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Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school
#7912267 - 01/21/08 09:24 PM (16 years, 11 days ago) |
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January 20, 2008 Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school Anna Mikhailova
POLICE officers across the country have been used by the Church of Scientology to promote its antidrugs campaign in schools.
Officers have been handing out booklets that praise the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, the church’s founder, and describe both prescription and illegal drugs as “poison”.
Scientologists say they are so trusted by the police that they have been asked to act as adult representatives for young people arrested on drugs offences.
One of the booklets handed out by Metropolitan police on behalf of the church’s Say No to Drugs campaign said Hubbard was creator of “the safest, most effective - and only - detoxification procedure of its kind”.
In total 1m booklets are distributed each year. They label alcohol and antidepressants as “poison” and say that oxycodone, a prescription painkiller, is “as powerful as heroin”.
A booklet on heroin says methadone, the drug used by the NHS to treat heroin addicts, is as dangerous as the class A drug and should not be prescribed.
Martin Barnes, of DrugScope, the drugs information charity, said: “These booklets fall short and should not be allowed in schools.”
Met officers have attended meetings in London and West Sussex hosted by the church, aimed at forging links with “community leaders”. They were briefed about the Say No to Drugs campaign and given information packs - although Scotland Yard said working with the church should not be seen as an endorsement.
Patrick Mercer, a Tory MP on the home affairs select committee, said: “If the information is misleading or inaccurate, then the police should simply not be distributing it.”
Ian Howarth, founder of the Cult Information Centre, said: “The booklets may lead some readers to venture closer to Scientology than might be wise.”
The booklets recommend the controversial charity Narconon as the best way to recover from drug abuse. Last year The Sunday Times revealed Scientology’s links with the charity, which had been using Hubbard’s methods to tackle drug abuse.
Last autumn the City of London police carried out an inquiry after some 20 officers accepted Scientology hospitality that included tickets to the Leicester Square premiere of Mission Impossible III, and a £500 a head charity dinner at the church’s British headquarters, both of which were attended by Tom Cruise.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school *DELETED* [Re: lovingtickels]
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Chemy]
#7912480 - 01/21/08 09:58 PM (16 years, 11 days ago) |
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scientology is insane. the fact anyone could actually believe in it amazes me. the people involved in it are crazy too. just look at tom cruise.
lol for some reason firefox wants me to capitalize scientology. It doesn't deserve capitalization.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: THEBats]
#7912750 - 01/21/08 10:45 PM (16 years, 11 days ago) |
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hehe I went to a Swedish, Mexican, Arabian wedding done under the Church of Scientology in Sweden over the summer.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Cracka_X]
#7912893 - 01/21/08 11:11 PM (16 years, 11 days ago) |
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"the fastest way to make a million dollars is to start your own religon"- l ron hubbard. they give people near fatal doses of niacin in their so called detox program. i find it interesting that they get people off drugs and start them right onto another addiction religon
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Chemy]
#7913369 - 01/22/08 12:57 AM (16 years, 11 days ago) |
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> Oh wait, Scientology isn't a religion,
Correct. It is a cult.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Seuss]
#7913649 - 01/22/08 03:06 AM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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*sigh*
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: lovingtickels]
#7913659 - 01/22/08 03:22 AM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Meh, once they start realising what a bunch of looney-toons Scientologists are, they'll drop the Narconon bullshit like a hot potato.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Floop]
#7913691 - 01/22/08 04:06 AM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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> *sigh*
Sigh all you want, but it doesn't change the facts. Unlike many, my single criteria for being a cult is the ratio of how far you can progress in the group to how much you have to pay. $cientology is near the top of the list... How much did you pay for that last auditing? How much is the next one going to cost? The one after that? When $cientology starts to offer their beliefs for free, rather than charging, then I will delist them as a cult... but for now, the shoe fits and they are what they are... a cult.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Seuss]
#7913904 - 01/22/08 09:21 AM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Hail Xenu!
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Chemy]
#7914335 - 01/22/08 11:40 AM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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no fucking way.
l ron had to have used a bunch of psychedelics, i bet he loved to trip.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Seuss]
#7914611 - 01/22/08 01:01 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Quote:
Seuss said: > *sigh*
Sigh all you want, but it doesn't change the facts. Unlike many, my single criteria for being a cult is the ratio of how far you can progress in the group to how much you have to pay. $cientology is near the top of the list... How much did you pay for that last auditing? How much is the next one going to cost? The one after that? When $cientology starts to offer their beliefs for free, rather than charging, then I will delist them as a cult... but for now, the shoe fits and they are what they are... a cult.
No worries, my sigh was directed at the idiots that make up that cult, not at you
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Floop]
#7914852 - 01/22/08 02:18 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Martin Barnes, of DrugScope, the drugs information charity, said: “These booklets fall short and should not be allowed in schools.”
Personally, I thin, MArtin Barnes is a crackwhoreboy.
I LOVED the movie BATTLEFIELD earth. I've had crystal METH problems; exactly because the court case could not be dropped has agitated me to the point of continuing the habit - if I was just left alone and allowed to move on I would not still be using the *SHIT*...
MARTIN BARNES is a fucking asshole, I havent read any of your responses.
I mean I love shrooms and always will. But some type of higher level anti drug approach is needed by people who fucking need to get rid of a habit, and fuck all u cunts who are so full of shit about oh yeqh drugs are wonderful 0 coz i agree wirth you; but theres a point where they become fucked up, esp. some drugs and certain people's capacity to deal with them. so shut the fuck up and let thesze vrazy scientologist bitch4es do their shit its a far cry, THANK GOD, from christian intervention into the matter. u know
EXTERMINATE THE MAN ANIMALS... and HAPPY HUNTING
ps Im rolliung ajoint right now
, dont get me wrong
Im not a hippocrite; I'm spiritually mellifluous... =]
dont even bother getting personal, ill shove it back up your ass mk
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Magicius]
#7914857 - 01/22/08 02:20 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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define CULT. The definition cult
originates from a cultureal background, that in itself is stemmed in primitive cultism
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Magicius]
#7914881 - 01/22/08 02:25 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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I agree tom cruise is a retard. but john travolta is ok
except for that hairspray BS thats more like ass hair spray...
mk
l ron hubbard wrote BATTLEFIELD earth, u know that movie...
although its criticized as a shit movie, it is/ was fun to watch
that sort of crazy alien arrogant BS travolta plays *IS* amuzin
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Magicius]
#7914903 - 01/22/08 02:29 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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SEUSS: I QUOTE U
When $cientology starts to offer their beliefs for free, rather than charging, then I will delist them as a cult... but for now, the shoe fits and they are what they are... a cult
u r WRONG: in china there is a group called a CULT, i.e FALUN GONG:
however, membership is free; not only THAT, but the books and teachings, classes everything is mandatory free of charge; however its BANNED in china as a cult, the leader has a $500 million dollar reward on his head; the cult has 150 million members; saying that because of COSTS, that a group is a cult, is irrational, fallacy. dont make such abjectly obverse generalisations;
its just wrong.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Floop]
#7915428 - 01/22/08 04:18 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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> my sigh was directed at the idiots that make up that cult, not at you
I've been dinged by a few of our $cientology members for my viewpoint and was afraid you might be one ready to tear into me. (the proverbial sigh before the storm...) Glad I was wrong! 
> u r WRONG
It happens from time to time. However, just because China calls a group a cult does not mean that group is a cult. I don't know much about Falun Gong, but from what I remember, China had no problem with them until they protested something. After that, they were tagged for destruction. I'll stand by my obverse generalization... and remember, while we are on generalizations, that when I refer to costs, I am not always talking about money.
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: Seuss]
#7915434 - 01/22/08 04:20 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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lol mag, your tweekin right now aren't you?
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Re: Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school [Re: impgl]
#7915464 - 01/22/08 04:24 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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im not sure if this is derailing the thread, but i've been to a few scientology screenings, but i always come out shaking my head. i mean, the stuff other "religions" and "religious" people have told me before made no sense, but scientology.... i mean, can anyone maybe post or hell, even pm me on why i SHOULD become a scientologist? im not shopping for a religion, i just dont want to talk shit on something that i *might* be into. i dont want to make an unbiased opinion, after all. peace
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