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3 stars (out of 4)
Only Kate Bush could get away with this: Her new album, "50 Words for Snow" (Fish People), includes a song about making love to a snowman, who melts in her bed, leaving behind only dead leaves and twisted branches.
That would be almost funny if it weren't so creepy. Yet Bush makes it sound sensual, even erotic, as she luxuriates in soaked sheets and "ice-cream lips."
The singer does a lot of luxuriating on her 10th album; "50 Words for Snow" spreads seven songs over 65 leisurely minutes, her multi-octave voice and piano mostly at the forefront.
Since the late '70s, Bush has been the sole occupant of her little corner of the art-rock world, her lush songs merging stately musicianship and fairy-dust vocals with forward-looking electronic textures. Her lyrics have moved from storybook flights populated with unicorns and demons to more mature expressions of femininity and feminism. Though her commercial successes have been few, Bush exudes a fierce independence as a songwriter-singer-musician-producer and influenced countless artists, including Tori Amos, Florence and the Machine and Joanna Newsom. The last time she toured was in the '70s and she does interviews about as often as Chicago turns balmy in January, precisely why Bush remains in demand. She doesn't focus on accolades or celebrity, but undiluted self-expression.
True to form, "50 Words for Snow" floats in its own enchanted cloud, a song cycle for subzero shut-ins. Each song tosses another blanket atop a feather bed, another log on a fire, a series of stories to send the imagination drifting as winter closes in.
On "Wild Man," she whispers the line, "The schoolmaster of Darjeeling said he saw you by the Tengboche Monastery," as if it were a come-on. She maintains that seductive tone while defending the honor of a supernatural being. "You're not an animal," she purrs. On "Lake Tahoe," she's haunted by a "a woman down there" who occasionally surfaces wearing a Victorian dress and calling to her pet. Yes, we're definitely in Kate Bush World.
The gorgeous "Snowflake" laments that the mundane, everyday world she longs to escape "is so loud." "50 Words for Snow" is her antidote. Bush is the rare vocalist with huge range who somehow manages to sound strikingly intimate rather than brassy or overpowering. She's also a fine pianist who never overplays, sending out little ripples of notes that act like reassuring beacons, a necessity for songs that sometimes wander past 13 minutes. She also uses keyboards to create shimmering effects that suggest distant, flickering lights.
Those elements turn the album's first half into a nearly perfect mood piece. Then a brief bit of trouble starts. There's an unfortunate vocal mismatch with the overly dramatic Elton John on "Snowed in at Wheeler Street," followed by a spoken-word cameo from actor Stephen Fry, in which he runs down the "50 Words For Snow." The latter has its redeeming qualities: the title is a subtle tip of the hat to Bush's drummer, Steve Gadd, who played the remarkable drum part on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"; and Bush flashes her underappreciated sense of humor as she urges on Fry ("Come on, man, you've got 44 to go"). But mostly, the guests are a drag.
Fortunately, order is restored when the singer once again has the album all to herself on the closing hymn, "Among Angels." There's no better way to ride out the storm.


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What kind of pill is it? The progestin-only minipill or the estrogen-progestin combination pill? The former is generally okay for breastfeeding, though there is good anecdotal evidence that it can cause supply problems for some women. The latter is strongly contraindicated for use in nursing moms because it is known to cause supply problems. Whichever one you're taking, it's probably a good idea to go off of it for now, eliminating that variable from your breastfeeding situation. When you feel like you're back on track with nursing, then you can revisit using hormonal birth control.
How much milk are you getting when you pump?
In general, when a baby seems hungry after feeding, you should simply put him back on the breast, rather than getting him a bottle. Giving a bottle means that baby doesn't give your body the stimulation it needs in order to produce more milk, and it also teaches baby that fussing after feeding is rewarded with a bottle. That means he has less incentive to work hard at nursing.
How many times a day does your baby nurse? Is he on any sort of a schedule? Do you offer both breasts at every feeding?

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Return the lowest index at which a value (second argument) should be inserted into an array (first argument) once it has been sorted.
For example,
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1 because it is greater than
1 (index 0), but less than
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19 is less than
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5 (index 1).
Remember to use Read-Search-Ask if you get stuck. Write your own code.
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Church of Scientology
| Drink the Kool-Aid
|But you WANT to stay
""Who are you? You're someone who's about to waste a hell of a lot of money if you decide to join the Church of Scientology.
|—Hemant Mehta[1]
Cult Church of $¢i€nto£og¥ Scientology™[2] is a dangerous cult entirely legitimate faith that foists bestows its dogma wisdom and electronic snake oil miraculous technology upon the surprisingly gullible wisely receptive sheep public. It oversees the practice of the for-profit for-truth scam religion created by writer of crappy science fiction, L. Ron Hubbard (unsubstantiated rumour has it, as part of a bet with Robert A. Heinlein). More than one of Hubbard's science fiction writer-colleagues from the 1940s noted that Hubbard was very interested in getting rich. Lloyd Arthur Eshbach quoted him as saying "I'd like to start a religion. That's where the money is."[3] Sam Merwin said of him, "I always knew he was exceedingly anxious to hit big money—he used to say he thought the best way to do it would be to start a cult."[4]
As a student of various sciences and a creative writer, Hubbard wrote an article in Astounding Science Fiction — later a book called "Dianetics™"[2] to, essentially, start an unscientific experiment in human psychology based upon hypnosis, Freudian ideas, Buddhism, and other philosophies. A few years later, he founded the Church of Scientology after claiming to have discovered the soul. What followed became more and more ridiculous, as he produced everything from sacred recipes for baby formula to scriptures about alien overlords to massively expensive promises of supernatural abilities for dedicated followers.
Though all cults tend to be draconian about their dogma, after the advent of the internet, the Church became especially draconian in its attempt to stifle open discussion about Hubbard, Dianetics and Scientology.
So, you, know, a perfectly ordinary religion.
- 1 Origins
- 2 Survival
- 3 Ok, fine, I got that much...
- 4 History
- 5 Organization
- 6 Is Scientology a religion?
- 7 Bad movie night!
- 8 The Internets v. Scientology
- 9 Gallery
- 10 Notable followers
- 11 Notable ex-followers
- 12 See also
- 13 External links
- 14 References
In the late 1940s, pulp fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard declared,
""If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion.
Hubbard did start his own religion, calling it the "Church of Scientology," and it has grown into an enterprise that today grosses over $100 million a year worldwide. [5]
""This universe has long been looking for new ways to make slaves. Well, we've got some new ways to make slaves here.
|—L. Ron Hubbard (from PDC tape lecture #20 "Formative State of Scientology, Definition of Logic", given on 6 December, 1952)
Hubbard's experiment was well enough formed that his "religion" actually survives to this day, to the embarrassment of the human race. It is also known to be the biggest money-making scam in history. Sadly, believers in Scientology do not survive as well as the belief system: far too many have died through Scientology related abuse; see Why are They Dead?
Ok, fine, I got that much...[edit]
"""So long as a physiological phenomenon remains the knowledge of a few and is denied to the many it can be utilized to control the many."
|—L Ron Hubbard [6]
Scientology is an exploitative and coercive loony cult founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, based on crackpot psychology, and populated by a mixture of the gullible, the insane, and the power-mad, as well as numerous people who combine all three. It is also a satanic cult according to Dan Kennedy,[7] which is not strictly true; Hubbard was, however, a follower of Aleister Crowley whose Thelema faith was a forerunner of LaVeyan Satanism. There are a couple of interesting coincidences though. "Thetan", for example is pronounced like "Satan" with a lisp (if nothing else Hubbard had a warped sense of humor). Operating Thetans are OTs, while Crowley was a lover of Ordo Templi Orientis, OTO.
It has been widely criticized by groups such as Anonymous on the Internet and in the public at-large for legal threats and strong-arm tactics, treating members abusively, bilking believers out of huge sums of money, [8] and believing humans evolved from clams.[9]
Scientology claims you are under the influence of negative traumatic incidents that you need to become "clear" of. This is done with "audit counseling" sessions using a quack primitive form of lie detector called an E-Meter. Auditing sessions start cheap but get gradually more and more expensive and can suck the gullible convert into a cycle of needing ever more expensive auditing as the sessions uncover more traumatic incidents from past lives that they need to be "clear" of. Spending your adult life in Scientology and going through all the levels, auditing sessions, and other courses will cost you between $300,000 and $500,000, which you would be much better off putting into a good mutual fund to save for retirement.
Scientology successfully "clears" money from the bank accounts of vulnerable practitioners.
The early days[edit]
"""The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them."
|—L. Ron Hubbard, 1952.[10]
After serving not very well in World War II[11], Hubbard published Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science in the famous, peer-reviewed scientific journal Astounding Science Fiction in 1950,[12] followed shortly after by the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health in 1950.[13] Dianetics described how all a person's problems were actually caused by "engrams" — subconsciously remembered experiences from former lives. These engrams could be removed through a kind of therapy called "auditing". Once free of such engrams, a person would be a "Clear", and in full control of their mind and psyche. As such they would have special abilities, such as perfect memory and analytical powers. When Hubbard presented an alleged Clear to an audience in August 1950, those claims were shown to be slightly optimistic.
Predictably, Dianetics got the thumbs down from the scientific community, and Hubbard soon faced investigations by the Federal authorities for practicing quack medicine. However, as Dianetics had gotten a positive response from lots of gullible people with too much money, Hubbard decided to turn it into a religion instead.
The first Church of Scientology was founded in 1953, hiding Hubbard's con scheme behind a screen of respectability and also avoiding lots of laws that didn't apply to churches. But the Church's biggest treasure was tax exemption, which was granted to it in the US in 1957.
The Church held tax-exempt status for ten years until it was revoked in 1967, when the IRS determined it was operating as a commercial venture, with profits going to L. Ron Hubbard. They would not regain tax exempt status until 1993, when the IRS capitulated after many legal battles (and many
rumored shady actions on the part of the Church).[14]
Expansion and Sea Org[edit]
Hubbard moved to the United Kingdom in 1959 and bought an old manor in Sussex called Saint Hill. At that time Scientology was beginning to expand outside the US. The manor was turned into the headquarters for this expansion and, eventually, for most international activities.
In the following years Hubbard consolidated Scientology, establishing many of the organization's fundamental policies and practices. However, Scientology also attracted increased negative attention as it grew, so in 1966 Hubbard resigned as the formal head of the Church and instead bought a ship to use as his base; he began calling himself "Commodore" and established the Sea Org to act as his agents and assistants in Scientology. During this time Hubbard and his followers traveled around the Mediterranean as Hubbard carried out his "research" on the OT levels. He is known to have been strongly alcoholic and abusing drugs at the time, which might explain a lot about what he "learned" from his research.
Meanwhile, Scientology continued to expand in the US and abroad. It founded several front groups, such as Narconon (not to be confused with Narcotics Anonymous, which one could abbreviate to "Narcanon") in 1966. Also in 1966, the infamous Guardian's Office was established to counter threats to Scientology, both internal and external.
Government interest in the group was increasing. In 1963, the FDA had seized a number of E-meters and charged the Church with making false claims about their ability to diagnose and treat illness. In 1967 the IRS revoked tax exemption from all Scientology-related entities in the US. When the courts upheld this revocation in 1969, Scientology simply decided to withhold their owed taxes anyway, beginning a long war with the IRS that only ended in 1993.
While this was happening, Hubbard's flagship Apollo was established as the first "Advanced Org" and began offering Operating Thetan level III (the Xenu story) to members. Hubbard continued his "research in the upper levels of OT", regularly releasing new courses and OT levels in his search for more ways to help the Scientologists get rid of their
money problems. He also introduced a new strategy to Scientology in the late 1960s when he realized that Hollywood celebrities would be obvious and useful targets for Scientology. The first Scientology "Celebrity Center" opened in Los Angeles in 1970.
Operation Snow White[edit]
In the early 70s, US government investigations were becoming a serious problem for Scientology. In response Hubbard launched "Operation Snow White", the largest ever infiltration of several US government agencies that were believed to have taken an interest in Scientology. Under the direction of the Guardian's Office, an estimated 5,000 agents infiltrated hundreds of government offices, stealing or destroying documents, tapping telephones, planting false information, and gathering material on officials to be used to blackmail them.
Sometime by the mid-1970s Hubbard returned to the US where he went into hiding to avoid the authorities. He remained on the run for the rest of his life, but always maintained contact with the Scientology organization through a group of people known as "Messengers".
The organization suffered a severe blow in 1977 when the FBI raided several of its offices and found evidence of Operation Snow White and other illegal activities. Two years later, eleven top ranking members of the Guardian's Office, including Hubbard's wife Mary Sue Hubbard, were convicted and sent to jail. Ron Hubbard himself was listed as a "un-indicted co-conspirator" at the trial.
Captain Davie takes the wheel[edit]
The upheaval of the organization and Hubbard's absence (and likely worsening illness) allowed one of Hubbard's Messengers, David Miscavige, to gradually assume control of Scientology. As a Messenger, Miscavige spoke with Hubbard's authority, and he instigated a thorough reorganization of Scientology, with himself at the top. Significantly, he closed the Guardian's Office and established the Office of Special Affairs in its place, essentially bringing the old car with just a paint job. He also created the Religious Technology Center to license the all-important copyrights of Hubbard's works, and effectively run the entire Scientology organization. As chairman of the RTC, Miscavige became the de facto head of Scientology. It is unknown whether this was according to Hubbard's wishes.
In 1986, Hubbard
suffered a stroke "completed all of his research" and died "discarded the body he had used in this lifetime".[15] As the now undisputed head of Scientology, David Miscavige started a large-scale publication program of new versions of Scientology's books and courses.[16] The Sea Org also acquired a new ship at this time, the Freewinds. Sea Org had been landlocked ever since its last ships had been sold in the mid-1970s, but now has returned to the waves, cruising the Caribbean and offering OT VIII levels to happy members.[17]
Miscavige has been accused of changing (squirreling) the technology and of being a giant asshole.[18] After what seems to have been a power play by Miscavige's wife, Shelly, in 2005, she vanished. The subject is now verboten among the faithful.[19] Miscavige's niece, Jenna Miscavige, left Scientology in 2005 and has since become an outspoken critic against it.
Wins! (And not so much wins)[edit]
Scientology, and especially David Miscavige, scored an epic win in 1993 when they reached a settlement with the IRS over the taxes Scientology had been withholding ever since their tax exempt status was revoked in 1967. In return for a payment of $12.5 million in back taxes the IRS relented and agreed to restore tax exempt status to Scientology and all related entities. This new agreement extended the exemption to areas of Scientology that would not normally have been covered by normal charitable status, such as religious education.[20] It is believed that the agreement may have come about due to blackmail of top officials in the IRS. Besides the obvious advantages of now effectively never having to pay taxes on any of their businesses, the agreement also made it easier for Scientology to push for similar recognition in other countries. This allowed them to expand even further outside the US, especially in Europe.
The early and mid-1990s also marked the first skirmishes in a long war between Scientology and the Internet. The newsgroup alt.religion.scientology was created in 1991 and became a regular hang-out for critics of Scientology. Most interestingly, several of the "Church"'s highly confidential top secret OT documents were leaked on a.r.s.[21] Having failed epically to shut the newsgroup down in 1995, Scientology switched tactics and instead started flooding the group with trolls and apologists from the Sea Org and OSA. All things considered, a.r.s is easily one of the more entertaining newsgroups around, even if not very much is actually accomplished there.
Meanwhile, in Real Life, Scientology continued business as usual: expanding, clearing the planet, and screwing its rank-and-file members over so Miscavige could indulge in his love for expensive motorcycles and underwater photography. Numerous lawsuits were filed against critics in attempts to shut them up. Members such as Lisa McPherson (1995)[22] and Stacy Meyer (2000)[23] have died in mysterious circumstances. Hilarious documents continued to leak to the public through court cases and ex-members. But generally life was good.[24]
In 1996-97 Miscavige launched the "Golden Age of Tech" program which was supposedly "based on" Hubbard's works. The program made significant changes to the way Scientology's "auditors" were trained, essentially forcing a lot of members to pay again for courses they had already taken… or else. In 2004, Miscavige built further on this success through the "Golden Age of Knowledge". This is meant to be a complete re-release of all works by Hubbard, but as corrected, annotated and improved versions! (OMG!) In other words, members could now buy books that they had already bought… or else.
But not all has been well for Scientology recently, particularly in Europe. The Greek authorities shut down the Church in 1997 after they "found it to be a profitmaking group that endangers the mental and physical well-being of its members."[25] The German Office for the Protection of the Constitution started monitoring Scientology activities in Germany in the mid-1990s, considering them to present a potential danger to the democratic society. In Belgium, Scientology may be facing criminal charges after a 10-year long government investigation has uncovered evidence of fraud, organized crime, illegal medical practices and several other transgressions. Meanwhile, a government committee in France has recommended dissolving the Church of Scientology there, on the grounds that its activities threaten public order[26] and seven of its top members are to stand trial in Paris on fraud charges after an investigation into allegations by a former member that the church swindled her out of more than $28,000.[27][28]
""France's top appeals court has upheld a fraud conviction and fines totalling hundreds of thousands of euros against the Church of Scientology, for taking advantage of vulnerable followers.
|—London Daily Telegraph (accessed 11:12, 17 October 2013 (UTC))
Don't worry, ma'am, the Internet is here[edit]
2008 kicked off with an even worse mess for Scientology when they fired probably their most epic footbullet to date. Around January 14, an internal Scientology propaganda video was leaked on the Internet. The video showcases irritating actor and Scientology front-person Tom Cruise rambling incoherently for ten minutes about how awesome Scientology is, punctuated by random crazy laughter.[29] Great lulz were had by all.
But then, in a move that showed their complete lack of comprehension of how the Internet works, Scientology filed a copyright complaint and had the video removed. This attack on free speech roused the ire of the unwashed masses of Anonymous, who were moved to action in the way they knew best. DDoS attacks were made, black faxes were sent, prank calls were made, and further lulz were had.
Following a YouTube appeal by Wise Beard Man (AKA critic Mark Bunker) to stop failing and start doing it right,[30]
at least 7000 over 9000 Anonymous took his words to heart, put on Guy Fawkes masks and flooded into the streets of cities all over the world on February 10 to protest in front of Scientology Orgs. The protests continued in the following months. Anonymous has pledged to continue the fight for as long as it takes, making these protests probably the greatest threat to Scientology since the 1970s.
However, the Internet's fight against Scientology suffered a bad hit when the Cult Awareness Network made a mistake (and committed a crime) by referring the family of a cult member to a deprogrammer, who kidnapped said cult member. The resulting trial against CAN (in which Scientology supported the plaintiff) ended with a great payment in trial costs and fines, which forced CAN into bankruptcy. At this moment, Scientology came and bought all properties owned by CAN, which is now a front for them.[31]
Science fiction by Hubbard[edit]
Birth and baby care[edit]
Hubbard was very opinionated about birth and infant nutrition.
Hubbard thought that talking in a delivery room could cause trauma for the baby and therefore delivery rooms should be as quiet as possible.[32] He also thought that the mother should use as little anesthetic as possible [33] — somehow a mother giving birth in pain doesn't cause trauma for the mother or baby. But who expected Hubbard to be rational?
Hubbard further disapproved of breast milk in situations where the mother's health was compromised — but he also rejected the baby milk formulas developed by experts in nutrition. As usual, Hubbard thought he was a better expert than anyone else. He surmised that since Roman soldiers ate a lot of barley, and that made them fit and strong, it had to be good for babies too. Scientologist mothers still use the Hubbard baby formula.[34] Actual health care experts think the Hubbard formula is low in vitamins (vitamin C in particular) and can put the baby at risk.[35]
Other practices[edit]
- Purification Rundown: Described by one source as "an extreme detox where (one ingests) high doses of vitamins and (sits for) five hours a day in a sauna."[36]
- Sparkle Makeover: To restore the physical attractiveness to members who
exhibit signs of Stockholm syndromelook run down.[36]
- Fair game: In a manner similar to the way the Singularity might punish those who never helped it, members can resort to extraordinary means of dealing with those they perceive as threats.[37]
- Regging: Incessant fundraising for various Scientology 'charitable' organizations/causes.
Sea Org[edit]
The Sea Organization, or "Sea Org", is Scientology's "advanced religious retreat" but really forms part of its vast management and bureaucratic wing. Promoted to members as some sort of utopian cruise ship in which the most advanced levels of Scientology are taught, those who have joined Sea Org instead found themselves required to sign a "billion year contract" with Sea Org, surrender their passports upon boarding, live in squalid group quarters with no privacy, perform menial chores as assigned, and suffer punishments such as being locked in the chain locker or thrown overboard for petty offenses. Sea Org makes it deliberately hard to leave by issuing those who leave a "freeloader's bill", billing them for all the auditing and services received on the ship. However, neither the "billion year contract" nor the "freeloader's bill" are legally enforceable and Scientology will never try to uphold them in a law court, knowing how hard a judge would laugh at them.
Front groups and recruiting[edit]
Scientology is particularly opposed to the psychiatric community and operates a front group, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), to engage in anti-psychiatry campaigns. Scientology practise has a great deal in common with bad psychiatry.
Another front group is Narconon, a purported drug rehabilitation program (note the deceptively similar name to Narcotics Anonymous, and the support group for those living with alcoholics, Al-Anon). Sterling Management Systems is a large group awareness training run by the Church of Scientology and promoted to doctors and dentists.
The Cult Awareness Network, originally a mainstream anti-cult organization founded 1978 in response to the mass suicide of Jim Jones followers, fell on hard times (due to aggressive litigation against it by Scientology and by Landmark Education and the Pentecostal "Life Tabernacle Church"), and its assets purchased from bankruptcy court in 1996 by the Church of Scientology, and now functions as a Scientology front group as well.
Scientology recruits heavily from celebrities, such as Tom Cruise, Isaac Hayes, and John Travolta. It also attempts to take advantage of tragic situations, having sent "counselors" to ground zero in New York, waterlogged New Orleans, and even to Virginia Tech in 2007 (their van actually parked outside of this author's building in Blacksburg). However, they aren't there to help, but to actually attempt to muscle out legitimate grief counselors on the scene.[38]
Splinter groups[edit]
Directly related to Scientology, the small groups collectively referred to as the Free Zone consist mostly of former Scientologists who continue to practice Scientology, but do so outside the official Church of Scientology. Scientology refers to all these as "squirrel organizations": Hubbard applied the term "squirrel" to anyone who appropriated Scientology doctrines outside the CoS (no, seriously). Participation in anything labeled "squirrel" by the CoS is automatic grounds for being declared a "suppressive person" (persona non grata) and cut off from any further involvement in the "church" — and often actively harassed by them.
Less clearly related as to what extent they still incorporate Scientology teachings are former Scientologists who later went into business for themselves. These include Kevin Trudeau, late-night infomercial purveyor of books "they" don't want you to read; Werner Erhard, of 1970s pop-psychology seminar fame;[39] Re-evaluation Counseling a mixture of Dianetics with Marxism; the Process Church of the Final Judgment (an alleged Satanist group with rumored ties to Charles Manson,[40] although it is unclear what ties); and Harry Palmer's Avatar, a large-group awareness-training seminar. Neo-Tech borrows heavily from Scientology's quasi-sci-fi style and imagery, but their main influence is Ayn Rand.
Is Scientology a religion?[edit]
There is some debate about whether Scientology, a scion and parallel of the New Age movement,[41] is, in fact, a religion.
Legal tests[edit]
Although one test could be whether it is recognised as a religion by those states in which it operates, this is not, in practice, very helpful. For instance it is not recognised as a religion in Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Canada and the UK; however Australia, Indonesia, Italy, New Zealand, and the USA (since 1993, unlike beforehand) recognise it as a religion. In other countries such as Austria and Germany the legal position is unclear.
Scientology's opinion of itself[edit]
To the surprise of no one, A Scientology web-site refers to Scientology as a religion,[42] stating: "The religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths." However, it could well be argued that the fact that it self-identifies as a religion does not necessarily mean that it is, in fact, a religion.
In its own description it also includes phrases such as: "Man is an immortal, spiritual being." and "Through Scientology, people all over the world are achieving the long-sought goal of true spiritual release and freedom." which certainly sound religious in nature.
However it must be remembered that what Scientology says openly to the world, and what Scientology says secretly to its "advanced" members are two different things — and consequently it is not necessarily wise to take at face value anything which may appear on their public site.
Spiritual beings[edit]
It could be maintained that one mark of a religion would be the belief in a God, Gods or other spiritual entities (this would not seem to be a perfect definition as it would appear to exclude certain varieties of Buddhism). Does Scientology have such a belief? Apparently at the higher levels they have "thetans" — dead space-aliens — though it would probably be stretching the matter to call them "spiritual entities".
Another element usually common in religions is the question of faith. However on their front page they say: "In Scientology no one is asked to accept anything as belief or on faith." which would seem to exclude them from the religious world.
On the other hand, as we noted above, what Scientology says — and what is the actual truth — are two different things.
Does it match other accepted definitions of religion?[edit]
On the face of it, Scientology would seem to match many of the definitions included in our religion article.
Bad movie night![edit]
Scientology has a free movie they show called Orientation. You can only watch it at your local Church of Scientology. Actually, that's not true. Somebody posted a bootleg copy to YouTube and Google Video, but the Church of Scientology forced it down due to copyright threats. Somehow it still keeps popping up on the Internet though. That way you can watch it without having to give them your name and address and being pestered by them. The narrator, actor Larry Anderson, ends the film with, "If you walk out of here and never mention Scientology again, that is fine with us. You can also jump off a bridge or blow your brains out. That is your choice. But, if you don't walk out that way, if you continue with Scientology, we will be very happy with you. And you will be very happy with you."
An interesting note is that after 33 years with Scientology, the last 13 being its official "voice" in their promotional videos, he broke ties in 2009.[43]
There is another leaked Scientology video at the Tom Cruise article.
In 2017, it was discovered that Scientology Media Productions purchased a slot on cable TV from Spectrum (formerly known as Time Warner Cable).[44] The list of shows will reportedly be: What is Scientology, Drug Free World, Detox from Street Psychiatric Drugs, Youth for Human Rights, The Hubbard Electro Meter, What is Real Education, An Overview of Scientology, and "Amazing."[44]
The Internets v. Scientology[edit]
Scientology has been at odds with many on the Internet since 1995, when the "church" attempted to cancel the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup using forged cancel messages. In 1996 a popular anonymous remailer in Finland chose to shut down after Scientology demanded the identities of two users. Several people who posted what the "church" considered their proprietary material have been sued and their homes and computers raided. A partial timeline of these early events can be found here.
In 2008, in response to Scientology forcing a leaked Tom Cruise video off the 'net, some unruly anonymous 1337 hax0rz types were holding regular protests at Scientology "churches" around the world, posting their communiques on YouTube, campaigning for revocation of Scientology's tax-exempt status and generally making merry pranksters out of themselves (while enjoying delicious cake). This movement, known as Project Chanology, is spiraling out of control and running circles around the Church of Scientology. Since the first protest in February 2008, monthly protests have been held all over the world, including L. Ron Hubbard's joyous birthday celebration in March, the infamous Operation: Sea ARRGGHHH! in June, and the insidious Operation: Spy vs. Sci in July. Outside of the monthly protest schedule, miniraids and surprise enturbulations are happening regularly. Operations are carried out according to plan across all fronts and will continue as needed until the objectives are reached, or, well, until something more interesting turns up.
The unofficial central website of this conspiracy by suppressive persons to bring down this great work of LRH is the forums at Whyweprotest.net, but Project Chanology is decentralized and its goings-on all over the Internet can be seen on any search engine.
Anonymous and Scientology[edit]
Anonymous has, as a result of this, declared all out war. They have pledged to fight no matter how long it takes. This will probably be quite a while, so don't hold your breath.
Anonymous often uses suspicious deaths of members to advance their cause. A paragraph of theirs usually goes like this:
Deaths of Scientologists have founded numerous theories about abuse. A case in point is Lisa McPherson. She was taken from the hospital by Scientologists due to the fact that she had gone to a psychologist after a car crash (Scientologists don't like psychology). She was kept in their hotel for a few days. When the Scientologists finally took her to a hospital again, she was pronounced dead upon arrival. She was emaciated, dehydrated, and her hands had cockroach bites.[45][46] They were indicted with two charges of felony, but the charges were dropped after a medical examiner declared the death an accident.[47] A lawsuit was later brought against the CoS, which was settled.[48]
Wikipedia and Scientology[edit]
After many Scientologists coordinated actions to make self-serving edits, the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee banned editing from IP addresses associated with Scientology. It was the fourth Scientology-related case on the site, which just goes to show that they're more trouble than they're worth.[49]
Noted atheist "attracted to" Scientology![edit]
He's joking of course and so are we.
Notable followers[edit]
The CoS likes to trot out their celebrity members to recruit new raw meat. Here is a brief list of some notable members of the church who have attempted to promote their beliefs:
- Tom Cruise — Probably the man whom most Americans think of when they think of Scientology. He's probably best known[52] for going on the Today show and arguing with Matt Lauer that it was okay for him to condemn Brooke Shields for taking medicine to help with her postpartum depression. (That, and jumping excitedly on Oprah's couch.)
- John Travolta — A bit less vocal about his religion than Tom Cruise, although he did produce a movie version of Hubbard's Battlefield Earth which is considered to be one of the worst movies of all time.
- Isaac Hayes — The soul singer and voice of "Chef" in South Park. He left the show after claiming that it did not respect religion — well, his religion at least.
- Beck — Famous folksinger and second generation Scientologist, which might explain why he's described the "church" as not teaching "any of the crazy stuff people claim we believe in" much like certain other religions...
- Nancy Cartwright — The voice of Bart Simpson on The Simpsons. She caused a bit of an uproar when she used Bart's voice in an unauthorized manner to promote the church.[53]
- Priscilla and
Lisa Marie Presley(see: "ex-followers" below). Apparently, the cult attempted to recruit Elvis Presley, but a single visit to their Celebrity Center was enough to convince him that all they wanted was his money.[54]
- Chick Corea — Noted jazz musician. Allegedly, Stanley Clarke quit the group Return to Forever after a falling out with Chick following Clarke's decision to leave the cult.
- Jason Lee — Mallrats and My Name Is Earl actor. Actually, a disturbingly high number of the actors and writers involved in My Name Is Earl are Scientologists.[55]
- Anne Archer — '80s almost-ran actress. Yep, that's where she went. Is probably Scientology's nearest equivalent figure to the Virgin Mary, as her son, Tommy Davis,
heads up the organisation's Celebrity Center in Los Angeles.was a high level member of the Sea Org for several years and for some time was the church's official spokesman. [56]
- Greta van Susteren — presents us with the double whammy of being a Scientologist and a Fox News host. Her husband, John Coale, is also a member, one who wanted to use the CoS to influence government policy. Also, those two have a weird relationship with Sarah Palin[57][58]
- Elisabeth Moss — Peggy Olson on Mad Men.[59]
- Kirstie Alley — TV actress (Cheers, Veronica's Closet).[60]
Notable ex-followers[edit]
- Ronald Miscavige Sr., father of David Miscavige. After he left the CoS, he was apparently put on permanent full-time surveillance to assure that he didn't divulge any secrets. One of the private detectives following him once reported to an intermediary that the Sr. Miscavige was apparently having a heart attack. David Miscavige immediately called the detective and said, "if it was Ron's time to die, to let him die and not intervene in any way."[61]
- Lisa Marie Presley (singer, songwriter, daughter of Elvis Presley, ex-wife of Michael Jackson) [62] Quote:"I was slowly starting to self-destruct… I was devastated… I got bad advice. I was insulated with no grip on reality. They were taking my soul, my money, my everything." [63]
- Leah Remini (actress: King of Queens TV show, "The View" talk show) [64] Leah Remini asked about the whereabouts of CoS leader David Miscavige's wife, Shelly, who has not been seen in public since 2007, and was then "put through interrogations and blacklisted" and endured five years of "thought modification". Quote: "I believe that people should be able to question things." [65] "No one is going to tell me how I need to think, no one is going to tell me who I can, and cannot, talk to."[66] In 2016, Remini produced an exposé documentary series for A&E Network titled Scientology and the Aftermath.[67]
- Peaches Geldof - Formerly one of the dumbest persons on the entire planet. Seriously, watch that Fearne Cotton meets Peaches Geldof documentary and you will have your IQ slashed in half. Seems to have moved on to Thelema before she died.
- Paul Haggis (film director & producer: "Crash", "Million Dollar Baby") [68] Quote: "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated". Haggis also said he was "shocked" that the Church of Scientology was publicly denying that it adheres to a policy of disconnection – of severing ties with a friend or family member who's antagonistic toward Scientology, as his wife was given precisely those orders and didn't speak to her parents for more than a year. [69]
- Jason Beghe (actor: G.I. Jane movie, Thelma & Louise) Quote: "Scientology is destructive and a rip-off. It's very, very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution. [70]
- Tommy Davis (son of Actress Anne Archer) Former spokesman for CoS. Quit along with Jessica Feshbach, former "handler" of Katie Holmes; Tommy & Jessica are now married. [71], [72]
- Neil Gaiman — Author of "The Sandman"; prefers not to talk about Scientology publicly. [73]
- Larry Anderson — Actor/Magician, Narrator of the Scientology film Orientation. Was the sect's official "voice" in promotional material, and left after 33 years.[74]
- Charles Manson — led his own murder cult after leaving. Moving on....
- See wikipedia's list of Scientologists for more. The former Scientologists list also makes for interesting reading.
See also[edit]
- Fun:Starting a new religion
- Intervention theory
- Mental illness denial
- Mormonism — Scientology, plus 180 years!
- The Aetherius Society
- Jim Jones
- Ace McWicked vs. Scientology
- Scientology Volunteer Minister
- Thomas Szasz
- The Master, a film which offers a thinly veiled criticism of Scientology
- The Hole — the punishment center for the higher ups
External links[edit]
Much has been written about Scientology by people who have been in the skeptic business for far longer than we have at RationalWiki. Here are a few choice examples:
- Operation Clambake -- Norwegian writer and atheism activist Andreas Heldal-Lund collects numerous articles describing the utter ugliness and insanity of the inner workings of Scientology.
- Dave Touretzky is a computer science professor at Carnegie-Mellon University and a major voice in the online civil rights world. He has numerous pages dissecting the whys and wherefores of Scientologist science and technology:
- Secrets of Scientology, including a dissection of the E-Meter
- The Secret Library, a repository of some open-content material critical of the church
- Stop Narconon, a dissection of the church's controversial (and probably worthless) substance abuse program
- The Church of Scientology vs. the Net Ron Newman's page detailing the aforementioned subject matter
- Scientology v. the Internet, a rundown of events up to 1995 by Jim Lippard and Jeff Jacobsen
- Scientology vs. the Internet: An Update and Response to Leisa Goodman, Jim Lippard's rebuttal of CoS spokeswoman Leisa Goodman's letter to Skeptic magazine criticizing the above article
- The Helena Kobrin Love Page well-aimed snark intended for the CoS/RTC litigator
- "War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology" - Wired article on Project Chanology
- Wikileaks publishes the "Bible"' & is threatened.
- The animated TV series South Park created a very succinct portrayal of the belief system.
- FactNet archive of celebrity criticisms. Not particularly useful, just lulz.
- Mark Bunker explains why Scientology is not just the same as any other religion.
- After years of swearing not to pay 'one thin dime', Scientology paid 8 million dollars--why'd they finally cave?
- Time Magazine's Archive from 1950 → 1997
- Deaths
- More sickness and death
- Scientology Apologist site
- For balance, the Scientology website.
- An e-book entitled A Piece of Blue Sky by an ex-Scientology member.
- The book, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madmen?. One of the authors is Ron Hubbard Junior, and the answer is NOT "messiah".
- St. Petersburg Times: The Truth Rundown, a special report on the Church of Scientology Part 1 Part 2.
- For a recent overreaction by CoS functionaries concerning adverse publicity on the internet, check out Marty Rathbun's piece on how they handled the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes meltdown
- On 7 June 2013, Redditor "82brutus82" posted a Scientology price schedule he found. The title of the image (which doesn't appear on the Imgur page): "I was trying to figure out what happened to the tenant that lived in my apartment before me, when I found this in a newsletter buried in the pile of her PAST DUE credit card bills." Comments page here.
- So, where the hell is Shelly Miscavige? After what seems to have been a power play Mrs. Miscavige in 2005, she vanished. The subject is now verboten among the faithful.
- How Scientology changed the internet The BBC on Scientology and the Internet
- The Bare Faced Messiah - An incredibly detailed and honest biography of L. Ron Hubbard.
- 5 Weird Realities When Scientologists Run Your School -- from Cracked
- Sky Atlantic to air controversial Scientology documentary
- A brief History of Scientology
- A promotional video from Saturday Night Live in period costume. (YouTube link)
- ↑ Super Bowl Scientology Ad Asks "Who Am I?" Here's the Answer the Church Isn't Telling You
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Totally a Trademark of the Religious Technology Center, which RationalWiki is in no way connected to!
- ↑ Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1982). ISBN 1880418118.
- ↑ Bare-Faced Messiah: A Biography of L. Ron Hubbard by Sam Merwin (1988). ISBN 0805006540.
- ↑ Readers Digest 1980: Scientology: Anatomy of a Frightening Cult
- ↑ from Journal of Scientology Issue 4-G from October 1952
- ↑ http://www.skeptictank.org/gen3/gen01852.htm
- ↑ Gawker.com: archive.is, web.archive.org
- ↑ The Clam FAQ at Operation Clambake.
- ↑ "Off the Time Track," lecture of June 1952, excerpted in Journal of Scientology issue 18- G, reprinted in Technical Volumes of Dianetics & Scientology, vol. 1, p. 418
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_L._Ron_Hubbard
- ↑ http://www.solitarytrees.net/pubs/skent/creation.htm?FACTNet#txtref02
- ↑ It seems possible that Hubbard borrowed from an earlier writer. http://forums.enturbulation.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4829 1934 German book.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/us/scientology-s-puzzling-journey-from-tax-rebel-to-tax-exempt.html
- ↑ Miscavige announces Hubbard's death to a jubilant crowd of Scientologists.
- ↑ That Miscavige could do this unopposed shows how completely he controlled Scientology at this point. Hubbard's writings were otherwise considered perfect, and to alter ("squirrel") the perfect "tech" was a serious crime. Yet no one seems to have lifted an eyebrow when Davie rewrote the books and required the members to fork out even more money for the "new and improved" courses.
- ↑ Freewinds later turned out to have an epic blue asbestos problem. Thank Xenu that OT VIIIs can cure cancer, eh!?
- ↑ Who is David Miscavige? Archived from the original at www.whoisdavidmiscavige.com. |Numerous allegations have been made against him in court documents and media reports surrounding his treatment of staff, including physical assault, coerced abortions, human trafficking and child labor.
- ↑ So, where the hell is Shelly Miscavige?
- ↑ Hello, First Amendment! Can we say "establishment of religion", everyone?
- ↑ Any similarity of this acronym to the word "arse" is strictly coincidental and hilariously fitting.
- ↑ See the Lisa McPherson Memorial Page, Why are they dead?, the coroner's report, and Wikipedia's article on the subject.
- ↑ See Wikipedia's article or Scientology® Versus Stacy Moxon (Meyer).
- ↑ Except for the rank-and-file members, of course.
- ↑ Saint Petersburg Times, March 29, 1999
- ↑ BBC news Feb 2008.
- ↑ Newsvine Aug 2008.
- ↑ French trial date set
- ↑ Video on YouTube. The whole video is hilarious, but check esp. 4:21-4:54 and 8:38-8:54 for superior lulz.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-bRE1NZ0vg
- ↑ Cult Education Insittute Expose
- ↑ Scientology Newsroom, accessed 2006-08-07
- ↑ Hubbard, Dianetics, quoted in SilentBirth.org Accessed 2007-06-15
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Wikipedia on Hubbard & baby care. There are several "original" cites for this at the Wikipedia article, but they are all print rather these easy links to grab.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Katie Holmes' Scientology Makeover", FemaleFirst website, 21 March 2009, accessed 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Fair Game (Scientology)
- ↑ http://www.xenu.net/archive/events/20010911-tragedy/
- ↑ Note for example: Bainbridge, William Sims (2009). "The Cultural Context of Scientology". In Lewis, James R.. Scientology. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780199715954. https://books.google.com/books?id=MtW90YkkB3gC. Retrieved 2016-12-09. "[...] Earl Babbie's (1977) classic textbook, Society by Agreement, seems to have been influenced to some degree by Werner Erhard's EST movement, which in turn drew heavily upon Scientology."
- ↑ The first edition of Ed Sanders' book on Manson, The Family, was withdrawn from sale following a lawsuit by the Process Church. The first edition alleged a link between the church and Manson.[2]
- ↑ Lewis, James R., ed (2009). Scientology. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199887118. https://books.google.com/books?id=WEy-BgAAQBAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-20. "In a short text, published in late 1957 in Scientology's Ability magazine, Hubbard himself used the term New Age with reference to his brainchild Scientology. [...] The notion and idea of a new age or new era is far more than a mere metaphoric usage for Hubbard and Scientology. The publication of Dianetics in 1950 marks Scientology's new internal counting of eras, by which, for example, 1957 C.E> would be relabeled 'AD7' (i.e., seven years 'after Dianetics'). This fact is already clear in Hubbard's 1957 text 'Scientology: The Philosophy of a New Age.'"
- ↑ Scientology main page
- ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/larry-anderson-star-of-scientologys-orientation-film-wants-his-money-back/1067720
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Scientology TV: It's really happening! Spectrum blocks out a channel for Miscavige by Tony Ortega (March 29, 2017). The Underground Bunker.
- ↑ Room 174
- ↑ The autopsy
- ↑ TampaBay
- ↑ Tampabay
- ↑ Wikipedia Bans Scientology From Site - The Huffington Post
- ↑ here
- ↑ Permission is apparently granted here.
- ↑ In a Scientology sense, we're going to ignore "being short", "being mental on Oprah", "being married to Nicole Kidman" and "being homoerotic in Interview with the Vampire".
- ↑ "Bart Simpson's voice being used to promote Scientology event", NY Daily News, 28 January 2009.
- ↑ "9 Celebrities Who Hated Scientology Before It Was Cool"
- ↑ James Donaghy, "My name is L Ron Hubbard", The Guardian, 9 June 2007.
- ↑ http://tonyortega.org/2012/10/24/tommy-davis-no-longer-a-scientology-spokesman/
- ↑ Gawker.com: archive.is, web.archive.org
- ↑ Gawker.com: archive.is, web.archive.org
- ↑ http://www.salon.com/2014/03/10/the_elisabeth_moss_dilemma_is_it_possible_to_be_a_fan_of_a_scientologist/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/kirtstie-alley-leah-remini_n_3598050.html
- ↑ Scientology Leader Spied On His Own Father: Police files detail surveillance of 79-year-old former church elder The Smoking Gun
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/celebrities-who-left-scientology_n_3586757.html
- ↑ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lisa-Marie-Presley-on-Scientology-They-Were-Taking-My-Soul-My-Money-My-Everything-271804.shtml
- ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/leah-remini-leaves-church-of-scientology-calls-it-corrupt-report-2013117
- ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/remini-scientology-split-people-question-article-1.1411499
- ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20721105,00.html
- ↑ How Leah Remini is trying to expose Scientology secrets in her new docuseries by Emily Yahr (November 30, 2016 at 7:00 AM) Washington Post.
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/25/paul-haggis-renounces-sci_n_333261.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/25/paul-haggis-renounces-sci_n_333261.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/celebrities-who-left-scientology_n_3586757.html
- ↑ http://tonyortega.org/2012/10/24/tommy-davis-no-longer-a-scientology-spokesman/
- ↑ http://tonyortega.org/2013/06/12/tommy-davis-and-jessica-feshbach-new-jobs-and-new-lives-for-scientologys-former-mouthpieces/
- ↑ Goodyear, Dana (25 January 2010). "Kid Goth Neil Gaiman's fantasies". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/larry-anderson-star-of-scientologys-orientation-film-wants-his-money-back/1067720


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Indian School In Singapore Sues Parent Because Others Commented On His Blog
from the safe-harbors dept
The guy who's being sued, Ajith K Narayanan, points out that he didn't write the words in question, that the terms of service on his blog make it clear that commenters are responsible for their own language and, finally, that there wasn't any defamation anyway because the comments are true. The latter two arguments are interesting, but it's the first one that's the important one. If Singapore properly applies liability to those actually responsible, the case should just get tossed out on that first issue, and the other two issues shouldn't matter at all. If the school really wants to go after the commenters for defamation, it should be required to show that there's a strong likelihood that the material was defamatory, and then request a subpoena for the commenters' information (at which point the blogger can decide whether or not to fight it). But simply suing the blogger and claiming he's liable for the possible defamation takes third party liability way too far, and hopefully the court in Singapore recognizes this.
It should be noted that there are some other oddities involved in this lawsuit as well, many of which are summarized at this Techgoss post. It appears that the school initially filed criminal charges, but those were quoshed by a judge earlier this year. Then there's the really bizarre back and forth from April, that began with a report in an Indian newspaper that police had arrested a former GIF employee, claiming that he had started the blog and that it was a "fake" blog to discredit GIF. That report claimed that Narayanan had revealed this ex-employee to be his co-blogger in an affidavit. Yet, in a post on the site, denies pretty much all of that. This seems like a bit of a sideshow, but it does make the whole case a bit more confusing...


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The mass abduction of several hundred schoolgirls sparked outrage. But it was the rambling, hourlong Hausa-language video by the terrorist group's leader that triggered a global uproar.
In it, Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau threatened to sell the teenage girls "into the marketplace" as slaves, or force them to marry by age 12.
Suddenly a 5-year-old violent insurgency that has threatened the stability of sub-Saharan Africa's most populous nation and its largest economy has drawn condemnations at the United Nations, demands for action in the U.S. Congress, protests in capitals around the globe, and a viral Twitter campaign from Nigeria.
The unusual case has cast a...


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June 1, 2008
ATHENS, Ga. _ The Lipscomb Bisons didn't earn the championship in the Athens Regional of the NCAA Tournament, but they did earn a great deal of respect and recognition as a baseball team that deserved to be among the top 64 in the country.
The 2008 season ended for the Bisons in a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon here at Foley Field with a 14-3 loss to the top-seeded Georgia Bulldogs. The Bisons were faced with a formidable challenge. They had beaten the Bulldogs on their home field 10-7 Friday. A 6-3 loss to Georgia Tech forced a rematch with the Bulldogs, the Southeastern Conference regular season champion and the No. 8 seed nationally in the tournament.
"Everybody saw why they are the SEC Champs," said Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand. "They came out and had a great approach and got on the board early. They kept attacking us from the beginning.
"When Georgia got its bats going against Louisville Saturday night we knew we were going to have to score some runs. They saw what was on the line for them and the SEC Champs came out and played above average."
The Bisons had their backs against the wall early. Starter Mike Dunn gave up eight hits and six runs in the first two innings.
In the third the Bisons pushed one run across the plate. Third baseman Branden Cadavid led off with an infield single to third base. Shortstop Jorge Gutierrez doubled to left field pushing Cadavid to third. Center fielder Allen Bolden grounded out to bring Cadavid home with the Bisons first run of the game.
The Bulldogs added a pair of runs in the fourth as designated hitter Bryce Massanari slammed a two-out home run to center. Also scoring was right fielder Matt Olson who singled to right field to open the inning.
The Bisons added another run in the fourth. Left fielder Blake Bratcher doubled to left field for his second hit of the game. Designated hitter Justin Sanders singled to right to move Bratcher to third. First baseman Ryan Wilkins flied out to center sending Bratcher across the plate.
Dunn pitched to one batter in the fifth, as Miles Starr singled past shortstop Jorge Gutierrez. Josh Smith entered the game at that point and gave up a single to third baseman Ryan Piesel. Olson singled to right field to score Starr. First baseman Rich Poythress hit a three-run home run to left center to score both Piesel and Olson.
In the fifth the Bisons added their third run. Second baseman Ben Williams led off with a double to left center. He went to third as Gutierrez grounded out. Bolden was credited with his second RBI of the game on a single to left that scored Williams.
Georgia put up two more runs in the ninth.
The Bisons were credited with nine hits, eight off of Georgia starter Nathan Moreau. Three Bisons had two hits in the game _ Bratcher, Cadavid and Ben Williams.
"Moreau pounded the strike zone and threw a lot of strikes," said Bratcher. "His off-speed stuff was very good. We stayed aggressive, but stuff just wouldn't fall from us.
"In an elimination game like we put it all on the line. It didn't come out our way."
Five Bisons pitchers scattered 21 hits against the Bulldogs. Starter Mike Dunn, who took the loss, allowed 11 hits and nine runs in four innings. Josh Smith came on in relief and gave up seven hits and three runs in four innings. Chris Burnett, Matt Bowling and Paul Piennette each pitched one-third of an inning to close out the game for the Bisons.
"The first game we had a lot of emotion still from our conference tournament, and Georgia was coming off a couple of games where they didn't play as well as they were capable," Forehand said. "They know how to score, how to swing the bats and they did great at that."
The Bisons finished the season with a 33-30 record.
"We have a great team and great coaches here at Lipscomb," said Josh Smith. "We certainly had our fair share of ups and downs this season from the conference tournament to this game. We are still looking forward to where we can go from here."


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A few days ago, Hans Bader writing for Stop the ACLU reported on the hate crimes legislation Bill. This article is intended to be a further discussion of what is behind the language in the Bill. The question is, is double jeopardy a factor in this new legislative language?
The answer is kinda-sorta. Its really more about The Dual Sovereignty Doctrine negating the double jeopardy clause in the 5th Amendment.
The government now does have the right to try hate crime suspects after they have been tried by the state, and even if already tried and found guilty by the state. This position is confirmed by a letter from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to members of the U.S. Senate. Read it at NationaReviewOnLine. So how does it happen a person can be tried twice for the same crime?
Here is a portion that I believe gives the DOJ the opportunity to retry a hate crime: (The text of the Bill is here).
(b) (1) IN GENERAL No prosecution of any offense described in the subsection may be undertaken by the United States, except under the certification in writing of the Attorney General, or his designee, that- (C) the verdict or sentence obtained pursuant to State charges left demonstratively unvindicated the Federal interest in eradicating bias-motivated violence; or (D) a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and necessary to secure substantial justice.
(b) (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of Federal officers, or a Federal grand jury, to investigate possible violations of this section.
This gives the DOJ the right to try any case on behalf of a victim they feel has not received justice, while also eliminating the badgesand relics of slavery and involuntary servitude.
A quick reading of the Bill might lead you to think it will simply support states with money, but it goes much deeper than the $5 million to be given to states in each of the years 2010 and 2011. If a state can certify the need for government assistance to investigate or prosecute the hate crime, then that state will get that assistance. But read about thesham and cover exception a few paragraphs below. We have to ask why this administration believes this legislation is necessary.
The Dual Sovereignty Doctrine expects those administering under the Doctrine to limit their actions. This from TheFreeLibrary:
The court did not, however, fully eliminate the double jeopardy prohibition from this context. The dual sovereignty doctrine continues to be limited by what is referred to as the sham exception, which was described by the Bartkus Court.
The sham exception provides that a prosecution by one sovereign cannot be used as a sham and a cover for another sovereigns re-prosecution of the same defendant.
This doctrine would operate to prevent, on double jeopardy grounds, a prosecution brought by one sovereign with the encouragement and support of another sovereign that has already failed in its attempt to prosecute the same defendant.
The doctrine is founded on the rationale that the two sovereigns are acting as one. Unfortunately, this exception has been construed so narrowly as to make it difficult to be utilized successfully.
Apparently, this DOJ and Barack Obama believe that justice is not done often enough, and courts do not punish, often enough, those who commit hate crimes. So the question remains: is it possible for any violent crime to be classified as a hate crime when it is perpetrated against a Jewish or a white person?
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how organs are allocated was getting a double-lung transplant Wednesday, June 12 after a match with an adult donor was made.
Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis, was receiving her new lungs Wednesday at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, family spokeswoman Maureen Garrity said. Murnaghan's relatives were "beyond excited" about the development but were "keeping in mind that someone had to lose a family member and they're very aware of that and very appreciative," Garrity said.
No other details about the donor are known, including whether they came through the regular donor system or through public appeals.
Murnaghan's health was deteriorating when a judge intervened last week, giving her a chance at the much larger list of organs from adult donors.
"Some people would look at this and say it's evidence that if you get a PR campaign, a congressman and federal judge to pay attention, you're going to have far greater access to a transplant, but I don't think that's true," said ethicist Arthur Caplan of the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York of the Murnaghans' public stance.
The Newtown Square, Pa., family received word about the donor lungs Tuesday night, Garrity said. The surgery began just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and was expected to take at least six hours, she said.
Murnaghan's mother, Janet, said in a Facebook post that the family was "overwhelmed with emotions" and thanked all her supporters.
"Today is the start of Sarah's new beginning and new life!" she wrote, adding that the donor's family "has experienced a tremendous loss, may God grant them a peace that surpasses understanding."
During double lung transplants, surgeons must open up the patient's chest. Complications can include rejection of the new lung and infection.
Murnaghan's family and the family of another cystic fibrosis patient at the same hospital challenged existing transplant policy that made children under 12 wait for pediatric lungs to become available or be offered lungs donated by adults only after adolescents and adults on the waiting list had been considered. They said pediatric lungs are rarely donated.
On June 5, federal Judge Michael Baylson in Philadelphia ruled that Murnaghan and 11-year-old Javier Acosta of New York City should be eligible for adult lungs.
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network says 31 children under age 11 are on the waiting list for a lung transplant.
The network added Murnaghan to the adult waiting list after Baylson's ruling. Her transplant came just two days before a hearing was scheduled on the family's request for a broader injunction.
Critics warned there could be a downside to having judges intervene in the organ transplant system's established procedures. Lung transplants are difficult procedures and some say child patients tend to have more trouble with them than adults.
The national organization that manages organ transplants this week resisted making emergency rule changes for children under 12 who are waiting on lungs but created a special appeal and review system to hear such cases.
Caplan said Murnaghan's family "did have a legitimate complaint" about the rule that limited her access to adult lungs.
"When the transplant community met, they didn't want to change that rule without really thinking carefully about it," he said. The appeals process that was established this week was "built on evidence, not on influence."
He added: "In general, the road to a transplant is still to let the system decide who will do best with scarce, lifesaving organs. And it's important that people understand that money, visibility, being photogenic ... are factors that have to be kept to a minimum if we're going to get the best use out of the scarce supply of donated cadaver organs."
Pa. girl who took on donor rules gets adult lungs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how organs are allocated was getting a double-lung transplant Wednesday, June 12 after a match with an adult donor was made.


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Hi all,
I'm a former follower of a cult leader named Prem Rawat who was or is also known as Maharaji but really known to be the Lord of the Universe by his followers. Rawat might not have as much public attention as he did when he jumped onto the world stage in the early '70s as the teenage "Perfect Master" who promised to bring Peace on Earth in short order but he's still trapping and fleecing as many people as he can.
Here's a lnk to the main ex-follower (i.e. ex-premie) website:
You might find some of the discussions on the associated forum interesting.
I too am an ex-premie and after hearing an interview on the net with Sam Harris I discovered this site. It would be interesting to hear your "experience". I posted on the ex-premie years ago.
I remember a movie from the latter 1960s with Bob Hope, in which part of the plot is that the teenager in the family gets involved with a cult similar to Maharaj Ji. It was very strange.
Thanks so much for sharing this experience and website,
I have now spent 2 hours at your link, ex premie, and have come away grateful and with new insights as to the human capacity for deception and gullibility we all carry with us. It has been immensely freeing for me to spend time here.
If anyone else has a second, and has not seen this organization and its effect on human beings, look at the following video at about the 1:00 minute mark as the camera pans the crowd for a full ten seconds:
Did you see the shiny, happy people worshipping the guy? Bouncing up and down with such enthusiasm. Such belief. Such conviction. They think he is god. I am almost certain I can say HE thinks he is god!!
Guru Maharaji says: 'Life is like a chess game and very soon now the whole world will be checkmated' and if America wants to know what is happening it must first understand the main thing that is happening, the Lord is on the planet, he's in a human body and he's about to usher in the greatest change in the history of human civilisation."
A theist should look at this video capturing human gullibility and stroke their chin very thoughtfully… an inward glance at what they themselves believe is in order at that point. Me? I am tickled. I have a new cult to study. I sincerely thought belief in the likes of Scientology was a wierd as it gets.
I don't know what else to say, but thanks and also that I wish I would have clicked on your link a lot sooner.


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Using Android without Google (part 1)
I own an HTC Eris phone which originally came with Android 1.5. A few months ago a firmware was released by a 3rd party which allows users to gain root on their phone (about time) and I've been experimenting with this since. My primary interests were removing HTC's "Sense" UI so I could use a different soft keyboard and removing the backdoors HTC, Verizon, and Google installed in the phone.
After some disturbing problems with the VanillaDroid firmware, I switched to CyanogenEris 3.0 last week. Not only did this new build not come with HTC's Sense, thanks to Google hitting them with a threatening DMCA letter, the firmware came without Google's apps either. This includes GMail, GTalk, Google Maps and Market.
Everything works on the firmware except for USB tethering (which is a feature of the firmware). I started by using the browser to download the Barcode Scanner and then used that to install other apps via QR code:
The Foursquare app I was previously using refuses to install (likely because it depends on Google Maps app) and I haven't figured out how to install the dvorak keyboard add-on to soft keyboard.
I have the standard Android Contacts app, but without Google it does not sync to my Google contacts. I plan to remove my contacts from Google and write a small app that provides ContactsProvider2 via XMPP in an effort to decentralize and federate contact syncing.
I found the web version of GMail superior to the old app, though I do miss the Google Maps app (there are various OpenStreetMaps alternatives but they don't have the same features). The biggest thing I miss is the GTalk app, though its pitiful as far as XMPP clients go and we should be able to do a lot better.
Most importantly, my phone is now 99% free software with only a few of HTC's drivers left to be reverse engineered. Even for an advertising company Google is really stretching the truth when they call Android "open source" - but it should be an attainable goal.
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- MagicFab said...
Thanks for taking up my suggestion :)
One thing stands out from your post. QR codes mostly link to MarketPlace URLs. How were you able to install such applications ? Unless they are available from their sites' publishers independently, such apps often can't be installed at all otherwise.
I found this when I needed a file explorer to cleanup some files but didn't have an Internet connection to access the marketplace, and I had the hardest time finding a way to install it until I found OI File Manager.
That's only but one of the reasons I started the Android Free software list at https://wiki.koumbit.net/AndroidFreeSoftware
Installing from http://slideme.org/ is the next most free thing I'd do (next to direct URLs), are you considering / doing that ? I know it's not Free software although I remember seeing an offer to consider doing that if enough people would be interested.
Regarding synchronizing at least one application claims to do that without going online, if you search for "Thunderbird" you will find it. I ignore if it is Free though.
Regarding messaging there are a few XMPP-capable clients out there, not using GTalk is another step towards leaving Google services.
Some IM apps will claim Gtalk support but what we are looking for within this context would be apps that support XMPP in general. Yaxim would seem to fit that bill, although it only supports one account:
Mapping apps seems a thougher nut to crack, I am interested in reading about your other difficulties but most importantly sharing whatever comes out of this.
One last thing - is it possible to enable other forms of logging or posting comments here that Gmail-account holders only ? Thank you ;)
- MagicFab said...
I forgot to mention in my experiments with sync'ing contacts I also found that the primary means to sync directly is mostly disabled from the phone's bluetooth profiles.
Another way to sync would be as you describe becoming a new provider for contact sync - Funambol does this although they use their own cloud (which is also available as a free server).
That's what Ubuntu One does, altough so far I haven't heard it works with the Android Funambol client.
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- DB said...
This experiment was tried before a while back in 2009, with varying degrees of success. Same pitfalls though - contacts sync, maps, GTalk. The rest of the proprietary apps are easily replaced. ASK for keyboard, K-9 Mail for e-mail, Amazon marketplace, Trillian for IM.
I for one would absolutely kill for a self-hosted "cloud" for my contacts and photos. I already do that for my music with Synology's NAS and android app. I wouldn't mind running some sort of a server at home either.
In terms of Maps replacement, I just read about latest MapQuest version that gives Google's Navigation a run for its money (both are free). Haven't tried Waze in a while, maybe their crowdsourced maps have gotten better. There are always paid solutions, of course.
- Till said...
where's part two?
really missing calendar sync and contacts sync :'(
- Arc Riley said...
Honestly, yea the lack of sync for contacts kinda sucks, but I've been using it fully free since I wrote this.
The lack of platform support for free software is frankly disturbing to me though, and I'm thinking of putting some energy behind Mozilla's plan of a browser-based mobile OS based on Android.


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