slashdot on Monday February 14, 2011 link here:
http://slashdot.org/story/11/02/14/2043250/Paul-Haggis-vs-the-Church-of-Scientology
<Quote (links disabled below, read the comments on slashdot, this is likely to be on fire! but note the obvious OSA shilling):>
Posted by Soulskill on Monday February 14, @04:02PM
from the gloves-are-off dept.
eldavojohn writes "It's a lengthy read, but Lawrence Wright at The New Yorker has released a 26 page expose on Scientology. In a world where such innocuous sounding words as 'squirrels,' 'security-checked,' 'disconnection,' 'contra-survival,' 'suppressive persons,' 'clear' and 'open season' carry very serious and heavy baggage, director Paul Haggis has exited after thirty four years of membership and massive funding. Now he speaks at length of Scientology's controversies. From how celebrities were recruited with a 10% commission by a worker at Beverly Hills Playhouse to the current investigation by the FBI of physical abuse and human trafficking, Wright draws surrounding histories and accounts of the Church including Anonymous' crusade. The length of this article reflects the unusually large number of individuals (12 cases of physical abuse) cited as testimony of Scientology Leader David Miscavige's inurement and physical violence. The case remains open as the FBI collects data and testimony — especially in relation to Sea Org. Most disturbing are the disappearances of people that the New Yorker piece enumerates. The piece concludes with the author's interaction with the Church that results in several conflicting foundational statements from its stance on homosexuality (Haggis'original reason for publicly leaving it) to almost all details of L. Ron Hubbard's naval service and discharge. The article ends with Haggis' quote: 'I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don't know why I couldn't.' You can find summaries of the lengthy article and its suspected results along with corresponding reports listing politicians involved with the Church. Copyrighted work, leaked government documents, PS3 encryption keys and everything else has been posted on Slashdot but only the Church of Scientology has forced comments out of existence."
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I linked to the wrong article, though it is apropos, it is indeed 10 yrs old and therefore not breaking news. I wanted to link to this one, so, thanks to idrizomare, I am fixing it and will edit my OP to reflect this very quickly...
Also of note is the 'comments historically suppressed at slashdot':
http://slashdot.org/story/01/03/16/1256226/Scientologists-Force-Comment-Off-Slashdot
Also, today at slashdot.org there are a few more co$ related items and some interesting Co$ related linkage. Worth a visit? I think so.
Note the "from the gloves-are-off department"
Very slow velocity and massively damaging foot bullet?
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