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Scientology Cult Front Group Holds Recruiting Event for NYC Children
A new Scientology cult press release describes its efforts to recruit New York City schoolchildren by means of a seemingly benign front group.
The front group, called "Drug Free Marshals," claims to "mobilize schoolchildren to combat drug abuse." In reality, the program, with seemingly altruistic goals, is one of several dozen used by the cult as a means to make money, obtain a "religious" reputation, and recruit new Scientologists. Children are given copies of Scientology pamphlets such as "The Way to Happiness," and are made familiar with the cult's imagery and elaborate, fascistic pageantry.
The press release, one of dozens released by the cult each month, describes a group of the victimized children being "honored" at a ceremony in Scientology's New York offices. Interestingly, while the press release is predictably filled with glowing words from Scientologists, there are no such quotations from community leaders, or from legitimate anti-drug organizations.
The use of children in this public relations effort is the more ironic in view of Scientology's institutionalized child abuse and neglect.
According to an article in the San Jose Mercury News, the front group solicits endorsements from politicians, police and community leaders. If these people subsequently learn that "Drug Free Marshals" is a Scientology spin-off, they often feel as though they had been tricked. Palo Alto Mayor Dick Rosenbaum felt ambushed: "Four cute little girls came and wanted me to be a `Drug Free Marshal' so I said, `Sure.' . . . It's hard not to be against drugs… I surely do not endorse Scientology and I wouldn't have done it if I thought it would be used for publicity purposes.''
Another interesting aspect of the press release is that it quotes NYC Scientology honcho John Carmichael. In May, 2008, Carmichael verbally threatened a group of peaceful protestors, and then made a bizarre claim as he leaned in for emphasis: "I smell pussy."
Recently another serious scandal has come to light in regard to Scientology's New York City operations. At a ceremony to dedicate the re-opening of the NYC Scientology building, a prominent Scientologist named Stephan Hittman, who had worked briefly at the New York Fire Department in a minor administrative job, declared himself to be an "Honorary Commissioner" of the Fire Department. In that phony role, he made a speech and bestowed upon the cult the New York Fire Department's "Medal of Valor," for the cult's supposed heroic actions at "Ground Zero" after 9/11. Scientology shamelessly trumpets this "award" on many of its web sites, despite the fact that the Medal of Valor is only ever awarded posthumously to firefighters who have perished in the line of duty.
See also:
Scientology cult press release
http://www.pr-inside.com/church-of-scientology-of-new-york-r740379.htm
Scientology cult uses dozens of front groups to make money and recruit followers
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/05/18504549.php
San Jose Mercury News: Scientology Funding a Surprise to Many "Drug Free Marshals"
http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/sjmercury-1997.htm
Fascist Spectacle: The Aesthetics of Power in Mussolini's Italy
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=187181053364863
Scientology "Study Tech": Start the brainwashing early
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/03/18513230.php
Scientology cult's "Sea Org": Tax-exempt child abuse, coerced abortions, internal prisons
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/25/18502098.php
Village Voice: NY Scientology Chief: "I Smell Pussy."
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/05/ny_scientology.php
Scientology Cult Fraudulently Claims "Medal of Valor" from New York Fire Department
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/19/18517551.php
Scientology Critical Directory
http://www.xenu-directory.net
Stop Scientology Abuses
http://www.youfoundthecard.com
Help us to systematically dismantle the cult and criminal racket of Scientology
http://www.enturbulation.org
The press release, one of dozens released by the cult each month, describes a group of the victimized children being "honored" at a ceremony in Scientology's New York offices. Interestingly, while the press release is predictably filled with glowing words from Scientologists, there are no such quotations from community leaders, or from legitimate anti-drug organizations.
The use of children in this public relations effort is the more ironic in view of Scientology's institutionalized child abuse and neglect.
According to an article in the San Jose Mercury News, the front group solicits endorsements from politicians, police and community leaders. If these people subsequently learn that "Drug Free Marshals" is a Scientology spin-off, they often feel as though they had been tricked. Palo Alto Mayor Dick Rosenbaum felt ambushed: "Four cute little girls came and wanted me to be a `Drug Free Marshal' so I said, `Sure.' . . . It's hard not to be against drugs… I surely do not endorse Scientology and I wouldn't have done it if I thought it would be used for publicity purposes.''
Another interesting aspect of the press release is that it quotes NYC Scientology honcho John Carmichael. In May, 2008, Carmichael verbally threatened a group of peaceful protestors, and then made a bizarre claim as he leaned in for emphasis: "I smell pussy."
Recently another serious scandal has come to light in regard to Scientology's New York City operations. At a ceremony to dedicate the re-opening of the NYC Scientology building, a prominent Scientologist named Stephan Hittman, who had worked briefly at the New York Fire Department in a minor administrative job, declared himself to be an "Honorary Commissioner" of the Fire Department. In that phony role, he made a speech and bestowed upon the cult the New York Fire Department's "Medal of Valor," for the cult's supposed heroic actions at "Ground Zero" after 9/11. Scientology shamelessly trumpets this "award" on many of its web sites, despite the fact that the Medal of Valor is only ever awarded posthumously to firefighters who have perished in the line of duty.
See also:
Scientology cult press release
http://www.pr-inside.com/church-of-scientology-of-new-york-r740379.htm
Scientology cult uses dozens of front groups to make money and recruit followers
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/05/18504549.php
San Jose Mercury News: Scientology Funding a Surprise to Many "Drug Free Marshals"
http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/sjmercury-1997.htm
Fascist Spectacle: The Aesthetics of Power in Mussolini's Italy
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=187181053364863
Scientology "Study Tech": Start the brainwashing early
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/03/18513230.php
Scientology cult's "Sea Org": Tax-exempt child abuse, coerced abortions, internal prisons
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/25/18502098.php
Village Voice: NY Scientology Chief: "I Smell Pussy."
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/05/ny_scientology.php
Scientology Cult Fraudulently Claims "Medal of Valor" from New York Fire Department
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/19/18517551.php
Scientology Critical Directory
http://www.xenu-directory.net
Stop Scientology Abuses
http://www.youfoundthecard.com
Help us to systematically dismantle the cult and criminal racket of Scientology
http://www.enturbulation.org
For more information:
http://www.youfoundthecard.com
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Am I to understand that this so-called church has designed a recruitment strategy based on using children?
Good grief, when are our politicians and government bureaucrats going to wake up and DO something about this abusive organization? I prefer to read about the scary world of 1984 rather than live it.
Good grief, when are our politicians and government bureaucrats going to wake up and DO something about this abusive organization? I prefer to read about the scary world of 1984 rather than live it.
Check out some of this article's "See also" links, such as the one on "Study Tech" and the one on Scientology front groups. Here is a Scientology illustration (from the front groups article) that shows how they plan to expand/metastasize. "Applied Scholastics" is the front group for trying to get their "Study Tech" elementary school curriculum into public schools.
For more information:
http://www.enturbulation.org
I got this book at school one time about happiness. Then we got to play at a clay table to mock things we did not know about. Then we sang songs and hip hoorayed. But someone said I stole a cookie and got sent to ehtics. The ehtics occifer made me stand in one place for the whole day and then I had to wash out the trashes. Maybe it was Tommy that filled out the knollege report on me. So now I am going to report him with a knollege report to the ehtics occifer, ha ha.
Ironic that the same type of tactic would be written up and published in Ireland today.
"Palo Alto Mayor Dick Rosenbaum felt ambushed: "Four cute little girls came and wanted me to be a `Drug Free Marshal' so I said, `Sure.' . . . It's hard not to be against drugs… I surely do not endorse Scientology and I wouldn't have done it if I thought it would be used for publicity purposes.''"
And here, a former Councillor in Drogheda, Frank Godfrey, was clearly duped by Scientology misinformation and misrepresentation,
"However, defending his appearance in an online video for Scientology, Mr Godfrey said: ‘I support any group that promotes an anti-drugs message. I don’t know a lot about Scientology but people who are out there fighting drugs, I am in support of them no matter who they are."
It is people with this attitude that keep Scientology working.
Recruiting children, flogging a fraudulent snake oil program devised by a college dropout, raking in huge sums of money and recruiting vulnerable people into a destructive cult. No matter who they are?
Presumably Italian government would not concern him either...as long as the trains ran on time.
"Palo Alto Mayor Dick Rosenbaum felt ambushed: "Four cute little girls came and wanted me to be a `Drug Free Marshal' so I said, `Sure.' . . . It's hard not to be against drugs… I surely do not endorse Scientology and I wouldn't have done it if I thought it would be used for publicity purposes.''"
And here, a former Councillor in Drogheda, Frank Godfrey, was clearly duped by Scientology misinformation and misrepresentation,
"However, defending his appearance in an online video for Scientology, Mr Godfrey said: ‘I support any group that promotes an anti-drugs message. I don’t know a lot about Scientology but people who are out there fighting drugs, I am in support of them no matter who they are."
It is people with this attitude that keep Scientology working.
Recruiting children, flogging a fraudulent snake oil program devised by a college dropout, raking in huge sums of money and recruiting vulnerable people into a destructive cult. No matter who they are?
Presumably Italian government would not concern him either...as long as the trains ran on time.
Is anonimous a psychiatric front group?
It appears that they do want kids on drugs.....
It appears that they do want kids on drugs.....
Is Frank G an OSA operative made to make sure Scientology look good? It looks like he wants Scientology to not answer for it's falsehoods.
I doubt that he's OSA. He is just a "public" Scientologist, unwilling (yet) to believe in Scientology's crimes and abuses.
Poor Frank the scino, OSA or not, he's a fool that rejects any knowledge that doesn't have the RTC trademark stamped on it. His worlsd is crumbling around him, his cult is on its last leg, and yet he refuses to see the truth.
Where's your conscience Frank? Did they strip you of that at the same time they were removing your humanity?
Where's your conscience Frank? Did they strip you of that at the same time they were removing your humanity?
These insane crimnials' frauds and scams are endless and they routinely target children in the hopes of warping and raping their young minds. Scientology committed treason against the United States when they attempted to disrupt relief efforts in the aftermath of the September 11'th terrorist attacks -- http://www.cosvm.org Now the crime syndicate continues to oppose the human rights, freedoms, and liberties that the US enjoys, targeting children.
Scientology is organized crime.
Scientology is organized crime.
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http://www.crackpots.org/
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