The Vulture Ministers Strike Again

[AnonKat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xUrEoHUL7Q

 

[Challenge]

I saw on TV today that the worst thing that could be done is to go there. The streets are still clogged with dead bodies. There is hardly any access either from air or the few roads in from the Dominican Republic. It was said that there is a town of 45,000 folks in which 9 of 10 buildings were completely destroyed, and rescue workers have'nt been able to get in there yet . There is rioting and gunfire and looting.

It just seems to me that COS could open one or more of their empty buildings to Haitian orphans/refugees and have the VMs feed them and "help" them there. That would be humane and would create good will and excellent PR.

Challenge

 

[Winston Smith]

Here is a quote I pulled out of the article.


"In point of fact, Scientology Volunteer Ministers are the only people on the planet who can provide true assistance when disaster strikes."

Two plane tickets to Haiti $650
Medical kits for emergency aid $1500
Disaster relief team from the US $150000
Arrogance and Lies of Scientology Priceless

 

[mate]

Okay Guys, here is the rest of the story.

John Travolta Says He'll Airlift Scientologist "Volunteer Ministers" to Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti

Posted by Byard Duncan, AlterNet at 5:50 PM on January 18, 2010.

John Travolta has announced that he will fly "volunteer ministers" from the Church of Scientology to Haiti, to help victims of the country’s devastating earthquake. "I hope that inspires others as well," Travolta told WYTV, an Ohio-based ABC affiliate. "It's needed."

Crisis Scientology like what Travolta’s doing is no new phenomenon. In the past, Scientologists have helped set up "detoxification" programs where firefighters work out, rest in saunas and take supplements that supposedly cleanse them of PCBs; And in the wake of 9/11, Scientologists were allowed to stay with workers from the Red Cross long after all other religious affiliations were told to leave. One former firefighter even told the New York Times, “It’s actually a pretty awesome program.”

Still, just how well these "healing" sessions work (if at all) is extremely unclear -- seemingly a question of "believing" or "not-believing." Witness a 2005 Washington Post story about Randy Meyers, a mechanic from Michigan and member of the Church of Scientology, who flew to India to help tsunami survivors (by touching them with a finger):

Auto mechanic as healer: Meyers does not need your affirmation. The team of 28 volunteer ministers in southern India is a crowded lot of confident self-actualizers. There is Iain Cochran, 31, who normally works as an accountant for a vitamin company in the United Kingdom, overseeing payroll and bill payment, now laboring to "restore communication with an ill or injured area of a being."

Rarely is straight-news copy lacquered in so much bitter sarcasm.

Gawker has the goods on the unorthodox concoction of healing methods utilized by volunteer ministers -- from “Locational Assists” (repeatedly directing someone’s attention at objects like chairs or buildings) to "Nerve Assists" (touching someone on the back to release what’s called a "standing wave" of trauma) to "Touch Assists" like those performed by Randy Meyers and friends in the Post story.

Not included in Gawker’s coverage are other gems like how to make a drunk person sober in “a very few minutes” or how to help an individual heal himself (According to Scientology, “Injury and illness are predisposed (made more likely to occur) by the spiritual state of the person. They are precipitated (brought on) by the being himself as a manifestation of his current spiritual condition. And they are prolonged (extended in time beyond normal limits) by any failure to fully handle the spiritual factors associated with them.”)

Critics would say that such a one-two punch of quack science and contrived, self-righteous piety seems right at home in the canon of Scientology. But try telling that to the true believers, who are likely airborne by now -- on Travolta's dime.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/...nisters"_to_help_earthquake_victims_in_haiti/

 

[Thrak]

Okay Guys, here is the rest of the story.



http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/...nisters"_to_help_earthquake_victims_in_haiti/

Could the bullshit get any thicker?

 

[Doom]

Could the bullshit get any thicker?

Yes it can, unfortunately the VM program takes the PR thing to a whole new level,
while the Red Cross spends most of its time and budget on helping people in need,
the VMs seem to be too busy with the "Harping about it" and the "look at us Program" rather than just getting in there and working their asses off to help the people that really need it.

The scary thing is that some of the VMs may still feel like the people "pulled it in".
But that might just be a "consideration".

VMs, My advice is STFU and Help.

 

[Zinjifar]

Even more important; help and stay out of the way. Every meat body actually going to Haiti becomes a logistical and security problem. So, every one needs to be absolutely essential. Surgeons? Doctors? Nurses? French speaking psychologists (preferably with experience with the local culture)? Absolutely. And, soldiers to enforce order.

But, not well-intentioned people to hand out water bottles, much less 'Way to Happiness' booklets or offer 'stress tests' or 'assists'. No matter how well-intentioned they are, they're yet *another* mouth to feed and another potential victim of violence to protect. When order breaks down this completely and disastrously, it's only a question of time till the wolves of humanity begin seeing unprotected 'helpers' from rich nations as valuable booty and you can't assign 2 soldiers or policemen to protect some 'volunteer' there to hand out even important supplies, much less propaganda.

Zinj

 

[SchwimmelPuckel]

John Travolta has announced that he will fly "volunteer ministers" from the Church of Scientology to Haiti, to help victims of the country’s devastating earthquake. "I hope that inspires others as well," Travolta told WYTV, an Ohio-based ABC affiliate. "It's needed."

He's quite the PR man isn't he? - Will he buzz the tower with that 707?

He'll occupy a landing slot and be in the way of another plane, which has a relevant cargo!

And who's those 'newspeople' that thinks the Sinister Scam Cult of Scientology deserves this 'exposure'?

 

[AnonKat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9sI_IJWyyA&feature=sub

 

[Gus]

Oh, well, so much for hoping that Travolta would get out. Instead of flying a bunch of yay-hoos in there, he should donate the amount he'd spend on fuel to the Red Cross. It would do a heap more good. Gus

 

[freethinker]

I wonder actually how well those fire fighters are doing today post purif?

 

[pollywannacracker]

Why are they not just sending a crew of Ots who could just exteriorize and give the rescue teams directions?

They can't since there aren't truly any OT's. Those levels haven't been released yet.

-PWC

 

[pollywannacracker]

So will a nerve or touch assist actually help and/or heal those with fractured bones or a broken back? Nah....

-PWC

 

[pollywannacracker]

Why did they need to re-do their Purifs?

To handle all the toxic dust that was settling.

-PWC

 

[pollywannacracker]

Call me cynical, but they are probably bringing the doctors so they won't be turned away after they get there;using them to look legitimate.

Or they are Scn quack doctors who have no idea how to practice medicine.

-PWC

 

[Anonycat]

Why are they not just sending a crew of Ots who could just exteriorize and give the rescue teams directions?

What a perfect idea! They can control Time, so just turn back time (easy!) and get everyone out before the tragedy.

Why do they make it so hard for us?

 

[uncle sam]

whom do wish to help save your life

Please note-with your eyes wide open-observe the obvious: Place on one side-the cos's "volunteer ministers" doing what they do [menial touches]--and on the other side---" real world disaster relief agencies whom are wogs" doing what they do-saving lives by doing surgeries-taking care of other medical problems-supplying food-water-clothes-and other basics needs.
As you see-one is menial the other -vitally significant. One is done by cultists the other by highly trained disaster medical personnel.
Whom would you wish to serve your needs if you were a earthquake victim? Don't laugh to loud - you will wake the kiddies.