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From: Bob Penny <bobpenny@delphi.com>
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Subject: FACTNet
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 23:45:28 -0500
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      IMAGINE THE NEW SCIENTOLOGY WORLD ORDER...

*	Imagine a time when no newspaper dares to publish anything 
about Scientology without first having Scientology's approval.

*	Imagine a time when all court and government records containing 
disclosures about Scientology have been destroyed or sealed 
from the public view.

*	Imagine that everyone who knew firsthand about Scientology's 
dangers and abuses has rationalized or emotionalized themselves 
into inaction.

*	Imagine that some who knew firsthand engaged in sporadic 
and heroic but grossly under-effective action to counter Scientology.  
Now they live in hiding.

*	Imagine that the last effective organizations for collective 
defense and support of Scientology critics, victims, and dissenters 
have been destroyed.

*	Imagine a time when Scientology's money, intelligence, and 
terror tactics have so corrupted the court system that, even 
if a victim could still find a lawyer, the victim is so discouraged 
by intimidation of past victims that he won't even try the courts 
any more.

*	Imagine a time when Scientology has become so wealthy and 
powerful (with a little help from the IRS) that it openly runs 
candidates for political office and covertly sets and controls 
our political agenda.

*	Imagine democracy redefined according to the principles 
of L. Ron Hubbard:  only people who are "clear" are rational 
enough to be allowed to vote and only citizens who are honest 
producers have rights. Of course, it is Scientology that defines 
the new meanings of honesty and productivity.

*	Imagine all drugs not approved by Scientology being banned; 
all psychiatric and psychological counseling against the law.

*	Imagine all citizens forced to report anyone who has any 
disagreements with the new Scientology order.  E-meter security 
checks are routinely ordered on anyone who shows any signs of 
not being Gung Ho or "hip hip hooraying" to the full program.

*	Imagine intelligence files, accumulating now in Scientology's 
underground archives, used to identify all psychiatrists, pharmaceutical 
company executives, bankers, media critics, lawyers, government 
agents, judges, former members and their families, defectors, 
SP's, "downstats" or other known anti-Scientologists. These 
records could be used to send all the previously mentioned individuals 
to concentration camps called "rehabilitation centers."

(Secret documents seized by the FBI show that L. Ron Hubbard 
admired the Nazi's use of intelligence and intimidation tactics.)

After this final purging of Scientology-defined "degraded beings," 
Scientology will have gained control of every aspect of your 
life, your country, and the world.  Imagine your children and 
their children having to live under the Scientology dominated 
social, economic, and political order simply because you rationalized 
or were afraid and did nothing, too little, or failed to organize, 
work with, and support those organizations who were working 
for the collective security of all of us.

Parts of the above scenario have already happened.  Other parts 
are just beginning to happen with the help of irresponsible 
celebrities.  It all becomes increasingly possible as every 
day you read more about Scientology's growing wealth, influence, 
and intimidation of its adversaries.


                YOU HAVE SEEN IT HAPPENING.

               YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.


      SEND YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO FACTNET TODAY.
=====================================================================

August 6, 1994


My name is Lawrence Wollersheim.  At considerable risk to myself, 
I am writing you as discuss my opinions about Scientology.

Some of you may be aware that in my successful 14 year battle 
against Scientology, my legal team has defeated Scientology 
in three separate lawsuits. What is happening with the most 
important of these three cases is most amazing and worth a few 
words before going on to the important points of this letter 
to you.

Collection of the Wollersheim Judgment

I am now involved in the process of enforcing my collection 
of what is now about a five million dollar judgment against 
Scientology.  After I had submitted numerous formal demands 
for payment, Scientology attorneys told my attorney that Scientology 
will not pay the current Wollersheim (U.S. Supreme Court approved) 
judgment. They stated that the "Church" of Scientology of California 
has no money and that if I try to enforce collection Scientology 
will "declare World War III" against me.

By refusing to pay the Wollersheim judgment, Scientology, through 
its attorneys, has once again arrogantly signaled that it considers 
itself beyond any reform by any outside force, that it has complete 
disdain for the U.S. justice system, and that it is a force 
"above the law." This intimidation is designed to prevent new 
victims from even trying to use the court system.

I assure you that I will collect my full judgment and all accumulating 
interest. My new team will use this poorly though out move by 
Scientology to build better, easier, and faster Scientology 
victim pathways in the courts and to inflict the maximum penalties 
allowable by law to force Scientology to pay.  I believe my 
upcoming seizure of Scientology assets will receive widespread 
media coverage because I will be seizing key Scientology tangible 
assets which were fraudulently conveyed, and putting a receiver 
in control of Scientology.  In their attempt to hide assets, 
Scientology has set themselves up for something that has never 
been done before:  I will be setting the stage to pierce Scientology's 
corporate shell sham and reveal their true activity and methods.

I have been told by top legal minds familiar with the opportunities 
and remedies Scientology has now so vindictively and fortuitously 
handed me, that the actions of enforcing my judgment will create 
new remedies for other and future victims.  Other possible effects 
include another public relations catastrophe, possible new criminal 
convictions for some of Scientology's top executives and law 
firms, and the possible production of new evidence that will 
be instrumental to remove Scientology's ill-gotten IRS non profit 
status -- but as I mentioned earlier, my personal litigation 
and collection ordeal is not the main subject of this letter.
=====================================================================

You Really Can Do Something that Will Help Stop Scientology's Abuse

I wanted personally to tell you about a tolerable way for you 
to become more empowered, co-creative, co-responsible, and realistically 
effective in dealing with Scientology's ongoing abuses.  I also 
want to tell you about developments that may help you recover 
any financial losses you have suffered while associated with 
Scientology -- no matter how long ago.  To do this I will first 
have to tell you about the success of an organization called 
FACTNet in forwarding the long overdue process of bringing Scientology 
to justice.

FACTNet has almost overnight become the most successful nonprofit 
support and defense organization for individuals and organizations 
having problems with Scientology.  FACTNet's electronic database 
provides worldwide access to information which can help the 
victim healing process and empower the actions of any person 
or organization seeking ethical means to combat Scientology's 
harmful activities.

Scientology and its affiliates and front groups are only a few 
of the organizations about which FACTNet collects information. 
The FACTNet BBS contains a file called "Scientology" which describes 
the reasons for our attention to this particular group and other 
documents which describe our broader purpose and FACTNet 's 
seven organizational purposes.

FACTNet is not just a good idea or a promise of what we might 
do someday.  It exists.  You can call it and see for yourself 
(303 530-1942).  You can use it. Individuals around the world 
have already demonstrated an ability to work together to research 
and solve the Scientology human rights abuse problem without 
significant time, expense, information, or distance/travel restrictions. 
On the FACTNet system, users can evaluate arguments and information 
and contribute to the areas of their particular interest or 
expertise in the unstressed privacy, security, and comfort of 
their own home or office. They can even work on the system with 
an alias if they choose to work in complete anonymity.

For the minimal cost of a phone call to FACTNet, even computer 
beginners can access and contribute to a fast-growing body of 
accumulated information that reflects the total knowledge and 
successful experience of almost everyone who has had to deal 
with Scientology over the last 40 years. Using FACTNet's 24 
hour a day, seven day a week, phone lines network users are 
able to leverage and multiply their individual social justice 
efforts, ideas, and resources by linking up with other like 
minded individuals. Just imagine, as FACTNet grows, being able 
to search all articles ever written about Scientology or all 
of Scientology's legal briefs, testimony, interrogatories, or 
victim debriefing affidavits on your phone and computer with 
automated text search software so you can effortlessly find 
almost any person or any secret information you need to find 
out about Scientology.  Now imagine linking up with others who 
can provide support and information to forward your particular 
justice and/or recovery interests.

With this collected knowledge and experience easily accessible 
and an empowered network of independent individuals using it, 
Scientology will no longer be able divide and conquer and force 
onerous legal expenses onto those just learning about Scientology's 
tactics. Tens of millions of dollars in litigation and public 
relations work will be at each victim's or justice advocate's 
fingertips. Each victim or human rights advocate as an autonomous 
user of a powerful network will be able to learn quickly and 
inexpensively how easily Scientology has been repeatedly defeated 
or contained in past cases.

FACTNet's unique use of the new technologies for social justice 
is not an untested theory.  The Wall Street Journal reported 
in a March 30, 1994 article about how the use of advance computer 
and telecommunication technology has become a powerful leveraging 
force dramatically countering the vastly disproportionate financial 
power and influence of the tobacco companies. Groups like SCARCNet 
(Smoking Control Advocacy Resource Network) electronically link 
users from all over the world for strategy sessions on the latest 
news. They provide a rich array of library resources to educate, 
alert, and assist government regulatory bodies and also to help 
prevent the growth of smoking and to support the activities 
of anti-smoking advocates.

FACTNet's Legal Success

FACTNet's staff and network associates are involved in more 
consultation with regard to ongoing successful litigation against 
Scientology than any other organization. This includes or has 
included litigation in the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, England, 
Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Denmark. 
FACTNet's staff and network associates have also been consulted 
by government agencies in a number of countries.

One major law suit that involved Scientology resulted in a Lanham 
Act award of defense costs against Scientology because a member 
of the FACTNet team provided documents which Scientology refused 
to produce in one case but produced in another. Another FACTNet 
team member just helped win a SLAPP court case where Scientology 
must pay all the defendants' legal costs ($125,000) because 
this individual helped prove this was but another frivolous 
Scientology suit meant only to harass and silence Scientology's 
adversaries.

From November of 1993 to March of 1994 while still in its non-public 
testing phase, FACTNet and network test users played critical 
roles in helping to win four more separate major court victories 
against Scientology. One of those cases, Scientology v. Uwe 
Gertz, uncovered such damaging information about Scientology's 
experimental actions on former members that Scientology immediately 
quit the case and now is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars 
trying to seal these court records from public and ex-member 
inspection.  In England, FACTNet network users were able successfully 
to challenge the copyrights of Scientology's secret upper levels 
in court, using many different arguments, one of which was they 
cannot be kept secret because of harm they cause to the unsuspecting 
public and the public's safety. So far, when FACTNet shows up 
Scientology loses.


FACTNet's People Make FACTNet's Success

The FACTNet network includes the world's leading expert witnesses 
and high level former members well versed on Scientology. (When 
you log on to our system you will be able to get to know some 
of them.) Among our librarians are former directors of Scientology's 
own archives and the researchers responsible for many of the 
available books, articles, and academic papers on the subject.

FACTNet's network has contact with many of the most recent defectors 
from Scientology and is connected with special consultants who 
help current Scientologists in their decision to leave Scientology 
and recovery from possible Scientology-induced damage. Other 
reasons the FACTNet network has been so successful is the key 
staff of FACTNet combine integrity and long experience with 
a developed awareness of the security and confidentiality needs 
of any organization that has to face Scientology's incessant 
harassment and infiltration.

FACTNet's key staff and network associates have considerable 
positive reputations and are trusted by former victims of Scientology. 
FACTNet's staff and network associates have proven reputations 
for getting the job done and are not intimidated by Scientology.  
They have been tempered and adversity tested by years of dealing 
with Scientology and they have proven they only get stronger 
and more resourceful when under attack.

Our staff and network associates have done a tremendous amount 
of good with almost nothing against the cash and staff rich 
GO/OSA Scientology legal machine. The winning track record of 
the FACTNet network and its ability to use the meagerest of 
resources wisely has already been proven beyond doubt.

Scientology's Reaction

Scientology's swift reactions to FACTNet's successes are also 
a strong indication of FACTNet's effectiveness and further justice 
potential. Scientology has already created several "dead agent" 
disinformation packs on FACTNet and its key people. Scientology 
has gone to enormous lengths to "convince" the St. Petersburg 
(Florida) Times that it shouldn't even mention FACTNet's name 
in an article that was written about the problems Scientology 
is having with computer communication networks like Internet 
and FACTNet.

While still in its pre-public testing phase, FACTNet has on 
two occasions been threatened with lawsuits by Scientology, 
and as soon as we got our IRS nonprofit status, Scientology 
investigators began to pore over our public IRS application 
records.

Scientology is very worried about FACTNet for two simple reasons. 
First, FACTNet promotes worldwide distribution of information 
through its electronic library services and secondly, FACTNet 
promotes connecting people in open and uncensored electronic 
dialog to discuss issues and opinions expressed in the library.

Scientology knows that open information and open dialog exposes, 
disinfects, heals, and corrects. Scientology's highest executives 
know with certainty that Scientology cannot exist in any system 
of truly open information and dialog.

Hubbard created totalitarian information control and policies 
for the suppression of "entheta" because he knew that Scientology 
would fall apart if alternative opinions or criticism were allowed. 
Hubbard knew if other explanations of what Scientology really 
is and does were discussed openly and without fear of punishment, 
it would create an exodus of members and a wave of lawsuits. 
The history of past information leaks inside Scientology, and 
the subsequent exoduses and lawsuits, proves this is true.

Scientology executives know Scientology has never faced a more 
potent force to change it and bring it to justice than the electronic 
library and communication transfer service that FACTNet provides. 
Scientology executives see their worst nightmare growing every 
day because they know every individual and organization that 
Scientology has harmed over its 40 year history, and every organization 
and individual they have ever declared "Suppressive," is linking 
up information and resources in the present, becoming unintimidatable 
as a group, and working together truly to bring the out-of-control 
Scientology abuse machine to justice.

FACTNet Today

A new tool of unprecedented scope has been created finally to 
bring Scientology to justice. The FACTNet concept of using high 
technology to level the playing field against human rights abusers 
is already remedying the disadvantage, isolation, and disenfranchisement 
currently suffered by many of Scientology's former victims and 
critics.  Network users are discovering an even more healthy 
and successful post-Scientology life.  They are discovering 
they are not alone. It is a healthy closure on Scientology to 
work with others in the network to do the right thing, and to 
make one's unique contribution to bringing Scientology to justice.

Scientology's ability to harm others in the future relies upon 
having scared and burned every past victim or victim advocate 
group so badly that they are too debilitated to seek justice, 
or are firmly locked into rationalization and denial. The history 
of the human rights movements shows that it is always the victims 
who felt the pain first hand who lead and force the way to justice.

In 1987, Scientology's secret internal documents estimated its 
world wide membership at 25,000. Even if we double that figure 
in 1994 there are still 20 or more ex-Scientologists for every 
member currently still involved. When you then include the family 
and friends of ex-members who also have paid the price for Scientology's 
abuses, an important perspective presents itself:  if we ban 
together in the present and act collectively the Scientology 
bully will be brought to justice.

When all 40 years of Scientology's victims are ethically empowered 
and cooperatively networked, many more of them will come to 
understand how they were manipulated and become willing to share 
all the information they have. This will lead to full healing, 
real closure, many personal growth benefits, and finally the 
end to an ongoing pattern of injustice and exploitation. With 
Scientology's victims no longer cowed by Scientology- implanted 
phobias or fear of harassment tactics, Scientology will continue 
losing in the courts at a much increased rate.

When Scientology Will Really Change

Scientology will change only when the profit has been taken 
out of its coercive psychological manipulation of the hopes 
and needs of decent people and the children and young adults 
who most frequently become its victims. Only an abundance of 
court judgments, government investigations, legal censure, and 
exposes in the media will force Scientology finally to change 
its behavior for real.

It's as simple as that. When we collectively take the ill-gotten 
profit out of Scientology's harmful activities through telling 
our individual stories, ethical use of the justice system, cooperation 
for our collective security, and use of the force of law to 
compel Scientology to change, then it will change.

Our continued and greater success in bringing Scientology to 
justice depends only on the courage of Scientology's victims, 
their willingness to take advantage of the FACTNet opportunity, 
network together, and to learn about and face what was done 
to them rather than rationalize it. We all need to look beyond 
our own convenient personal rationalizations about our Scientology 
experience and consider our children, our grandchildren, our 
families, and what it means to the general public safety if 
a group like this continues to gain social, economic, and political 
power. It is rationalizations, like those of the "good Germans" 
when the Nazi form of facism rose to power, that allow the Scientology 
human rights abuse machine to grow in power and to continue 
to abuse the unknowing who follow behind you.

What's Next?

It will be our collective and coordinated strength that will 
stop Scientology's abuses.  Victims of Scientology and advocates 
for bringing Scientology to justice need to network together 
as never before. For our collective security, it is time to 
demonstrate that Scientology is not "above the law" and that 
Scientology cannot bully all of the people all of the time by 
taking us on individually.

I believe we all have a unique window of opportunity in FACTNet. 
You personally can make a powerful and immediate difference 
to bring Scientology to justice. Today, using the leverage of 
the FACTNet network, you can start to or further rebalance the 
scales of justice and advance the healing of the loss and pain 
that you have personally suffered at the hands of Scientology 
-- and nothing has proven to be as effective to heal the wounds 
of victims faster and better than bringing their oppressors 
to justice.

I have no doubt that Scientology will use its tremendous cash 
resources and intimidation machine to try to destroy FACTNet 
during its final testing or undermine the expansion of FACTNet's 
library services to the general public. If FACTNet doesn't get 
immediate support at this critical juncture, there is a very 
real possibility FACTNet might not make it.  You and we are 
all that stand against the destruction of this organization, 
and our willingness realistically to co-create, protect, and 
support our FACTNet opportunity for bringing Scientology to 
justice. If this powerful opportunity is lost or ignored, I 
don't want to imagine what Scientology's influence on our future 
will be like.

What Is Needed?

The best way to help FACTNet right now is to give it your financial 
support. In the next stage, when we are able to hire personnel 
to coordinate the work, another way to bring Scientology to 
justice will be to get active in the FACTNet network on a project 
that fits your interest and support the network in any way you 
can. (See list of attached projects.)

One of the projects that FACTNet is working on is an evaluation 
of the best way to get all money back, per Scientology's "money 
back guarantee" -- no matter how many years ago it was. If we 
collectively force this issue into the open and force it to 
be dealt with, I estimate Scientology has a 1/2 to 1 billion 
dollar liability to reimburse burned past members. F.A.C.TNet 
has collected and posted scores of reports and relevant materials 
in this area

Your help is urgently needed now (not 6 weeks or six months 
from now) to raise a minimum of $750,000 to get FACTNet out 
of final testing phase and fully operational by December 30, 
1994. FACTNet does not yet have the personnel or resources to 
call or repeatedly contact you to convince you to help us. Stop 
rationalizing, either in a lesser or greater degree.  Do what 
you know in your heart you should be doing or doing more of.

Please review the attached project list and get involved with 
the rest of us (or increase your involvement) on some level 
with a significant tax deductible contribution.  Remember that 
if you have a court case with Scientology, and you settle, then 
you lost.  Their objective is to seal evidence exhibits and 
make them unavailable to future litigants.  Their power is built 
upon concealed information.  They don't need or deserve your 
help.

I will be giving substantial donations to FACTNet when I collect 
or as I sell off seized Scientology assets. If everyone gave 
FACTNet only 10% of what they lost in Scientology, FACTNet would 
have the resources immediately to go head-to-head with the Scientology 
intimidation machine and enforce justice through the courts 
world wide -- as well as do more to support victim recovery.

Everyone do something! At least get this to every ex-Scientologist 
whom you know and can correspond with. You can tell other people 
about the real Scientology but, if you do nothing else, please 
at least type out your personal story about Scientology and 
let others learn from your experience. Break the grip of intimidation, 
silence, rationalization, and inactivity. Help FACTNet now.


Sincerely,
Lawrence Wollersheim

P.S. You can reach me by E-Mail in FACTNet's main conference 
or by mailing letters to Lawrence Wollersheim, c/o FACTNet, 
601 16 th. St., Golden, CO. 80403, or phone 1- 303-473-011 ex 
5 for questions.

If you want to see more information on FACTNet, I invite you 
to use your computer and modem and log on to FACTNet's test 
system at 1-303-530-1942. There is more information on line 
in the main conference bulletins and files sections. In other 
sections you can look over media articles on Scientology, amazing 
former member affidavits about their Scientology experience, 
and articles and support resources for healing abuse or confusion 
resulting from Scientology. Connect and join in dialog with 
other interested parties or your old Scientology friends from 
all over the world who have also left. Read the best of the 
Internet conferences dialog on Scientology (over 42,000 people 
have logged into these uncensored discussions), watch the latest 
breaking news bulletins covering everything from reports on 
the Michael Jackson marriage to a Scientologist to the growing 
list of new legal actions from all over the world that Scientology 
is losing.


Please, I need your help in getting these documents into the 
hands of every person or organization that has been harmed by 
Scientology or any of its affiliates in the last 40 years. Send 
us your personal mailing list of all persons who should see 
these materials -- or copy and mail them directly.

=====================================================================
"When Did You Last Get Through The Morning Without A Good Rationalization?"
--	from a Monty Python movie

The following are rationalizations I have heard repeatedly from 
individuals or organizations who know firsthand of Scientology's 
abuses yet do little or nothing effective to stop them.

I'm tired.

*	I already gave too much of my life to dealing with Scientology.  
I've endured lost and upset family relations, staff contracts, 
loan repayments, lost years, lost education, etc.  I just want 
to put Scientology behind me and get on with my life."

*	I'm burned out on Scientology.  Let someone else bring Scientology 
to justice.  I'm just one tired victim or victim's family member 
that wants a little joy back in my life."

*	"I did my part to collectively bring the Scientology bully 
to justice, I would have to deal with old buried issues and 
finally deal with and heal them.  I 'm not ready for that." 
Scientology relies on silence and inactivity to keep abusing 
new victims and families.


It's hopeless.

*	"I can't (won't) do anything against their cash rich intelligence 
agency (GO/OSA) litigation and harassment machine. They are 
fanatics."

This one usually comes from former fanatically active GO, OSA 
or staff members.  In general, I have found the more fanatical 
the individual was in committing crimes and outrageous activities 
while in Scientology, the more embarrassed, cowardly, inactive, 
and non-supportive these individuals are when they get out. 

Their own denial prevents them from disciplining the organization 
that manipulated them into fanaticism.  They desperately deny 
their co-responsibility to correct the damage of their own past 
fanaticism. Some fear their criminal or other unethical acts 
while in Scientology will be exposed in the present.  In fact, 
if they don't help correct the wrongdoing, their esteem will 
continue to suffer and they may be exposed anyway as more is 
exposed about Scientology's dirty past. The only logical thing 
is to stand up and be at least as active in bringing Scientology 
to justice as they were in serving it. The statute of limitations 
has long since past for most, and no one is interested in prosecuting 
former victims who are now bringing Scientology to justice.


*	"Nobody who goes against them lives a successful life.  
They just die, get cancer, or go insane."

..or some other false Scientology implanted phobia or PR 
story that convinces you exactly what they want their victims 
to believe.

No one can stand up to them.  Go find a hole and hide somewhere 
and try to recover but never, never think Scientology techniques 
were the cause or aggravated your problems or that you can successfully 
challenge Scientology.

I'm done.

*	"I already did my piece. I'm done."

In hindsight, we can see how Germans could have prevented the 
coming holocaust when the Nazi party was still small enough 
to be contained.  In the same way, ex-scientologists can see 
better than most people what kind of world will be created if 
Scientology's human rights abuse becomes accepted and "legitimate." 
In fact, the more any individual knows about the actual nature 
and activities of Scientology, the greater their responsibility 
to be active to change Scientology.

This rationalization is often also used by media people and 
lawyers who are very active for a little while they are profiting 
from exposing Scientology.  They profess they are working for 
justice but only if they get paid for it.  The Scientology abuse 
problem is beyond just getting paid to do this work. Individuals 
who have benefitted financially in any way from attempts to 
bring Scientology to justice are under the strongest of moral 
imperatives financially to support the ongoing process to bring 
Scientology to justice.

*	"I lost tens (hundreds) of thousands of dollars in Scientology.  
I am done."

The individuals who were taken for the most money 
generally contribute the least.  They don't want to have to 
think about how they were deceived, burned, or intimidated.  
They refuse to recognize that not realistically supporting realistic 
efforts and a network to bring Scientology to justice is only 
allowing Scientology to do the same to some other family, business, 
or young adult.  In their minds, collectively supporting bringing 
Scientology to justice erroneously equates to throwing good 
money after bad.

Scientology's not so bad.

*	"I got some good out of it"

..while ignoring and passing on the greater harms and other 
related personal and financial losses the organization and 
the technology will cause to those who come behind you.

*	Scientology wasn't really so bad.  I could have made better 
decisions but I wasn't really hurt.  This might be true, or 
the person who uses this rationalization may be in fairly serious 
personal danger.  Denial results in people going on through 
life considering their condition "normal" when in fact no awareness 
(which comes after denial) or recovery has taken place.

*	"The organization was bad but the tech has some good.
If I admit Scientology tech was dangerous and caused me some 
damage I would get old my aches and pains back. It's got to 
be all or nothing." Most people don't realize that Scientology 
techniques are laced with covert hypnosis and covert trance 
induction. The gains were at best the placebo effect and the 
power of suggestion.

*	"If I really admitted to myself that I was harmed or deceived, 
I would feel like such a fool.  How could I trust myself again 
after I gave so much to Scientology and was so certain?"

It takes a courageous person to step beyond their pride and ego 
and admit they have been completely taken and deceived, but 
it is also the beginning of real healing.

What happened to me in Scientology was my fault.

*	I am totally responsible for the harm and loss that happened 
to me in Scientology." ...while Scientology has no responsibility.

*	It happened to me because I had "overts." I was SP."

..or some other false Scientology blame-the-victim introversion.

I'm afraid

*	"Scientology is a scary bunch of fanatics. They will never 
leave you along until you stop opposing them."

We need to use our fears to confirm the seriousness of the Scientology 
problem not be paralyzed into inaction by them.  50 million 
people died in WW II because people were afraid to stand up 
to the Nazi's when they were beginning to gain power.

*	"As long as I don't think of Scientology I don't get flashbacks, 
get angry, feel my losses or feel burned."


I made a deal with Scientology for my kids or for money.

*	Some family members say as long as they don't make waves 
for Scientology, Scientology lets the kids see them and write 
them. Other former members have been paid cash for silence.  

Such deals allow Scientology to control you by controlling your 
kids or your fears. It's like car companies finding it cheaper 
to pay off victims instead of making safe cars.  Other victims 
are left to start over from the beginning.  (Through anonymous 
donations to FACTNet, you can break this grip and help bring 
justice to Scientology without jeopardizing your deal.)

I'm doing it myself.

*	"I am going to work on my own and do what I can in secret.  
I don't trust anyone and I might be compromised."

This rationalization plays right into what Scientology most 
wants: isolated, easily handled, minimal and ineffective pockets 
of resistance that are unable to change or really threaten it.

These individuals are often the "hit and run" specialists -- 
the ones who most often come in like sprinters and then quit. 
These "do it aloners" are the ones who usually make secret deals 
with Scientology that cash them out but seal critical information 
needed by everyone behind them.

If you find yourself angry or still having flashbacks, get online 
with FACTNet and find others who can understand and help.  Two 
books which may help you are:

Captive Hearts, Captive Minds -- Freedom and Recovery from Cults 
and Abusive Relationships, by Madeline Landau Tobias and Janja 
Lalich.

A Piece of Blue Sky -- Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard 
Exposed, by Jon Atack.
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             TYPES OF TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Founding Guarantor of F.A.C.T.Net		Contribution of $1,000,000 or more

Founding Patron of F.A.C.T.Net		Contribution of $500,000 to $1,000,000 

Guarantor of F.A.C.T.Net			Contribution of $250,000 to $500,000 

Patron of F.A.C.T.Net				Contribution of $100,000 to $250,000 

Benefactor of F.A.C.T.Net			Contribution of $100,000 to $250,000 

Key Sponsor of F.A.C.T.Net			Contribution of $25,000 to $100,000 

Special Sponsor of F.A.C.T.Net		Contribution of $5,000 to $25,000 

Sponsor of F.A.C.T.Net		       	Contribution of $5,000 to $25,000 

Key Friend of F.A.C.T.Net			Contribution of $1,000 to $5,000 

Special Friend of F.A.C.T.Net	  	Contribution of $500 to $1,000 

Friend of F.A.C.T.Net				Contribution of $25 to $500 


1.	I am enclosing my tax deductible contribution of $_________________________________

2.	I am unable to send a contribution now but I will pledge 
(min $50) $___________________ which I will send on _________________________________.

3.	Yes I have information to donate to your electronic library.
I will send it on ____________________________________.

4.	Yes I want to help with F.A.C.T.Net's fund raising.: I 
know of individuals or organizations who would likely contribute 
to your cause. I am including this information now, or please 
call me at ________________________________________.

5.	Yes, I want to contribute, but I still have questions. 
(If you have questions please feel free to call 1-303-473-0111 
and push the 5 key at the voice mail prompt.)


YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION HELPS PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND
RIGHTS FROM THE GROWING USE OF COERCIVE MIND CONTROL.
F.A.C.T.Net will accept anonymous contributions. If confidentiality 
is requested, we will keep donor's identities confidential within 
the full extent of IRS regulations and the law.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND HELP.

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       CHECK YOUR DESIRED SCIENTOLOGY PROJECT CONTRIBUTION.

Project 1.	Funding F.A.CT.NET's $750,000 public activation 
budget.

  F.A.C.T.NET will be able to go fully on-line to the public on 
  December 31, 1994 with the equipment, staff, full Intemet connection, 
  and ex-member and member public outreach capable of servicing 
  8-10,000 global computer information request calls a month.

Project 2.	Funding a $150,000 estimated budget for continued 
monitoring, investigation, and verification of Scientology's 
alleged victim casualty rates.

  This investigation is critical to later professional scientific 
  studies to independently summarize and analyze Scientology's 
  actual results and casualties.

Project 3.	Funding an estimated $150,000 special assistance 
project for the children and families most harmed by Scientology.

  This would include educational child custody information, rehabilitative 
  educational materials for children raised in Scientology, and 
  other educational activities that expose the public and government 
  regulatory bodies to this human rights abuse of children.

Project 4.	Funding an estimated $50,000 Scientology victim 
emergency fund.

  This would provide emergency shelter, food, medical care, and
  emergency counseling services for Scientology victims left
  without resources after leaving or being thrown out of Scientology.

Project 5.	Funding an estimated $100,000 budget for investigation 
of the circumstances of the recent award by IRS of a 501(c)(3) 
non profit status to Scientology.

  If current allegations being investigated prove true, this information 
  will be used to compel the IRS to re- investigate Scientology's 
  non profit status award as well as its own decisional activities 
  in this matter.

Project 6.	Funding for an initial estimated $7,000,000 global 
legal assistance fund for all past individual or organizational 
victims of Scientology.

  This would be used to assist current key court cases that desperately 
  needing financial assistance. It would also be used for creating 
  a expert legal team to evaluate new civil, criminal, and governmental 
  actions and, if applicable, file new legal actions such as a 
  civil RICO (racketeering) lawsuit, an "all past victims" class 
  action or refund suits or other new legal actions to counter 
  Scientology's continuing abuses.

Project 7.	Funding the estimated $250,000 European project 
to set up F.A.C.T.Net computer operations in Denmark, England, 
and the old Soviet Union.

Project 8.	Funding the estimated $100,000 to computerize 250,000 
more pages of Scientology legal and investigatory materials 
donated to F.A.C.T.Net.

Project 9.	You suggest a personal project that fits within 
F.A.C.T.Net's goals and purposes.

Until F.A.C.T.NET Inc. has attained it's $750,000 public activation
budget, if you choose projects 2-9 50% of what you contribute will go
toward public activation and the remainder directly into the project
of your choice.  Once we have reached our $750,000 public activation 
goal, 75% of your contributions will go directly to the project 
you select and the rest will go for maintaining F.A.C.T.Net's 
operations.  (Detailed budget for project #1 available on request.)


