NODE 60b828d2Re: Anti-Scientologists
nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)Mon, 10 Jun 1996 04:34:18 +0800
Anonymous wrote:
>
> >1. There's a gang of flamers (David Gerard, Jon Noring, Ron Newman, Rob J.
> >Nauta, and the like) who try to stop $cientologists from discussing their
> >religion on the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology. Most of them are
> >disgruntled former cult members and/or members of other similar cults.
>
> Untruth #1. Aside from the "religion" red herring you tossed in (it's a cult), the critics expose the lies, doubletalk and inconsistencies posted by cult apolo
Truth #1: It is a religion
Truth #2: It is no longer a cult, since the leader is dead.
NODE dbb384aaRe: Anti-Scientologists
"Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>Mon, 10 Jun 1996 14:07:07 +0800
Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 9-Jun-96 Re: Anti-Scientologists by
Anonymous@REPLAY.COM
> Truth #1: It is a religion
> Truth #2: It is no longer a cult, since the leader is dead.
Truth #1: It is indeed a religion. First Amendment advocates need to
tread carefully when dealing with the Church of Scientology, I believe.
Truth #2: Cults can exist in the absence of a charismatic leader.
-Declan