Scientology's®
Claims
From: Public Relations (publicrelations@scientology.org)
RE: SNOW WHITE PROGRAM - U.S.A.
The Church has campaigned for freedom of speech and freedom of information
throughout its history.
Having suffered serious human rights violations as a result of false
reports from government agencies, the Church has took action to support
and promote the Freedom of Information Act. Through FOIA, the Church
was able to isolate false reports and, working with local authorities,
was able to fully handle them.
Here is an example of Snow White at work in the US:
In November 1975, the United States Department of Labor agreed to destroy
a memorandum in its files written by a Mr. Shirley Foley of the
Department's Immigration Division eight years earlier, in November 1967.
Among other falsehoods, the memo had alleged that Scientologists used LSD
and electric shock treatment -- utterly false allegations which become
ludicrous when viewed in light of the Church's long-standing opposition
to the use of drugs and such "treatments."
Public Relations
And now for the truth
We see once again the usual fabrications in Scientology's claims,
starting with the suggestion that their organization supports freedom
of speech. I've debunked that claim soundly in Lies
Debunked: Operation Snow White - Portugal so I won't do so again
here. That debunking also covers the organization's bizarre lies about
their "Operation Snow White" some how being a lawful program
so I won't bother debunking them again here. Lies
Debunked: Operation Snow White - Germany soundly debunks the
organization's claims of some how being persecuted so I won't cover them
again here.
The only new claims is the suggestion that Scientologists don't use
LED or electroshock. In fact there have been a number of reports by
followers to escaped from Scientology alleging that LSD has been
used by Scientologists as a weapon as part of their well-
dcumented "Fair Game"
policy by putting LSD into people's toothpaste. One such allegation
comes from a video interview of one-time operative Mike McClaughry
who used to work wihin Scientology's "Guardian Office / Office
of Special Affairs." That video testimony can be reviewed at
The Lisa McPherson Trust web
site in their Media section.
Scientology doesn't use "electroshock" as such however the
orgainzation does subject its followers to the low level use
of electric current which some experts -- Such as Mr. Armie Lerma --
find to be addictive. The organization subjects its victims to these
electrical currents through a quack medical device they calle an
E-Meter.
As for being opposed to drugs, Scientology's deadly and dangerous
quack medical "drug treatment" scams can be examined in
high detail by reviewing the NarCONon
IS Scientology web site which is also maintained by the Skeptic
Tank organization.
For a copy of the "Stipulation of Evidence" which put a number
of the syndicate's ringleaders into prison for their "Operation
Snow White", review StipOfEv.HTM which
I've reformatted from the public domain document and made available
for this exposure.
See also:
Subject: Free Speech
Date: 1999/03/31
Church of Scientology International
http://www.REMOVEscientology.org
Lies Debunked: Operation Snow White
Lies Debunked: Operation Snow White - FOIA
Lies Debunked: Operation Snow White - Germany
Lies Debunked: Operation Snow White - Portugal
Lies Debunked: FOIA Booklet
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