«Scientology Kills » is the
leitmotif of critics. They print and wear T-shirts with this
slogan, register domain names with it, use it abundantly on
their picket signs, etc. The case of Lisa McPherson is used as
an example. In fact, it is being thrown at every second
arguments in ARS. This case is supposed to illustrate how the
Scientology « standard tech » kills. Other cases are being
searched, gathered and assembled in web pages. These
include about any rumor that is even remotedly linked to
Scientology, people who "considered suicide",
abortion cases, and even L. Ron Hubbard himself.
Truth
From the fundamentalist Christian
who beats his son to death do drive the devil out, to Jehovah
Witnesses who refuses blood transfer, superstition, ignorance
or plain stupidity can kill. In the case of Lisa McPherson, it
is important to determine exactly what happened and take all
the possible measures to avoid similar casualties in the
future. The latest news is that she died accidentally from a blood
clot, but the case isn't closed yet.
Fallacies
Scientology has been around for
the last 50 years. During this time, hundreds of thousands, if
not millions of persons have gone through one form or another
of Scientology processes. If "Scientology Kills", as
critics affirm, critics would by now have tens of thousands
indisputable cases to substantiate their claim. As it turns
out, they don't. Even in the case of Lisa McPherson, which
they promote as a typical example, medical experts dissagree
with critics' assertions. Of course, to read that the CoS is
«a criminal establishment that
kills its own members» or that it «ties
people up and starves them to death», or that this is
"how the cult treats
people they have no further need of", is a common and
typical occurrence in ARS. It hardly reflects more, however,
than critics' tendency for gross exaggerations and
distortions, unwarranted assignment of malice where
incompetence would do just as well, and, overall, their rather
shameful exploitation of this dramatic incident.
Conclusion
"If Scientology kills",
says Rebecca Hartong in a very good debate
on this topic, "it must not be very good at it. Considering
the 50 or so years that
Scientology's been around, you'd think
there would be mountains of bodies piled up. No, Scientology
doesn't kill. Stupid and/or cruel individuals kill."
The "Scientology Kills" slogan itself, as well as the
sensationalism, generalizations, and exploitation many
critics indulge into reflects
much more their own propaganda effort to shed the most lurid
and frightening light possible on Scientology than anything
that is actually happening in Scientology at large.
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Disclaimer :
This web site is
NOT created by a Scientologist. It is created by a Scientology EX-MEMBER
who is critical of Scientology. However, this ex-member is ALSO critical
of the anti-Scientology movement. This does not make him a
Scientologist, nor a defender of Scientology.
