--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > Can't wait for the big money donors to the TM Movement to > > wake up and do that exact same thing. > > With all due respect, and as Buddy Holly once said > so well, "That'll be the day." > > TMers are still too guruwhipped to "go public" with > their complaints. Pussies, the whole lot of them.
Are you sure they're pussies? You couldn't tell the difference between a rabbit and a squirrel after all... > > > ________________________________ > > From: salyavin808 > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 3:21 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Co$ in the news again..... > > > > Scientology Faces Lawsuit From Luis And Maria Garcia, Claim They Were > > 'Duped' Into Giving Donations > > > > > > The Church of Scientology "duped" two members into donating £265,000 on > > the pretence it would go to worthy causes, according to a lawsuit filed in > > Florida. > > California-based Luis and Maria Garcia, members of the church for 28 years, > > have filed the complaint in federal court in Tampa, naming trusts and > > charitable organisations linked to the controversial church, AP reported. > > The lawsuit says: "The church, under the leadership of David Miscavige, has > > strayed from its founding principles and morphed into a secular enterprise > > whose primary purpose is taking people's money." > > > > The Church of Scientology is subject to a lawsuit in Florida > > The couple, who left the church in 2010 due to conflict of opinion with > > Miscavige, claim they were asked to donate sums totalling more than > > £265,000. > > According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Garcias allege that, over the years, > > the church redirected hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations the > > couple had earmarked specifically for the construction of a massive "Super > > Power" building in downtown Clearwater, Florida. > > But they allege they were also asked to fund campaigns for disaster relief > > and ending child pornography, all of which went to line the pockets of the > > church. > > Church spokesman Pat Harney said in a statement that the church had no > > comment on an impending lawsuit. > > "We understand from media inquiries this has something to do with > > fundraising and we can unequivocally state all funds solicited are used for > > the charitable and religious purposes for which they were donated." > > Mr Garcia told Tampa Bay Online that the church's requests for money were > > relentless, and other members he knew had taken out credit cards and > > mortgages to keep giving donations. "They never would take no for an > > answer. They would just not back off," he said. > > "I came to the conclusion that the church had departed from its original > > ideals and that I had been deceived with regard to all my donations all > > these years. I found out that these causes were not really true. I had been > > lied to and that is the basis for this lawsuit." > > The couple's lawyer Theodore Babbitt said similar claims from other > > ex-Scientologists would be forthcoming, and that the Garcia's still had > > faith in the principles of Scientology, but were furious with the direction > > in which Miscavige, a close friend of actor Tom Cruise, had taken the > > church. > > > > This from Huffington post. > > >
