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Collaborator: U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel |
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Grand Opening of the Church of Scientology New York
U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel
Guest Speaker at the Grand Opening of the Church of Scientology New York
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You can not
really believe how beautiful this meeting is, but looking from here as
far as you can see, you can see beautiful people of all colors, of all
cultures, of all religious backgrounds, and that truly is what the
Church Of Scientology is all about.
Right here with us is my
long and dear friend, Benjamin Gillman — Jewish by faith, but in his
heart, he has gone all over the world as the Chairman of the
International Affairs Committee of the United States House of
Representatives, fighting ignorance, disease, drug addiction,
throughout his life and what a great thing to see and hear with us.
From
the United Nations, just a few blocks from where we are, we have
Maurice Strong, working for Kofi Annan in trying to bring peace and
fighting poverty and disease throughout the world — a true fighter that
has the courage to say, "no matter how strong and powerful a nation is,
it has to respect international law," and we thank you for that fight
and that struggle.
All the way from Florida — not running
away from the hurricanes, but running toward democracy, with a button
that you may see, "don’t forget Florida," and they’re not talking about
as a resort. But Coreen Brown, Congresswoman Brown believes that every
vote counts, and she wants them counted in Florida for a change.
And of course, the true ambassador, not only for Scientology, but for
the United States of America is my long–time friend, Isaac Hayes —
wherever he goes, there’s a fight for justice and democracy.
But truly, it is not us who are privileged to represent people,
it is you that’s privileged to represent how we can best help
humankind. And I thank, I thank us, thank you so much for not only for
blessing Times Square with your beautiful church, but in coming up to
northern Manhattan and Harlem and east Harlem, where the action is,
where your new church will be, and I welcome you to come there to
continue your fine work.
Lastly, let me tell you why I love New York city so much. Because, as
other speakers have said, it’s a city where people have known racism,
known anti–Semitism, known prejudice and bigotry, but they’ve come here
because we have a tolerance and understanding that none of us can
possibly achieve our goals unless we work together in a common cause.
To fight crime and addiction, you have to have an understanding, you
have to have a love, you have to reach out to our young people.
Your group has known prejudice. Isaac Hayes has fought it in Germany,
the same way he’s fought it in Memphis, and he fights it in Harlem. But
the true people that stand up for what they believe in make it possible
for other people to have the courage to believe in. The Church Of
Scientology has known what religious prejudice is. And you’ve stood up
and you fought it and you’re growing, and being respected, not only in
the United States, but throughout the world for sticking by your
beliefs.
And now, our great nation is being tested, because no war that
is started without your people being threatened can be called moral.
When you attack a country that has not attacked you, when you kill
people that have been no threat to your family, when you take young men
and women from backgrounds that have — don’t have — economic
opportunity and place them in harm’s way, when you start a war that you
don’t know how to finish, when you’re fighting against terror, but you
don’t know the people, it takes courage to stand up for these things
and to be able to say that our country is not a symbol of freedom and
democracy if we expect to get it at the end of a rifle. You have to be
able to do it to really understand the hearts and minds of people if
we’re going to have peace in this world.
The Church of Scientology has among the things that they reach out
for with people is being for peace and not war. And believe me, the
patriotic thing is not being quiet. The patriotic thing is to stand up
for peace.
We welcome you not only in New York, not only in Times Square, not
only in east Harlem, my district, but may your word spread throughout
the world, so that when someone would ask, "What were you doing during
this time of international crisis?" when your children and your
grandchildren ask, "What were you doing?" you will be able to say that
you kept the faith and you fought the fight for freedom and democracy.
May God bless all of you.
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OT Ambassador: Claude Boublil |
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Claude Boublil in Scientology's Published Service Completion Lists
The following 5 individual completions for Claude Boublil appear in official Scientology publications:
| Claude Boublil |
NEW OT VII SOLO NOTS COMPLETION |
Source 56 |
1987-03-01 |
| Claude Boublil |
NEW OT VIII |
Freewinds 1 |
1989-12-01 |
| Claude Boublil |
ROUTE TO INFINITY |
Freewinds 1 |
1989-12-01 |
| Claude Boublil |
L 11 NEW LIFE RUNDOWN |
Source 73 |
1990-11-01 |
| Claude Boublil |
SOLO NOTS AUDITOR CERTAINTY COURSE PART II |
Source 150 |
2003-11-01 |
Source: http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/...claude-boublil.html
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Claimed Collaborator: Kimora Lee Simmons |
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New York Daily News
Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 4:00 AM
Will Smith and Jada: Don't know much Scientology
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett and Kimora Lee Simmons are loudly denying Radar magazine's claims that they've been recruited into — dun dun dun! — the Church of Scientology.
Smith, a good buddy of Scientology poster boy Tom Cruise, denies he is a church member. "You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali.
And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise,"
Smith tells us. "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions. And
I respect all people and all paths."
Despite reports she
distributed the Scientology book "The Way to Happiness" to N.Y. school
kids, Simmons' reps also denied her involvement.
But while
celebs are distancing themselves from the cultlike religion, Radar's
blistering six-page expose of the church says leaders are more
concerned by the dissension of its former members, namely the shadowy
network of ex-Scientologists known as "Anonymous."
The group is
credited with leaking the now-infamous recruiting tape of Cruise
laughing maniacally (in an equally creepy turtleneck). The
pranksters/hackers also managed to crash the church's Web site for
three days and post confidential Scientololgy documents and lectures on
YouTube.
Said Church spokeswoman Karin Pouw:
"This group of cyber-terrorists ... has targeted the Scientology
religion with hate speech and hate crimes" and has even left "threats
to plant nitroglycerin bombs in churches."
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Collaborator: Actor Will Smith |
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Fox News
Friday, December
14, 2007
Will Smith's Charities Include ScientologyWill Smith
— charismatic, friendly and polite — is also very charitable. His Will
Smith Foundation has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to local
civic organizations in the Baltimore and Philadelphia areas. Last year
he was even one of the few clients of Creative Artists Agency to give
money to the talent agency’s own tax-free fund ($2,500).
But here’s something you don’t know: After Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, made "Collateral" with Tom Cruise
in 2004, the couple donated $20,000 to Scientology’s literacy campaign,
called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the
basis for Scientology’s home-schooling system.
The
2005 contribution is listed in the federal filing for The Will Smith
Foundation for the previous year. Since that time, Smith’s children
have been home-schooled. This week, doing publicity for "I Am Legend,"
Smith reiterated his plan to start his own private school.
NY Daily News
Wednesday, January 9th 2008,
4:00 AM
Will Smith boosting Scientology
Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology.
Big
stars traditionally distribute "wrap presents" to crew members after
completing a film. His recent gift after wrapping next summer's comedy
"Hancock" was a card good for a personality test at your local
Scientology center.
Fun!
Never mind that such tests are
given free by the church anyway. The quiz is designed to convert people
to the religion by identifying personality flaws that - surprise! -
Scientology can fix right up for you.
For a fee, of course.
Celebitchy
November 20, 2007
Will Smith says Scientology teachings are 98% identical to BibleWhile not admitting that he’s a current member of the cult, Will Smith
gives an implicit endorsement to them. He compares Scientology to the
Bible in a new interview with Men’s Vogue. He shows that he has little
understanding of Scientology by saying “like 98 percent of the
principles [of Scientology] are identical to the principles of the
Bible.”
Us Magazine
November 20, 2007
Will Smith Admits to Studying Scientology With Tom Cruise
Are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith the latest celebs to join the Church of Scientology?
Smith, a friend of famous Scientologist Tom Cruise, tells Men's Vogue, "I've studied Buddhism and Hinduism, and I've studied Scientology through Tom [Cruise]."
A source tells Us Weekly that wife Jada, 36, is also intrigued by the religion, saying, "She's more gung-ho about Scientology than Will."
Smith, 39, who was raised Baptist, says in Vogue,
"Ninety-eight percent of the principles [in Scientology] are identical
to the principles of the Bible. . . . I don't think that because the
word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes
any different."
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OCMB: Fair Game Alive and Kicking |
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In spite of the fact that the cult continually denies the existence of Fair Game, we see here that OSA is up to its usual tricks. Use of PI's, threats, intimidation and legal harassment are par for the course. Here is the account of one of the innocent bystanders "cited" in the cult's failed legal attempt to suppress the protest in Clearwater.
A friend and I went to the protest in Clearwater, we took cameras and shot some film, I got to meet some of the Anon kids, that was pretty much it.
Last week we started noticing people skulking around, taking pictures of our house. Last week Scientology also filed some kind of restraining order and apparently, my name was on it. Why? Because I was in downtown Clearwater on Feb 10th.
How? They ran my tag.
The restraining order was long and absurd, it had a laundry list of supposed threats that anonymous people had made. According to Scientology, YouTube vids were posted that were clearly bomb threats. These were swiftly yanked due to TOS violation (I had not seen these myself but I’ve flagged a few others for removal in my time.)
The judge refused to sign off on the the order(s) (there were two, perhaps three.) he cited lack of evidence, (paraphrased) “come back when you can pin these acts on people,” he said, not ephemeral groups like Anonymous.”
And so it goes, I went to the Friday night March 14th protest, It was not a very large protest, rainy and very wet. P.I agents were all over the place and the Clearwater PD were glumly standing in the rain. The Anon kids were very polite, I had a cup of coffee with them after and chatted, we all laughed at the P.I.s stationed outside the restaurant.
When I got home, there was a note on the door, VIPS was here with a delivery for you. Ref number 501.
Hmm I thought.
About ten minutes later the doorbell rang, some fellow claiming to be a process server. I signed for a package and wished him a good night. What I found was a DVD of a video that Scientology posted on YouTube a few days before. A really cockamamie, overblown thing entitled “ANONYMOUS, hate crimes.” I’ve seen it associated with some Scientology outing page. Since it was YouTube there were a number of complainants and the entire YouTube channel was taken down. I think the video is still around somewhere.
Anyway the letter is,..... I don’t really have words,... horrendous? It says more or less that I am responsible for all of these-death threats and to stop doing that immediately. It goes on to say that Anonymous is MY organization!
I mean….wow!
I’m deeply DEEPLY angry over this, my feelings are hurt. Not about being called the mastermind of Anonymous, I’m rather proud of the protest movement. If I am responsible for that than I must be some kind of freaking genius!
But the other thing, the implication on paper that I’m a mad bomber and make death threats? I’m a US service veteran, I held high level clearances, decorated, served with distinction and was honorably discharged. I have a large extended family, many friends and a spotless record. I own property in Largo Florida and I’m a devoted husband and father. How dare this organization say this kind of stuff. Death threats? Bomb threats? I personally am responsible for a popular movement of thousands of people-worldwide?
Did I wake up on the right planet?
I’m flummoxed! This is kind of like making someone responsible for an earthquake, a solar flare or the wind. I wish I had that much control over tens of thousands of people, but I don’t. I’m just one guy in the edges of it. I took some video during a protest.
Anyway, I went to the protest today March 15th 2008, showed my face, parked in a public spot in downtown Clearwater and chatted with a bunch of people. Some of the were members of Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs, one made a veiled threat. “Think about your kids” he said, “you really want to be there for them.” He didn’t identify himself as an OSA agent, he was posing as a protester but I think he was, I believe he was. He and about four or five others who spirited in and out of the marchers. One fellow asked me how much money I thought I could get from suing Scientology. (WTF! Is that really all you guys think about? ) “You are too nice!” he said when I told him I had no interest in Scientology’s money.
Another made pointed comments about Salt Lake City and the Mormons, “that’s Utah’s business isn’t it?” I said. “Well, said he, “if there were 2/3 Scientologists vs non Scientologists in Clearwater we would not have all the problems in this town. ”
“Oh right!” I said “People could not freely and peaceably assemble unless it was OK with Scientology. Is that what you are saying?”
One fellow said he recognized me from my photo, when I mentioned that my photo had not been published in the Newspaper or on the Internet (yet.) He started stammering.
My message to these people was very simple, “why don’t you guys just talk and work things out before causing a ruckus?” Why all the deception? You people have your communications tech, are you saying that it’s not good enough to avoid this kind of thing? It’s not good enough to actually have a conversation, openly with me as one person to another? You can’t just talk to me if you have a problem? I’m astounded by that!
I’m not a monster and if you try to force me into that mold, I’ll have to prove I’m not a monster.
But by making me do that, you become the monster.
Think about this and please contact me, you have the number. I really have no beef about the beliefs of Scientology (other than, it’s not something I want to get into .)
I have issues with the heavy handed tactics they use to control people, and the deception.
Can you really blame me?
http://blackfish.biz/allen/?p=246
Also on Enturb:
http://forums.enturbulation.org/showthread.php?t=4430
SomebodyElse posted a segment of this - (thanks!) - but I thought it deserved its own thread. There was a good thread on the continued existence of Fair Game a while back in which certain people astoundingly attempted to deny its existence. Well - the evidence is overwhelming. And this is just one of many recent examples. Also - check this guy out. It sounds like he is a very distinguished and upstanding member of the community. "What are his crimes?" comes the clarion call... Haha! Not lack of good communication, that's for sure. Sounds like his only crime is being a decent family man and an upstanding citizen! When will the cult learn? Yet another footbullet! That should become an acronym - YAF - Yet Another Footbullet!
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Collaborator: US Rep Ben Gilman |
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Tom Cruise, Georgia Gilman, Erika Christensen and U.S. Representative Ben Gilman.
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Celebrating the Role of the Artist in Society
Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre
International celebrates 33rd anniversary and the work of artists to
bring about positive social change
Just one look at the decor throughout the grounds of
the historical landmark made evident that this was no ordinary black
tie evening in Hollywood.
Indeed, a look at the guest list — an eclectic gathering of 1,200
celebrities, industry professionals, local and federal politicians, and
leaders of groups as diverse as South-Central’s First AME Church and
the Navajo Nation — showed it to be an extraordinary night at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International.
An institution in Hollywood since 1969, Celebrity Centre commemorated
its 33rd year on August 3, 2002, with an annual gala variously
described in such terms as, “the most uplifting event I’ve ever been
to” and “an evening I want to never forget.”
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Hub for Social and Human Rights Causes
Far from a quiescent retreat, Celebrity Centre International is “a hub
for community activism and contribution from artists who want to do something about the conditions in which they live, not just for them, but for everyone,” said president Susan Watson.
Or as U.S. Representative Ben Gilman (R-NY) said as the featured guest
speaker at the 33rd anniversary gala, “What has been most in my mind
over the years of working with you is the fact that you have never been
solely engaged in your own interests.”
Source: http://www.freedommag.org/english/LA/issue06/page02.htm
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