--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > I would love to know why those Kaplan boys never did > > it - they were pretty steamed at Marsh-he. I think > > I'll ask my friend George - he used to know Earl > > pretty good I think. > > I sure as hell would have done, but I think Turq is right > about why people don't like to rock the boat. For most > people the threat of being banned from courses is enough > to get them back in line. The thought of losing that "fast- > lane to enlightenment" appears to be worth more than anything > to most people in the TMO. Including their pride and sense > of right and wrong.
I think that it's as much about the sense of "cult community" as anything else. Few at this point would be worried about being "banned from courses," mainly because we all know there won't BE any new courses worth attending. But they're unwilling to give up the friends they've developed along the way in TM communities. Most know that these people would not only turn their backs on them if they "went against" the TMO (and in their minds "went against" Maharishi, who is...uh...dead and gone), these former friends would join in the demonization of them and the cate- gorization of them as "enemies of the movement." In other words, the cult indoctrination worked. > > ________________________________ > > From: turquoiseb > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:09 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Co$ in the news again..... > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > Can't wait for the big money donors to the TM Movement to > > > wake up and do that exact same thing. > > > > With all due respect, and as Buddy Holly once said > > so well, "That'll be the day." > > > > TMers are still too guruwhipped to "go public" with > > their complaints. Pussies, the whole lot of them. > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: salyavin808 > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 3:21 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Co$ in the news again..... > > > > > > Scientology Faces Lawsuit From Luis And Maria Garcia, Claim They Were > > > 'Duped' Into Giving Donations > > > > > > > > > The Church of Scientology "duped" two members into donating ã265,000 > > > on the pretence it would go to worthy causes, according to a lawsuit > > > filed in Florida. > > > California-based Luis and Maria Garcia, members of the church for 28 > > > years, have filed the complaint in federal court in Tampa, naming trusts > > > and charitable organisations linked to the controversial church,àAP > > > reported. > > > The lawsuit says: "The church, under the leadership of David Miscavige, > > > has strayed from its founding principles and morphed into a secular > > > enterprise whose primary purpose is taking people's money." > > > > > > The Church of Scientology is subject to a lawsuit in Florida > > > The couple, who left the church in 2010 due to conflict of opinion with > > > Miscavige, claim they were asked to donate sums totalling more than > > > ã265,000. > > > According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Garcias allege that, over the > > > years, the church redirected hundreds of thousands of dollars in > > > donations the couple had earmarked specifically for the construction of a > > > massive "Super Power" building in downtown Clearwater, Florida. > > > But they allege they were also asked to fund campaigns for disaster > > > relief and ending child pornography, all of which went to line the > > > pockets of the church. > > > Church spokesman Pat Harney said in a statement that the church had no > > > comment on an impending lawsuit. > > > "We understand from media inquiries this has something to do with > > > fundraising and we can unequivocally state all funds solicited are used > > > for the charitable and religious purposes for which they were donated." > > > Mr Garcia told Tampa Bay Online that the church's requests for money were > > > relentless, and other members he knew had taken out credit cards and > > > mortgages to keep giving donations. "They never would take no for an > > > answer. They would just not back off," he said. > > > "I came to the conclusion that the church had departed from its original > > > ideals and that I had been deceived with regard to all my donations all > > > these years. I found out that these causes were not really true. I had > > > been lied to and that is the basis for this lawsuit." > > > The couple's lawyer Theodore Babbitt said similar claims from other > > > ex-Scientologists would be forthcoming, and that the Garcia's still had > > > faith in the principles of Scientology, but were furious with the > > > direction in which Miscavige, a close friend of actor Tom Cruise, had > > > taken the church. > > > > > > This from Huffington post. > > > > > >
