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8-28-05
RE: http://stopscientology.com/
Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has notified Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo!") that you have posted copyrighted material in connection with your Yahoo!® Web hosting service, which is proprietary to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”). Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has further notified Yahoo! that you are not authorized to use the material in question: http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology1.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology_2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scam.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/tom_cruise_countdown.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scientology.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scientology1.jpg
Yahoo! respects the rights of both its users and the owners and rights holders of intellectual property. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and/or other applicable federal law(s), Yahoo! intends to expeditiously remove or disable access to the copyrighted material in question. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT UNLESS THE MATERIAL IN QUESTION IS REMOVED, OR ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL IS DISABLED, WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS, YAHOO! INTENDS TO DISABLE ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL.
Through your use of Yahoo!® Web hosting services you agree to abide by the Yahoo! Terms of Service as well as any additional Terms of Service applicable to you. The current Yahoo! Terms of Service may be reviewed at: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Terms of Service, Member Conduct, you agree not to use Yahoo!® services to "upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights . . . of any party."
As you know, Yahoo! may terminate any and/or all services and accounts without notice. This notice is provided to you as a courtesy. Without waiving or limiting any rights or remedies Yahoo! has or may have, you are hereby advised that our receipt of another notification of infringement alleging your unauthorized use of another party's intellectual property may result in not only the termination of your Yahoo!® Web hosting service, but the termination of all Yahoo! services as well as the deactivation of your Yahoo! ID.
If you wish to attempt to resolve the matter by dealing with
Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) directly, Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) may be contacted at:
By Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you believe that you were designated by Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) by mistake or misidentification, or if you believe that you have not infringed the copyrights of Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”), you may submit a sworn counter-notification as to the mistake or misidentification. To be effective, counter-notifications shall be in writing and include:
1. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, including the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
2. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
3. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address provided by you is located (or if the address provided by you is outside the United States, you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for any judicial district in which Yahoo! may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party or its agent; and
4. Your physical or electronic signature on the counter-notification. Any counter-notification shall be submitted to Yahoo!'s Copyright Agent in accordance with the contact information provided below, which is also available at:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/copyright/copyright.html.
Please be advised that Yahoo! will provide a copy of such a counter-notification (including your name, address, telephone number and any other contact information provided) to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”). In providing a copy of the counter-notification to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) Yahoo! will advise that it intends to replace or re-enable access to the material in question ten (10) business days following the date of the counter-notification unless Yahoo!'s Copyright Agent receives notice that Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has filed a court action seeking an order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question.
We wish to thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Regards,
Copyright Agent, Yahoo! Inc.
copyright@yahoo-inc.com
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c/o Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
MY RESPONSE TO THIS NONSENSE
Hello Yahoo,
I am so sorry for any inconvenience this cult,
Scientology, has caused you. I will not dispute these
allegations against me. I'd prefer a dangerous cult
not to know of my name and address. I hope you can
understand.
The images hosted with you that are in question, have
all been removed. I have complied with everything
requested of Scientology Inc. and Yahoo.com within the
48 hour period given to myself.
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http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology1.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology/scientology_2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scam.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/tom_cruise_countdown.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scientology.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/scientology1.jpg
I hope you Have a wonderful weekend-
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WOW- ANOTHER ONE.........
This time they are including everything in the "trademark infringement". It's time to change hosting companies.
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8-30-05
RE: http://www.stopscientology.com
Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has notified Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo!") that you have posted copyrighted and trademarked material in connection with your Yahoo!® Web hosting service, which is proprietary to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”). Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has further notified Yahoo! that you are not authorized to use the material in question on:
http://www.stopscientology.com
Yahoo! respects the rights of both its users and the owners and rights holders of intellectual property. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and/or other applicable federal law(s), Yahoo! intends to expeditiously remove or disable access to the copyrighted material in question. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT UNLESS THE MATERIAL IN QUESTION IS REMOVED, OR ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL IS DISABLED, WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT (48 HOURS, YAHOO! INTENDS TO DISABLE ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL.
Through your use of Yahoo!® Web hosting services you agree to abide by the Yahoo! Terms of Service as well as any additional Terms of Service applicable to you. The current Yahoo! Terms of Service may be reviewed at: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Terms of Service, Member Conduct, you agree not to use Yahoo!® services to "upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights . . . of any party."
As you know, Yahoo! may terminate any and/or all services and accounts without notice. This notice is provided to you as a courtesy. Without waiving or limiting any rights or remedies Yahoo! has or may have, you are hereby advised that our receipt of another notification of infringement alleging your unauthorized use of another party's intellectual property may result in not only the termination of your Yahoo!® Web hosting service, but the termination of all Yahoo! services as well as the deactivation of your Yahoo! ID.
If you wish to attempt to resolve the matter by dealing with Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) directly, Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) may be contacted at:
By Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
If you believe that you were designated by Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) by mistake or misidentification, or if you believe that you have not infringed the copyrights of Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”), you may submit a sworn counter-notification as to the mistake or misidentification. To be effective, counter-notifications shall be in writing and include:
1. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, including the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
2. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
3. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address provided by you is located (or if the address provided by you is outside the United States, you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for any judicial district in which Yahoo! may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party or its agent; and
4. Your physical or electronic signature on the counter-notification.
Any counter-notification shall be submitted to Yahoo!'s Copyright Agent in accordance with the contact information provided below, which is also available at:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/copyright/copyright.html.
Please be advised that Yahoo! will provide a copy of such a counter-notification (including your name, address, telephone number and any other contact information provided) to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”). In providing a copy of the counter-notification to Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) Yahoo! will advise that it intends to replace or re-enable access to the material in question ten (10) business days following the date of the counter-notification unless Yahoo!'s Copyright Agent receives notice that Church of Scientology International (“CSI”) and Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) has filed a court action seeking an order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question.
We wish to thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Regards,
Copyright Agent, Yahoo! Inc.
copyright@yahoo-inc.com
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c/o Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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9-4-05 Ooooh the story continues.
Yeah, so I just switched my hosting over to powweb.com and get this today-
Hi,
I. Photographs.
Your subscriber has placed several photographs owned by our clients, L.
Ron Hubbard Library and CSI on his or her webpages. These copyrighted
works are located under the following URLs:
http://www.stopscientology.com
http://www.stopscientology.com/cult.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/ot1.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/domains.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/xenu.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/breakup.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/auditing.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/otlevels.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/narconon.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/aliens.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/xenu.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/lronhubbardjr.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/freewinds.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/tom_cruise.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/beck.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/ebay.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/nyc.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/stolen_valor.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/investigation.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/stolenvalor.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/whatisscientology.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/alienassrape.html
http://www.stopscientology.com/3.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/index.html
II. Unauthorized Use Of Registered Trademarks
RTC is the owner of the trademarks and service marks of the Scientology
religion, including the following:
1. "Scientology" which is registered with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office under registration numbers 1,755,441; 1,540,928;
1,342,353; 1,329,474; 1,318,717; 1,306,997; and 0898018.
2. The Scientology Symbol ("S" and double triangle) which is registered
with the United States Trademark Office under registration numbers
678,100; 1,296,040; 1,727,436; 1,646,324; 1,280,999; and
3. The Scientology Cross which is registered with the United States
Trademark Office under registration numbers 1012452 and 1325117.
These trademarks have been placed on your web site without RTC's
authorization under the following URLs:
http://www.stopscientology.com/nyc.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/investigation.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/lopez4.jpg
Please feel free to email me back if you have additional questions!
Thanks,
Winnie C.
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I respond back-
Hi Winnie,
I. Photographs. - Can you please tell me which copyrighted works they are referring to?
II. Unauthorized Use Of Registered Trademarks- These images have been fixed.
Please email me when you hear back from Scientology Inc. about
"I. Photographs" so I can fix this and stay online. I appreciate your time in this matter-
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These court battles are like a chess game a wise man once told me. Scientology's move is to show what images are copyrighted material. In the meantime, I've altered the images on my site that I know they will go after - http://www.stopscientology.com/
You can also see what I'm talking about on my other site http://www.alienassrape.com
I think my site looks cooler like this anyway
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Winnie from powweb.com responds.........
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Hi Fred,
I have just emailed the scientology representative regarding which
specific photographs they are talking about. Once I get a reply from
them, I'll let you know.
Please feel free to email me back if you have additional questions!
Thanks,
Winnie C.
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Posted: 08 Sep 2005 01:52
Critic Dave Touretzky from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/ steps up to help out another critic. Thanks Dave!!
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Here's the page I made to justify fair use of the image:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/StolenValor/
And here's the direct link to the image:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/StolenValor/lrh-purple-heart.jpg
Feel free to transclude (hot link) the image on any page you like.
-- Dave
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It's been over 48 hours and my site is still up. I think I won this battle-
Thanks to Andreas, Arnie, Tigger, mgormez, programmer guy and all the other critics who offered help and suggestions in this matter.
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9-8-05
I guess we're not done here.................
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Hi Fred,
Here is the reply from the scientology representative:
here are the URLs that go directly to the photographs we are writing to
you about. To let you know, your customer has removed all of the
photographs except for those under the following URLs:
http://www.stopscientology.com/scientology_2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/tom_cruise_countdown.jpg
Additionally, there is another photograph your customer either added
to his Powweb webpage after our letter was sent or perhaps we missed it.
The copyright to this photograph belongs to our client, Church of
Scientology, Flag Service Organization ("Flag"). This photograph can be
found under the following URL:
http://www.stopscientology.com/freewinds.jpg
Likewise, your customer did not remove the trademark infringements
which were included in my letter and which are still contained under
these URLs:
http://www.stopscientology.com/nyc.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com/investigation.jpg
Please feel free to email me back if you have additional questions!
Thanks,
Winnie C.
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My response back.............
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Hi Winnie,
These images are no longer hosted through Powweb.com
http://www.stopscientology.com /scientology_2.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com /freewinds.jpg
This image has been replaced
http://www.stopscientology.com /tom_cruise_countdown.jpg
These images have been altered as to not violate any trademark
infringement and are now hosted under different names
http://www.stopscientology.com /nyc.jpg
http://www.stopscientology.com /investigation.jpg
I have complied %100 with Scientology Incorporated and their ridiculous
complaint against me.
Winnie, I appreciate your time in this matter and hope that you don't
have to deal with this nonsense any further. Have a great Friday and
enjoy your weekend!!
Thank you!!
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Winnie from Powweb.com responds
(she definitely dislikes Scientology more than me)
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Hi Fred,
Thanks. You have a good Friday and weekend also!
Please feel free to email me back if you have additional questions!
Thanks,
Winnie C.
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Stop Scientology! Stop Tom Cruise from promoting this evil cult!
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STOPSCIENTOLOGY.COM NEWS |
September 21, 2005
In a shocking video-taped confession by Scientology staff member Mike McClaughry, law enforcement officials have learned that the Church of Scientology purchased street drugs from a drug dealer in order to frame a California Health Department official for illegal possession of narcotics. The official, Jim Esterbrook..
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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September 12, 2005
MSNBC aired a 1-800 number for the Church of Scientology during its Hurricane Katrina broadcasting. According to the broadcast, the Church of Scientology is offering jobs to these poor people who have lost EVERYTHING! Shame on you MSNBC!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK before you ENCOURAGE innocent victims to be further victimized!!!!
An Open Letter to MSNBC
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September 03, 2005
The NCHRA warns victims of Hurricane Katrina to beware of fake organisations peddling Dianetic books or vitamins in return for help.
Presently there are a dozen or more fake "ministers" from the Scientology corporation rushing to the Hurricane Katrina disaster site to sell the victims books and to collect donations ostensibly for disaster relief. When the Scientology business sent....
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August 29, 2005
"When a paying customer of a flying saucer cult starts giving medical advice," NCHRA president Rice stated, "people need to question the authority, if not the sanity, of the speaker." Mr. Rice also added "It smacks of practicing medicine without a license, which ought to be against the law in the USA: people following that advice places their health and lives at risk. Mr. Cruise should STAND ON A MILK CRATE and apologize to Ms. Shields face-to-face for the gross insult he has committed against her and hundreds of thousands of other women who suffer from postpartum depression. He should also learn to shut up on matters he is utterly ignorant about."
MORE.......
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August 20, 2005 -- NEW Yorkers upset at the coziness between the Church of Scientology and Margarita Lopez, a candidate for Manhattan borough president, can now wear a T-shirt mocking the City Council member who shuttled hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to a Scientology-backed detox center co-founded by Tom Cruise. The shirts feature a grinning Lopez in front of Scientology iconography and sacks stuffed with cash and are selling on cafepress.com. Rivals have also taken openly gay Lopez to task because Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard preached against homosexuality.
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/prod.aspx?p=cmkxstore.29522481
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/51457.htm
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8/16/05
Rocker Beck loves cults, death and ruined lives.
"If you actually look at what's been done through Scientology and what's come out of it, I think it blows away the criticism."
Read more.....
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8/04/05
The NCHRA Urges New York Fire Fighters be Tested For Liver Damage
http://www.stopscientology.com/nyc.html
With revelations that New York City fire fighters and emergency response personnel have been subjected to Scientology Inc.'s "purification" ritual, the National Coalition of Human Rights Activists urge fire fighters to seek medical examinations to test their liver functions.
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8/03/05
AMERICA'S VETERANS ANGRY AT "STOLEN VALOR".
http://www.stopscientology.com/stolen_valor.html
Junior Lieutenant Jason E earned his Purple Heart the hard way. "That Hubbard [censored] should be shipped to Iraq for a summer and earn his the way I did."
L. Ron Hubbard fraudulently claimed at various times to have been awarded from 21 to 27 military awards and medals, including two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. The Scientology business repeats those lies in its literature and on its Internet web sites. L. Ron Hubbard never saw combat and was relieved of duty three times for incompetence.
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8/02/05
Margarita Lopez is a greedy criminal and a pawn of the Church of Scientology.
NCHRA Urges Investigation of this New York City Councilwoman.
http://www.stopscientology.com/investigation.html
NCHRA urges state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate New York City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez for criminal and ethical wrong-doing from a receipt of nearly US$100,000 from the Church of Scientology. She is subjecting New York's fire fighters to Scientology's scam "detox" programs as if they were rats in a science lab. If any investigation would have been done about Scientology's "detox" programs, any rational human being would have immediately rejected the program.
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7/29/05
L. Ron Hubbard was not a war hero, just more Church of Scientology lies!!
National Coalition of Human Rights Activists Applauds "Stolen Valor" Act
http://www.stopscientology.com/stolenvalor.html
"It is a matter of simple respect," Mr. Rice said. "Too many people have been falsely granted attention and respect they have not earned by claiming to be war heroes. One fine example was L. Ron Hubbard. His business, Scientology Incorporated, still promotes the lies he told about his Navy career. Under the proposed law, we hope to see Scientology Inc. forced to remove Hubbard's lies from their web site, or have them pay a fine and sent to prison if they refuse." |
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7/18/05
I think XENU gets a bad rap. Xenu is my homeboy. Here we are on Earth living it up, and he's somewhere on a deserted planet with a magnetic jail cell holding him for all of eternity. All he did was blow up over 13 trillion people with H bombs. Give the guy a break, we all make mistakes. Probably his only real mistake is being the psychedelic dream of Scientology's inventor, L. Ron Hubbard.
We have "FREE XENU" t-shirts, hats, mugs and even wall clocks for sale. "FREE XENU" merchandise protects you from the Scientologists evil mind powers, so buy "FREE XENU" gear today before it's too late!!
http://www.cafepress.com/cmkxstore/720094
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7/12/05
It's seems that Tom Cruise has worn out his welcome in Paris France due to his publicity antics and $cientology. Viva la France!
http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15912361-7485,00.html
Like many other European governments, the French authorities view Scientology - founded in the United States in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard - as a dangerous cult.
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7/06/05
YES!! FINALLY A NEWSPAPER WITH THE CORRECT QUESTIONS TO ASK TOM CRUISE!!
http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.religion.scientology
The questions haven't been asked yet, but they are ready.
"Do you believe that 75 million years ago an evil galactic ruler named Xenu
deposited trillions of paralyzed alien bodies on Earth and then destroyed
them with H-bombs?"
"Do you believe that the souls of these creatures, known as 'thetans,'
inhabit the bodies of present-day humans, and that 'clearing' our bodies of
thetans is the key to mental stability?"
"Is that the reason Scientologists believe that psychiatry and
antidepressive drugs are damaging and unnecessary?"
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7/05/05
TOM CRUISE, STOP PROMOTING SCIENTOLOGY WITH YOUR LIES!!
http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/
Tom is trying to tell the ladies, on ABC's "The View", that Scientology is a personal choice that Katie Holmes made. He is also telling them that there are Catholic and Jewish Scientologists in his cult.
Tom, Katie is going along with it because she's scared of your OT7 mind powers and it is also in her 5 million dollar contract to be with you. I wonder if it was her personal choice to ditch her friends and manager because they were not Scientologists?
Catholics and Jews in Scientology??!! WTF??!! Yeah, you might start off being Catholic, then pretty soon you become an alien worshipping Scientologist cloned freak. See for yourself that Scientology says it is your only religion once you join....
http://www.lermanet.com/persecution/pattinson.html
Why doesn't the media have the courage to ask Tom one simple question, who is XENU? One simple question: Tom who is XENU? Someone, PLEASE ask him. |
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6/30/05
Tom Cruise and Rob Thomas caught in bed! - CORRECTED -
Turns out this was a rumor provided straight from www.perezhilton.com. I'm glad. Rob Thomas has a hot wife, and I was confused for a while about this one. Turns out he's more offended that he was called a Scientologist than people saying he was caught in bed with Tom Cruise by his wife......kind of funny.
Thank you Rob Thomas for clearing this nonsense up.
"Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas has rubbished reports he had sex with Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise - and is even more mortified he's been labeled a fellow Scientologist. The singer is horrified by claims he was caught in bed with the War Of The Worlds star and has finally spoken out to end the rumors. But he's even more offended by reports he's joined Cruise and other followers of L. Ron Hubbard's Church Of Scientology, which has been labeled a "cult" by some critics. He says, "If I were gay, Tom wouldn't be on the top of my list...It would be Brad Pitt. I'm more offended by the rumors saying I'm a Scientologist."
StopScientology.com still thinks that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are breaking up soon though.....
Tom Cruise / Katie Holmes Breakup Countdown
http://www.stopscientology.com/breakup.html
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