Comments on: Scientology IS A Cult http://chrismerriman.com/scientology-is-a-cult/ Something To Do... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JohnK http://chrismerriman.com/scientology-is-a-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-6917 JohnK Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:54:09 +0000 http://chrismerriman.com/?p=2184#comment-6917 As an addendum to my previous comment - Private Eye (issue No 1211)also comments on the CoS being a cult. They added;- "In 2006 City of London police had to order an internal review of hospitality received, after it emerged that its officers had accepted thousands of pounds worth of dinners and freebies from the cult, sorry the Church od Scientology (CoS), including an invitation to a celeb event attended by Tom Cruise. Chief Superintenent Kevin Hurley descibed the CoS as "a force for good" when opening its new city HQ. However, the city cops aren't the only ones sucked in by Scientology. Earlier this year several forces were found dishing out anti-drugs leaflets produced by the CoS. As well as advising young people to stay off illegal drugs, the text praised founderL.Ron Hubbard and pushed the organisations bizarre beliefsabout prescription anti-depressants" As an addendum to my previous comment - Private Eye (issue No 1211)also comments on the CoS being a cult. They added;-
“In 2006 City of London police had to order an internal review of hospitality received, after it emerged that its officers had accepted thousands of pounds worth of dinners and freebies from the cult, sorry the Church od Scientology (CoS), including an invitation to a celeb event attended by Tom Cruise. Chief Superintenent Kevin Hurley descibed the CoS as “a force for good” when opening its new city HQ.
However, the city cops aren’t the only ones sucked in by Scientology. Earlier this year several forces were found dishing out anti-drugs leaflets produced by the CoS. As well as advising young people to stay off illegal drugs, the text praised founderL.Ron Hubbard and pushed the organisations bizarre beliefsabout prescription anti-depressants”

]]> By: ChrisM http://chrismerriman.com/scientology-is-a-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-6843 ChrisM Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:27:11 +0000 http://chrismerriman.com/?p=2184#comment-6843 Beating up someone in the back of an ambulance is just wrong on so many levels. What kind of paramedics stand by and allow it to occur? Beating up someone in the back of an ambulance is just wrong on so many levels. What kind of paramedics stand by and allow it to occur?

]]> By: JohnK http://chrismerriman.com/scientology-is-a-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 JohnK Thu, 29 May 2008 15:41:35 +0000 http://chrismerriman.com/?p=2184#comment-6360 It makes my blood boil when I read things like this. There are too many instances throughout the world - and Britain is far from exempt - where police forces overstep their powers. I suffered at the hands of London Special Branch many years ago on several occasions while working as a freelance photographer. Once, amid a demonstration, I photographed two plain clothes "officers" beating up an injured demonstrator in the back of an ambulance. I was relieved of my camera by a third bent copper, and the film was detroyed. At least the scale of these instances seems relatively rare here - unlike so many other parts of the world It makes my blood boil when I read things like this. There are too many instances throughout the world - and Britain is far from exempt - where police forces overstep their powers. I suffered at the hands of London Special Branch many years ago on several occasions while working as a freelance photographer. Once, amid a demonstration, I photographed two plain clothes “officers” beating up an injured demonstrator in the back of an ambulance. I was relieved of my camera by a third bent copper, and the film was detroyed.

At least the scale of these instances seems relatively rare here - unlike so many other parts of the world

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