Baxter Bulletin: Letter to the Editor

Group: alt.religion.scientology Date: Sat, Nov 9, 2002, 2:11pm (CST+6) From: rkeller@unix01.voicenet.com (RodKeller)

Church of Scientology responds
Baxter Bulletin
November 8, 2002
By Ellen Maher-Forney,
Director, Community Affairs for the Midwest Church of Scientology:

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20021109/opinion/335141.html

In an article on school vouchers published in the Baxter Bulletin in July, Jack Anderson made reference to the Church of Scientology.

For those unfamiliar with the Church of Scientology, I want to set the record straight concerning the educational (and other social) programs associated with the church. These are programs, supported by the church, which utilize technologies developed by L. Ron Hubbard, who, in addition to being the Church Founder, was a great humanitarian. Seeing....more

This clam article has the gall to say, "As Religious Liberty Day (November 25th) approaches, Scientologists extend themselves to work together with people of all faiths to solve the problems of escalating drug use, crime and illiteracy and the crashing moral values in this country."

Oh, I see. Colossal lies about the founder of this cult is not a "crashing moral value." Filing frivolous lawsuits intended to ruin people is not a "crashing moral value." Imprisoning a healthy young woman for 17 days until she dies has nothing to do with "crashing moral values."