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BIASED MEDIA
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
An actress wins not one, but two Emmys: one for her performance as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and one as a producer for Outstanding Drama Series. Her exuberant acceptance speech brings down the house.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
I have no doubt that in some cases the alleged negative experiences of ex-members are at least partially true. But what about when they aren’t?
TOLERANCE
It was the best of times. I was on YouTube the other day and began watching some great commencement speeches, including one by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts and one by actor Matt Damon.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Labels can be great. You can look at can labels and find out whether what you’re getting ready to eat is good for you. You can read labels on machinery and learn that you should really think twice before sticking your hand in there. I am a big fan of those kinds of labels.
TOLERANCE
I’ve heard plenty of people ask, “If Islam is a religion of peace, why aren’t they speaking out against terrorism?” My answer is and has been for a while, “They are.” Just one example of this can be seen here. Now, why didn’t you hear about this? Muslims speaking out against terrorism .
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
I have been in Scientology since 1980. At the age of 24 my life had become consumed by alcohol and drug abuse. I was on the fast track to an early grave.
MEDIA & ETHICS
Pretend for a moment that I am a journalist. You’ve become something of a big deal, a hot topic. Lots of important people are mixing it up with you and it’s got the media all abuzz, so I want to do a feature piece on you. Sounds good, right? But I don’t want to interview you personally.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Any longtime Scientologist like me has become inured to periodic lunatic media eruptions on the subject. They bring to mind A Midsummer Night’s Dream, wherein Puck famously said, “Lord what fools these mortals be.“
