Longtime critic Rick Ross, who runs a watchdog Web site, cultnews.net, maintains that the church milks human tragedy to promote itself.Isn't that what faith based initiatives are all about? It might be interesting to see what type of help they might offer considering their antagonism toward traditional psychology. I suppose they might want to lighten the sufferer's load by offering to relieve them of some of that extra cash that is weighing them down. AtlLiberal said:Usually, when offering 'disaster aid' or something similar (as they did in Beslan, after the Tsunami, after Virginia Tech, after Katrina, or at Ground Zero) they would give Assists; mainly Touch Assists, but possibly also Nerve Assists or Contact Assists. Off course, they're also quite eager to hand out leaflets or books like "The Way to Happiness... Thanks Djiezes for that link. I don't know how I missed it. The concept of "touch assists" certainly seems to fall in line with other ideas to come out of this bizarre organization. Why anyone would be sucked into this is truly incredible. But then I tend to base my beliefs in reality and not in volcano dipping or evil aliens. Like many, I love sci-fi but know it's fiction. Some forget this. Scientology is always looking for ways to promote its legitimacy. They have bad press to overcome. Like Djiezes said, it's the PR that counts. However, that doesn't discount that the Scientologists on site probably do want the victims to feel better and using assists is the way they know how. any other groups present for similar reasons? No problem. The link is not in the source article, I just added it for background info. It does fall somewhat in the lines with other scientology ideas. It's all based on Hubbard Communications Office Technical Bulletins (HCOBs) and Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letters (HCOPLs) after all. See for example Jeff Jacobsens essay Medical Claims within Scientology's Secret Teachings Basicly, much of it goes back to Dianetics (out of which Scientology grew and evolved), which is Hubbards very own pseudo-psychological theory. Bignosemousie is absolutely right. The PR is central in Scientology. See Joseph Cisar's [url=http://ww... LOL! The medical claims of healing were particularly entertaining. I kept looking for the ad for Ginzu knives at the end. But like late night infomercials I'm sure a lot of people are sucked in to that. Some, I'm sure with fatal consequences. Some, I'm sure with fatal consequences.Here is one example. Yeah, the Lisa McPherson case is probably the most publicised. I wonder how many there are that are dismissed as "natural causes". But enough said, I think Xenu may be watching. Gotta go... |
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