Scientology in Texas

Cool article in the University of Texas newspaper about the Scientology church in Austin.

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Katie Holmes — the Winner

Katie Holmes finished the New York Marathon and joined husband Tom Cruise that same night at the premier of his new film, Lions for Lambs.

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The Metanexus Institute is a very interesting organization whose purpose is: Promoting the constructive engagement of science, religion and the humanities in the communal pursuit of wisdom in order to address humanity’s most profound questions and challenges. It's an "international network of scientists, theologians, philosophers, historians and other scholars in the humanities, educators, artists, and religious leaders, fostering interdisciplinary, intercultural, and inter-religious collaboration in pursuit of new insights and a better future."

I'm all for that. There is certainly a need of greater cooperation and a respect for the religious beliefs of others in a technological age.



^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

In Remembrance of Ghandi

On the 138th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, world leaders reflected on the message of this wise man and his affect on history. "Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Tuesday as the first International Day of Non-Violence coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's 138th birthday.

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Crime May Pay But at What Cost?

How outrageous is it that 83-year-old Texas oil tycoon Oscar Wyatt can settle and buy his way out of facing the full consequences of his Iraq-created crimes? And what is the real impact of what he did in the lives and survival potential of the people of that country?

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Scientology and Dianetics Books

Scientologists are taking advantage of the most important breakthrough in recent years for the Scientology religion: the publication of an entire new edition of all of L. Ron Hubbard's basic books on Scientology and Dianetics, and the simultaneous release of all the lectures accompanying these books

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Personal Account of Pisco Earthquake Relief from Two Returning Volunteer Mi

On hearing of the earthquake in Pisco, Peru, two Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Los Angeles California, Eric and Gloria Anderson, decided to join the Scientology disaster relief team that was forming up in Peru.

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Google Founder to Run for President

Recognizing the urgent need for fresh perspective and blood in the race for the presidency, and with an eye to what personalities have made the most impact on American culture in the past half-century, Dem leaders have approached Larry Page with the request that he enter the presidential race.

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Where Do You Stand on Bill Gates Philanthropic Projects?

Whatever your opinions may by of the Microsoft empire, what Bill and Malinda Gates have done with their money is saving lives.An article this week on Newsweek covers their work in sub-Sahara Africa to contain AIDS and bring in the needed resources to end deaths from treatable/curable diseases which still plague these countries

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L. Ron Hubbard's Own Philosophy

In an essay titled My Philosophy, L. Ron Hubbard once wrote: “I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself from the shadows which darken his days.”

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Heroes Come in All Sizes

The amazing story of a two year old child called 911 when her mother collapsed in their home.

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Should Children Trafficked to the UK be Allowed to Stay

UNICEF's recommendation is that youngsters who have been brought to the UK to work as sex slaves or forced labor be allowed to stay in the country to recover from their ordeal. If it were not for the avarice, perversions or greed of UK citizens and residents who promote or condone this slavery, there would be no market for these children.

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Why Does Suicide Prevention Backfire?

Unless one addresses the real cause, suicides will continue.No matter what measures you take, if a person is bent on suicide he/she will ultimately succeed. unless you help him/her change his/her mind.

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Scientology Basic Books and Lectures

The materials of Dianetics and Scientology comprise the largest body of information ever assembled on the mind, spirit and life, rigorously refined and codified by L. Ron Hubbard.

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How Much Does Your Happiness Affect Your Child?

You are the most important influence in your children's lives. They will do as well in life as you yourself feel happy and stable. But how to accomplish that in today's world?

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Clearwater Volunteers use the Scientology Handbook

Volunteer Ministers have the advantage of having, studying and using the Scientology Handbook, based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. It's actually a compendium of skills LRH developed for the various areas that trouble people most in life, such as being able to cope with their own and others' emotional reactions....

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Bart Wants You to be Happy

Last night Nancy Cartwright gave a very moving presentation at the Alex Theater in Glendale on the subject of The Way to Happiness a common sense moral code written by L. Ron Hubbard.

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9/11 Six Years Later

Six years after 9/11, I have no quarrel with the goat herd or farmer or oil well worker if Iraq and I feel nothing but the greatest sympathy for the people of this country.

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Maxfield Parrish was an enormously talented, visionary artist, whose beautiful paintings continue to inspire us today.He suffered from emotional and spiritual problems called, at that time, a "nervous breakdown."

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Dianetics and Emotion

What's the relationship between life energy, emotion and the mind? That's the subject of the 2nd book of Dianetics -- Science of Survival by L. Ron Hubbard.

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Longterm Fatigue from Chemotherapy/Radiation

I don’t know why it took a formal study to find out that there is longterm fatigue following breast cancer treatments. All you would have to do is hang out an an oncologist’s office and ask the women who are waiting for their follow-up checkups.

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Scientology’s Fair Tax Plot

It has to make you wonder what the powers that be are worried about when it comes to Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn who has announced is candidacy for President.Why else would The Republic and CBS News be suddenly “revealing” that Scientology was promoting National Sales Tax back in the 1990s.

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Real Help Available

The question I have is why are some people so dedicated to preventing people from getting real help–help that doesn’t require a life-long prescription for some med that later turns out to cause violence, suicide or fatal heart of liver complications, gross weight problems and ad infinitum (but which flows a constant stream of cash into Big Pharma c

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Exploiting Kids to Make Pharma Money

Once more our kids are about to be exploited, all to the greater good of psychiatry and Big Pharma.

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Ethiopian Crisis Demands Immediate Action

Write to your congressman to report the humanitarian crisis in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia and demand pressure be put on those preventing aid to the people of this region. There are NGOs there trying to help but they are being prevented from saving lives.

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It Makes me Feel Sick!!

Ever see something awful and it makes you actually feel physically ill? Ever wonder how the mind can turn emotional reaction into physical reaction?

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The Hidden Menace in your Head

"I know I can't do this," or "He couldn't be interested in someone like me," or "Damn it, what's wrong with me? Why did I say that," and "I know I'll never get over this," "I'm such a dumb f**k".... Sound too familiar?

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I hate to see the furor that has erupted resulting in the resignation of the Principal of the Khalil Gibran middle school.

Supporters of Almontaser, who wears a hijab, the traditional head covering, say she has been hounded and misinterpreted.

"Sadly and unfortunately, Debbie was singled out and attacked because she's a religious Muslim," said Rabbi Andy Bachman of Congregation Beth Elohim, who is part of an informal clergy advisory group for the school. "Everything in her career, from what we can see, has demonstrated she's a peaceful person who has been the center of dialogue."

^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

Peruvian Disaster Relief

With the help pouring in from all over the world for the victims of the Peru earthquake even the media are having to report something decent and helpful, for a change.

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What's Dianetics Up To in Harlem?

Dianetics and Scientology are expanding in Harlem, as shown in this story.

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New Australian Law Won't Solve the Problem

New Australian law, aimed at helping Aboriginal children,will further disrupt the family unit and degrade the culture. What is needed is work to restore the self-respect and cultural values of the community.

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Church of Scientology restores L. Ron Hubbard’s Phoenix home

Nice article on the restoration of the L. Ron Hubbard house in Phoenix, AZ and some background on what LRH was doing when he was living there.

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The World Scene--Has it Really Changed?

In 1950 L. Ron Hubbard described war as insanity on a broad social level. Has this really changed and is there any solution?

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Scientology -- Reaching Out to Help the Community

If Scientology raises literacy, improves morality, helps people help one another, helps people to be more productive, why do people go so far afield to try to find controversy about it? Could it be some vested interests that profit off of people doing better in life?

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Suri Cruise -- Wow What a Face!

What a great moment caught for posterity -- Suri Cruse at the Berlin zoo. The magic of discovering the world around you -- guess that never changes! (no matter who your parents are!)

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Dianetics -- 57 Years Old But Reads Like it was Written Yesterday

New editions of Dianetics resonate as much today as it did 57 years ago. L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries apply as much today as they did then. Maybe even more...

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Scientology News: Harlem Church and Scientology Books

Two things announced by David Miscavige last month that are changing things big time--the plans for the new Scientology church in Harlem and how that fits in with expansion of Scientology internationally, and the release of all of L. Ron Hubbard's books and their accompanying taped lectures for the first time in 16 languages.

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Will That Be a Bomb with Your McMuffin, Sir?

Terrorism now ruled out in freak explosion at the new McDonalds restaurant in the trendy Park Street district of Kolkata. Scientology Volunteer Ministers helped police and civil defense agencies calm the scene where blast killed one and injured four Sunday morning.

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A Chapter a Day Keeps the Blues Away?

I've been taking time every day to real LRH books (books by L. Ron Hubbard).

You can take the time to read the directions of how to use some new gadget, IPod, how to upload your videos on a site, how to take digital pictures. But what if it was just as simple, even easier, to read a manual about you -- about how you tick, why you sometimes do irrational things, why people can be really hard to be around, why that last relationship didn't work out quite as well as you thought it would....

That and a lot more is what you get from reading Scientology books.

I have to say it's quite brilliant what David Miscavige has done with the release of all the basic Scientology and Dianetics books and lectures. (David Miscavige is the one who announced the new release of all these books and lectures last month).

To really understand Scientology you have to read and understand these books and listen to these lectures. They are the record of Ron's research and they are what lets you in on everything he learned about how people tick. It's still such an exciting route to read about, even though I've been a Scientologist for many years.

Mr. Miscavige described what it took to get these lectures and books out in 16 languages (15 plus English). We're talking man hours like you wouldn't believe!

So, I'm on Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health. And what a ride this is!

Frankly I'd forgotten what a great book it is, and this version (it has a really extensive glossary making it so easy to understand) is just gorgeous. But it's what's inside that really makes it special.

I would recommend this book to ANYONE.


^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

The Scientology Religion Blog: Reply to Anonymous Comments

Why do people act so much worse when they are making anonymous comments than when they are talking to people in person?

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Californication — David Duchovny Personifies the New American Morality?

David Duchovny's new show, premiering on the 13th of August, looks like a total winner, but does it idealize a lifestyle that sets people up to lose in life?

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Sex and AIDS — Life and Death

It’s a pretty sorry state when we can be encouraged that “only” 29% of the pregnant women on one's country are HIV positive. But that’s the news today out of South Africa.

How many Americans could confront walking down a street in Johannesburg today, knowing that 3 out of every 10 pregnant women we see are living under a death sentence and passing it on to their unborn children.

As reported in 2005 almost half of the 1,200,000 orphans in South Africa lost their parents to AIDS.

The people of the African continent, living under the thread to AIDS have the lowest life expectancy on Earth.

Obviously, sexual abstinence is the most effective preventative measure for sexually transmitted HIV, but what will it take to shift sexual mores to such a degree that we can make a dent in the problem?

Last month a new set of video clips that are public service announcements were released at an international Scientology event in Clearwater Florida by David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center. (Mr. Miscavige is the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion).

These video clips illustrate the 21 precepts of The Way to Happiness, which is a common sense moral code, not restricted to any one religious belief, written by L. Ron Hubbard.

One of these clips illustrates the precept “Don’t be promiscuous.”

The video itself is a very funny representation of the personal backlash one can experience from violating this precept. It doesn't get into the question of sexually transmitted disease, but rather into the painful repercussions when the person you cheated on finds out. But its humor could be the very thing to use this as the opener for educating youth on sexual faithfulness being the most effective personal answer and social remedy for the AIDS pandemic.

This is not an advocacy against other campaigns to reduce the spread of AIDS through distribution of condoms. Whatever it takes to save lives, we need to do it. But this is one method that's foolproof, and it's easy for anyone to participate and spread the word.

Here's the video clip. It's less than a minute. Take the time to enjoy it. Then copy it onto your blog and spread the word.

Click here to view other Public Service Announcements

It is ironic that L. Ron Hubbard wrote The Way To Happiness in 1981, the year that the first cases of this new disease were reported, and a full year before scientists had given it a name. In this book, Mr. Hubbard wrote: “Unfaithfulness on the part of a sexual partner can heavily reduce one’s survival,“ and he goes on to say, “For a very brief period, it was said that sexual diseases were all under control. This is not now the case, if it ever was. Incurable strains of such diseases now exist,” and “The urge of the moment can become the sorrow of a lifetime.”

If this one precept were really implemented, we could cut back the spread of HIV/AIDS enormously in one generation.

Are You Worth a Bit of Effort?

If, by dedicating a few weeks of study, you could greatly increase your understanding of yourself, your past, the people you know and people in general, wouldn't you put the time in to checking it out?

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Random Acts of Kindness

You know how great it feels to help someone? What if you knew that by doing so you were not just helping them feel good for a little while but you were actually giving them help that would continue to help them from here on out and *really* help them in a major way?

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<sup>Keith Code is 30-year professional motorcycle racing instructor and Ambassador for the Foundation for a Drug Free World, a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California. The Foundation was established in October 2006 to meet the growing demand for the Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life program, which has been conducted for more than 20 years by members of Scientology churches in collaboration with other volunteer groups, educational institutions and government agencies. For further information on FDFW and their drug education resources, visit http://www.drugfreeworld.org.

"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard</sup>

I got taken in (I hope) yesterday by the satire on the soon-to-be released new disorder called Political Attention Deficit Disorder (PADD) that some 80% of us in the US are supposed to be suffering from.

The reason I got taken in is that the disorders in the current version of the DSM IV (the psych bible for transforming normal behavior into profit-producing disorders for which they can charge hundreds an hour to diagnose while simultaneously getting perks and kickbacks from Big Pharma for prescribing the latest designer "med").

You can blam me for being taken in, though. The "actual" disorders in the DSM IV and others that are being discussed (like "Internet addiction") just prove to me that someone better find some real work for the DSM psychs to do before they vote that "life" is a disorder.

PS. I wish that were just a joke. But when they put 6-month-old babies on Ritalin for ADD/ADHD it's no laughing matter. And yes, Virginia, they ARE doing that even as you read this posting.



^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

Getting Married Again...125 Years Later--A Different Kind of Second Life

Have you ever met someone you felt sure you knew before, but you never ran into him or her this lifetime? Do you believe that love, hate or other emotions can span space and time?



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Eventful: Scientology International Volunteer Ministers

The VM tent is coming to Worcester, Massachusetts. A great way to find out about Scientology and get some help at the same time.



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Kolkata Nurses Come to Realize Something Can be Done About It

It can be such a frustrating task to care for sick and injured people when you can't really relieve their suffering. Nursing students in India are learning Scientology assists to help them cope with this.



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Scientology International Volunteer Ministers open on Worcester Common

Good to see the Volunteer Ministers Cavalcade in Boston. They already have an excellent community center in the city, but this will help many more people find out about Scientology!



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Scientology Unconscious Person Assist

65-year-old railway man who fell into a coma following an accident in communist Poland regained consciousness 19 years later. This might sound unbelievable to most people, but in Scientology it is pretty common knowledge that this can occur.



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Youth for Human Rights in Kenya

Can Human Rights spread the way to world peace? Youth for Human Rights International believes it can, and is traveling around the world to promote human rights education.



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Hawaii Drug Center gets Help from Kelly Preston and John Travolta

Thursday's benefit dinner hosted by Preston and Travolta was to raise funds for a residential facility for Narconon in Hawaii, where crystal meth addiction is a serious and wide-spread problem.



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Australian Scientologist Speaks Out Against Drug Abuse

According to this story, people tested in a study a few years ago couldn't tell the difference between Ritalin, cocaine and amphetamine. So why are we giving this to our kids?



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BBC: The Scientologists Have Done us a Service.

Good to see someone can see through the smokescreen BBC tried to put up and see the work the Scientologists did for what it was -- their right to assert their own freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the face of a pre-cooked story that Sweeney was manufacturing, whether it had an relation to the truth of not. I watched the documentary at http://www.bbcpanorama-exposed.org and it is pretty grotesque what BBC had attempted to do to twist the truth.



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There's a new face to Freedom Magazine

I've been blogging about the John Sweeney YouTube clip, and it was clear to me something was wrong with that picture. But I just read the full story of what happened with the filming of the BBC Panorama show in Freedom Magazine and it was a real eye opener.

I think BBC has made a serious error with Sweeney. They should never have trusted him with a piece like this to investigate. He clearly didn't have the integrity to do a fair, honest job of the investigation.

Well, I guess they know now...

John Sweeney Loses it Part II

BBC reporter John Sweeney is absent in this short clip as Rich of RichAndMark.com decided to berate an innocent Scientologist for the crime of questioning as to the taste, texture and bias of a banana.

Have you been following the news about the BBC Panorama show on Scientology?

Here's the latest. This clip showed up a couple of hours ago on YouTube.

If anyone was ever a candidate for the worlds worst investigative reporter it's got to be this clown.

Watch this one:



In case you missed it, the guy in the back screaming insults at John Travolta was BBC's own John Sweeney.

How can they keep this guy on their payroll?



^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

The Guardian Unlimited closes ranks with BBC, apologizing from John Sweeney's behavior (see last post), but Sweeney's quote apologies and excuses for his utterly disgusting behavior doesn't ring true to me.

^{"You may have been taught that the mind is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life."—L. Ron Hubbard}

I just heard about this BBC reporter who had a psychotic break. Looks from the background like he's in the CCHR Museum (Psychiatry: an Industry of Death).

Then I found out he was trying to film an story about Scientology.



Forgive me if I don't believe everything he says which this story comes out. Christ!

Definition of Scientology

According to the Scientology web site The word Scientology literally means "the study of truth." It comes from the Latin word "scio" meaning "knowing in the fullest sense of the word" and the Greek word "logos" meaning "study of."

The definition goes on to say:

Scientology is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others and all of life. The religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths. Prime among these:

When I was first learning about Scientology what appealed to me most was the fact I could read what L. Ron Hubbard wrote, try it for myself and see if it worked or not. And the fact was, it did. Every time. And I was gaining the kind of understanding of myself as a spiritual being that I really needed. That was enough for me!

Years later, it's still the best! Works whenever you use it.

Oops!

Now where could I have misplaced those 5 million e-mails....

Travolta in new comedy 'Wild Hogs'- Entertainment-Sections-TIMES NOW.tv

Great to see how well John Travolta's
new film is doing! I've got to say I think he's one of the nicest men I've ever met. He just never let the fame to to his head. Alsways stayed so level headed. And I'm thrilled he's got a hit!

This page has an interview of Mr. David Miscavige by the St. Petersburg Times. His dedication and success in everything he does is brought out in this interview. It is no wonder the Scientology religious movement is expanding exponentially. www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.html

I am looking forward to seeing the series the Community.com is putting together with Nobel Peace Laureates.

Here's a little teaser from their web site:

TheCommunity.com, in partnership with Alex Kitman Ho (producer of Hotel Rwanda), is producing a series of interviews for television with Paul Simon, Michael Douglas, Bono and other artists interviewing the world's peacebuilders. Scheduled for completion in 2007, the series will bring the lives and wisdom of these leaders -- seen through the eyes of some of the icons of today's global culture -- into homes across the globe.

Mr. David Miscavige is a religious leader of the 21st century who sees to the use of Scientology technology on a broad scale throughout the world. Information on this is at www.scientologytoday.org/bio

The Scientology religion is for sure a 21st century religion accomplishes miracles as routine with its effective solutions. This page has information about it. www.scientologyreligion.org

This is a page about the effective solutions brought about by application of Scientology technology. It really gets results. www.scientologyreligion.org

I'd say we could all do with a dose of religion these days.

They say that the month after the holidays is the hardest. After you've been looking forward to Christmas and all that time off, and then you realize you still have several more months of snow and early nights and cold to go. And how many more months of school? And how long to vacation?

So I would like to recommend to anyone who is feeling a big down - get a copy of the Scientology Handbook based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard and give it a try.

You deserve a lift, and there's no better time to get one than in January.

Scientology Anti-Drug Campaign

Scientology churches have been running anti-drug campaigns for a very long time. I remember as far back as 1981 that Scientologists were active in the "Get High On Yourself" campaign.

The "Say NO to Drugs, say YES to Life" campaign has been running in Europe for about 20 years, and this year the Drug Free Marshals will be 14 years old!

But if you want to understand why a Scientologist would be so active in helping people stay off drugs, I can tell you why it's important to me.

I have trained to be a Scientology Volunteer Minister. And I've seen first-hand how destructive drug use can be.

Just before I got involved in Scientology I had some neighbors I was very fond of - a couple in their early 20's. They were both artists.

They got more and more heavily into drugs, and the woman grew more and more anxious and withdrawn, until one day she attempted suicide.

I saw drugs completely change her personality.

This is just one exampe when I've seen this. I've seen many.

And I know that 1) Scientology offers solutions to drug abuse and 2) that for a person to get into drugs in the first place they must be trying to solve something in their lives, and Scientology is a much more certain and effective way to solve these problems.

The Scientology religious movement is a 21st century religion growing tremendously. Mr. David Miscavige has done a great deal to forward this expansion. An interesting page that describes his dedication to this is an outline of an interview of Mr. Miscavige done by the St. Petersburg Times. This is at www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.html

Scientology in Berlin!

Just as David Miscavige promised at the Scientology New Years Event this year, the Church of Scientology of Berlin IS having its Grand Opening this Saturday, Jan 13th.

What an event this is going to be.

Everyone I talk to has a friend or family member or neighbor who's going. This event is going to be intense!

Here's what the new Church looks like from the ground floor -- Courtesy of Yahoo News and Reuters.

The only filmed interview of L. Ron Hubbard is now on DVD at www.scientology.org/interview. The quality of it is outstanding.

Goals for the New Year

Do you have any special goals for the new year?

I do.

I want to really do something important to help people this year.

And as a Scientology Volunteer Minister, I know I can.

That is so gratifying.

But I want to do even MORE.

I haven't figured out how yet.

Stay tuned.

Welcome to the Year 2007

Talk about a fast year. I hardly noticed 2006 go by. I don't know what the deal is. Can't figure out how a whole year could be gone already.

But I have a feeling 2007 is going to be one of the best years of my life.

Let's regroup 12 months from now and see if I was right!