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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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12 May 2004 11:39:41 PM |
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Calera got rooked, learned valuable lesson |
These were the people Bush wants to give our tax money to in his
"faith based" give-away fraud.
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The Birmingham News (USA), May 12, 2004
By Joseph D. Bryant
There won't be a downtown parade or special ceremony, but May is
officially Dianetics Month in Calera.
When Mayor George Roy signed a proclamation to that effect last month,
he didn't know he was endorsing a controversial religious movement.
"We did it in good faith," he said.
Governments often make proclamations honoring an individual or calling
attention to a cause, but that can lead to embarrassment if officials
aren't careful, said David Lanoue, University of Alabama political
science chairman.
"Dianetics," a book written in 1950 by L. Ron Hubbard, is the basis
for the Church of Scientology. Followers call the Clearwater,
Fla.-based church a religion based on advanced science.
Calera City Clerk Linda Hill said the city frequently receives
requests from civic groups wanting a proclamation. They usually are
granted without question or research.
"It's just an official way to recognize something," she said. "It's
saying that they're in support of whatever the proclamation is for."
The proclamation on "Dianetics" praised its author and urged "all
citizens to follow Mr. Hubbard's example and strive to improve the
lives of each other by working together and assisting each other to
attain a brighter future." The text arrived prepared with blank lines
for the city's name.
Roy said he didn't know anything about "Dianetics" before getting the
request. "If it's endorsing a church, we don't do that," he said.
The mayor said he will rescind the proclamation at next week's council
meeting.
Steele said future requests will be scrutinized more thoroughly.
"Probably a good practice may be not to do it unless we actually know
who it is," she said.
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Scientology tries to disrupt terrorist attacks relief efforts: http://www.cosvm.org/
George W. Bush's latest policy: "No Child Left Untortured Act."
Reconvene the Nazi war crime trials at Nuremberg and put
Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Ricem and Powell in prison.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Calera got rooked, learned valuable lesson |
13 May 2004 12:40:06 AM |
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In article <10a5v4o6kgsla32@corp.supernews.com>,
(Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
These were the people Bush wants to give our tax money to in his
"faith based" give-away fraud.
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The Birmingham News (USA), May 12, 2004
By Joseph D. Bryant
There won't be a downtown parade or special ceremony, but May is
officially Dianetics Month in Calera.
When Mayor George Roy signed a proclamation to that effect last month,
he didn't know he was endorsing a controversial religious movement.
"We did it in good faith," he said.
Governments often make proclamations honoring an individual or calling
attention to a cause, but that can lead to embarrassment if officials
aren't careful, said David Lanoue, University of Alabama political
science chairman.
"Dianetics," a book written in 1950 by L. Ron Hubbard, is the basis
for the Church of Scientology. Followers call the Clearwater,
Fla.-based church a religion based on advanced science.
Calera City Clerk Linda Hill said the city frequently receives
requests from civic groups wanting a proclamation. They usually are
granted without question or research.
"It's just an official way to recognize something," she said. "It's
saying that they're in support of whatever the proclamation is for."
The proclamation on "Dianetics" praised its author and urged "all
citizens to follow Mr. Hubbard's example and strive to improve the
lives of each other by working together and assisting each other to
attain a brighter future." The text arrived prepared with blank lines
for the city's name.
Roy said he didn't know anything about "Dianetics" before getting the
request. "If it's endorsing a church, we don't do that," he said.
The mayor said he will rescind the proclamation at next week's council
meeting.
Steele said future requests will be scrutinized more thoroughly.
"Probably a good practice may be not to do it unless we actually know
who it is," she said.
Apparently, the mayor is rescinding 'Dianetics Month'. In the following
AP article, it is claimed that he didn't know that "...it endorsed a
religion...". Duh!
Ala. City to Rescind 'Dianetics Month'
CALERA, Ala. - The mayor says he will rescind a proclamation making May
"Dianetics Month," which he approved without knowing it endorsed a
religion known for celebrity adherents like Tom Cruise.
George Roy, mayor of the city of 3,200, approved the proclamation
last month, but said he will rescind it when the City Council meets next
week.
"Dianetics," a book written in 1950 by L. Ron Hubbard, is a main basis
for the Church of Scientology, based in Clearwater, Fla., and provides
advice on spiritual healing.
The Bible Belt city's proclamation urged "all citizens to follow Mr.
Hubbard's example and strive to improve the lives of each other by
working together and assisting each other to attain a brighter future."
The text arrived prepared with blank lines for the city to insert its
name. It wasn't immediately clear Wednesday who sent in the proposed
proclamation.
"We did it in good faith," the mayor said.
City Clerk Linda Hill said the city frequently receives requests from
civic groups wanting a proclamation. They usually are granted without
question or research.
"It's just an official way to recognize something," she said.
In the future, city officials plan to scrutinize requests more
thoroughly.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040513/ap_on_re_us/no_diane
tics_month_1
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Scientology tries to disrupt terrorist attacks relief efforts:
http://www.cosvm.org/
George W. Bush's latest policy: "No Child Left Untortured Act."
Reconvene the Nazi war crime trials at Nuremberg and put
Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Ricem and Powell in prison.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Men become civilized not in their willingness to believe, but in
proportion to their readiness to doubt." - H. L. Mencken
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