On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:49:38 GMT, Gerry Armstrong
<gerry@gerryarmstrong.org> wrote:

>On 16 Dec 2004 16:23:50 -0800, "Barbara Schwarz"
><barbara.schwarz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Gerry, that you even have the guts to take the word God and Jesus in
>>your mouth with your history of dishonesty and unreligiosity? That also
>>goes for your friend Thomas Gandow.
>
>You bring up a good point, BS.
>
>Fortunately, the word "Christian" as an adjective and referring to
>human behavior, and not "religion," has retained its ages-long
>definition: "decent, civilized."

Actually "Christian" means Christ like, or "little Christ"

>The word's "equivalent" that has entered the English lexicon since the
>Scientology "religion" began operating is, of course,
>"scientological." And scientological, in the same place or context as
>Christian, means the very opposite: indecent, uncivilized.

Scientological, would mean "Having to do with things relating to
Scientology.

>So, it's correct to say of, for example, your behavior in attacking
>Thomas Gandow here with lies and hate, "How scientological of you!"
>And it's also correct to say to you, "That wasn't very Christian of
>you."

Actually by the tenets of both faiths - Hate is not acceptable
behavior.

>Scientology will always be stigmatized by its own indecency, its own
>unchristian nature, and "scientological" will always mean hateful,
>avaricious, dishonest, shallow, uncharitable, uncompassionate.

Wrong.

>Christian behavior has survived as something decent and civilized for
>two thousand years, even making it through Scientology's redefinition
>of words.

Explain the Crusades...

>Scientological behavior, something hateful, dishonest, shallow,
>uncharitable, incompassionate, has achieved its own denunciation in a
>few decades.

Never met a Scientologist I did not like... Never met one that lives
up to your defenition either...

>And if there are avaricious, dishonest, shallow, uncharitable,
>incompassionate people around who call themselves Christians, well
>they're being scientological.

Hypocrytical would be more accurate.

>I'm reminded what LA Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian said about
>Scientology in May 27, 1992:
>
>[Quote]
>
>There appears to be in the history of [Scientology's] behavior a
>very, very substantial deviation between their conduct and standards
>of ordinary, courteous conduct and standards of ordinary, honest
>behavior. They're just way off in a different firmament....it's the
>kind of behavior which makes you sort of be sure you cut
>the deck and be sure you've counted all the cards. If you're having a
>friendly poker game you'd make sure to count all the chips before you
>dealt any cards.
>
>[End Quote]
>Hearing transcript at p. 108, l. 15, l. 21

Seperation of Church and State, the judge cannot make that call,
especailly as such a broad generalization.

That would be like saying that everyone named Gerry is a idiot just
because you are.

>>If I would be any of you, I would be afraid to be struck by lightening
>>one day!
>>
>>Barbara Schwarz
>
>© Gerry Armstrong
>http://www.gerryarmstrong.org

Wanlorn
~ Not a Scientologist, but proud to live in a world that accepts them
for all the good that they do."