Have you seen this man?

Fanatics are a strange breed. Fascinating, in a sense. This guy in particular. Where is he?

Arnie Lerma

Arnaldo (Arnie) Lerma attacks minority religions on the internet, harasses and intimidates parishioners with hate mail, and plans and participates in demonstrations that have been known to become violent. He also runs a private underground channel on the internet where anti-religious extremists gather to spread hatred and plan acts of aggression against the Church of Scientology and its parishioners.

Above text is from a website called Religious Freedom Watch.

Sweet! Someone tried to prevent you from reading this!

Google received a fake notice from a "concerned" netizen that this blog might be not be run by a real person. Isn't that INTERESTING??? Let me put this straight: Some lamer tried to sabotage and prevent the information in this blog to be spread. Well, that didn't work. So we seem to be on the right track here. Let's see what happens to his blog now...

Scientology "experts" deceived by con man

German Radio came out with a new Scientology story today shedding some light behind the reliability of so called "former Scientologists". They had checked the background of a so called "Scientology Expert" and found him to be fraud with search warrants out against him in several countries. He "saved" himself into a psychiatric clinic, most likely to prevent extradition (or because his "leader" told him so. I guess it's awfully hard to give interviews under psychiatric medication).

Source (German) : Website of SWR Radio, 21 August 2007
Radio broadcast as MP3 (German), 21 August 2007

in english:

Scientology experts deceived by con man

According to SWR (German TV/Radio broadcast station) information, the supposedly high-ranking dropout of Scientology is a notorious con man. The man was presented to the media by sect experts as a longstanding member of Scientology with secret insider knowledge.

In June this year Christian Markert contacted German authorities in the USA. The 36 year old supposedly seven-year member of Scientology with secret insider knowledge was helped getting out of the organisation.

Shortly later Ursula Caberta (head of the Task Force Scientology, in Hamburg) presented the man in an event about Scn to the Berlin CDU faction. Before that the Hamburg ministry of interior had the man flown into Germany. ...

In jail for fraud

According to investigation by SWR the 36 year old man was noted many times as a con man; the supposed dropout was even sentenced several times for fraud. In the late 1990s he was in prison. The data about his life history are that much contradictory in itself that a longstanding membership and high-ranking duty in Scientology seem to be impossible. In an interview with SWR he said to have studied in the USA in the late 1990s when he became a Scientologist. He claims to have been rapidly appointed member of the inner circle of executives for his talents.
Finally he would had been sent to Ireland where he “more or less was head of the Dublin mission”. Meanwhile a speaker of the Irish police confirmed that Markert is currently wanted for theft in Ireland.

Markert gave interviews to “Focus”, ARD, ZDF and other media. The Baden-Wuerttemberg OPC, too, questioned him for several days and was convinced about the correctness of his data to a great extent. When confronted with SWR´s investigations the OPC meanwhile declared that Markert´s information “are considered with caution”.

Voluntarily into psychiatry

But Markert not only deceived sect experts and authorities but also artists. In 2004 he planned the a musical gala with two dozens of performers and rented 40 halls throughout Germany. One staff became suspicious when he showed off to have been on stage even with Glen Close and reported him to the criminal police for fraud which then stopped the whole tour. According to information of the staff’s attorneys he then went to Essen where he admitted himself to psychiatry, the staff said to SWR.

In a catalogue draft of the musical available to SWR, he called himself Chris Markert-Davis and claimed “to have performed as various leading characters in the musical productions of Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Les Miserables and The Beauty and the Beast. With the same photo as in the catalogue he praises himself as an counsellor for life and “doctor of psychology”. Since weeks Markert could not be reached for a comment.

Remember this face

Found this warning on www.religiousfreedomwatch.org and though you should know.
Andreas Heldal-Lund

Norwegian citizen Andreas Heldal-Lund is a key instigator of anti-religious hatred amongst extremists. He does not act purely as an individual, however. Heldal-Lund has links to established organizations that have a specific agenda to discredit religions and bring about their destruction.

Hope he didn't get a sunburn while hanging out harassing Scientologists.

Guys, shake those German idiots 'til they wake up!

According to Spiegel Online, certain German authorities would like to ban the Church Scientology in the country. Notwithstanding the fact that they have no evidence or legal justification for such a move, politicians are afraid that they just can’t get away with it.

The latest rash of insane rants was initiated by Ursula Caberta, a known human rights violator who works for the Hamburg Ministry of Interior. Several years ago, the state attorney investigated Caberta for almost two years on suspicion of corruption because she had accepted a “private loan” from a Church of Scientology opponent in the amount of 75,000 dollars. Caberta was able to get the proceedings dropped upon payment of a 7,500 euro fine.

Reading between the lines it is evident that the real reason that the concerned German officials are restrained from taking such a blatantly illegal action is their fear that it would be exposed as a major human rights violation and would give them another black eye to add to Germany’s long historical track of religious bigotry and intolerance, dating back to the days of the Holy Roman Empire.

Many people not familiar with Germany’s history ask the question why certain German politicians are so upset and downright crazy when it comes to the subject of Scientology.

I will attempt to answer this.

In Germany you have two main religious groups, the Catholic Church and the Protestants. Most Germans are born into either religion and over the centuries there has been no clear distinction between Church authority and government rule. Separation of Church and State is a new idea which has not fully taken hold in Germany as evidenced by the fact that the government still collects a Church tax from its citizens which it turns over to either the protestant or Catholic Churches. This amounts to billions of dollars into Church coffers every year.

Obviously the established churches will not bite the hand that feeds them and in fact in many cases, church officials hold government posts in Germany further bluring the line between government and religion.

As Scientology is new, has a purely religious purpose and accepts no tax money from the government, it is not beholden to any German political agenda. Not being under any government or politician’s thumb, there are individual German politicians and established church apologists who fear that if Scientology gained in influence and power it might force a morality on the government which any dishonest official would rather not have anything to do with.

The German government knows it cannot function without the allegience of its population and religious people tend to give their allegiance to God and the cause of good. Because the established churches in Germany are financially dependent on the government their allegiance is not only to God but to the state and the financial support that it represents.

The Church of Scientology is not controlled financially by any external entity and thus not under the direct control of the German government. It is free to point out immoral conduct of corrupt officials when it sees it. This frightens certain German politicians who fear the rise of a new spiritual force which could lead the population to resist decrees and exploitation. Dishonest and corrupt officials therefore try to depopularize, blacken the reputation of and harass any Scientologist and the Church itself. Thus you get religious persecution as it occurring in Germany today.

Source: Human Rights Alert

Scientology leader David Miscavige blasting Eli Lilly

I bet you have that too: Some boring afternoon you paddled through YouTube and got hooked on something totally new. In my case this was Scientology leader David Miscavige in an interview in ABC Nightline. I never understood why Scientology is attacked the way it is. I am not wondering now, these guys kicked butt galore, Eli Lilly and cohorts, you name it. Ok, here is the piece:

One of those strange people: Arnaldo Lerma & Scientology

I haven't asked but I assume the people from lermanet.org are ok if I hijack their "PSA":

Public Service Announcement

by www.lermanet.org

Arnaldo Pagliarini Lerma

Aliases: Arnie, Oxy-Boy

Date of Birth: unknown
Place of Birth: Washington, DC
Hair: brown-gray (frontal receding)
Eyes: brown (often bloodshot, shadowed)
Build: overweight, muscular atrophy
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170 lbs (approx.)
Sex: male
Race: Caucasian
Complexion: medium
Nationality: US Citizen

Considered To Be a Weakling and a Coward

While Lerma appears to be physically threatening, he is actually a coward and a weakling. His degraded lifestyle and lack of real intelligence prohibit any ability to engage in constructive activities, and he eagerly participates in destructive activities.

Caution

Arnaldo Lerma is reclusive, rarely leaving his residence except to obtain food or supplies related to his antisocial activities. He spends most of his time on a computer managing his internet domain which he uses as a means of disseminating hate propaganda and soliciting funds for his anti-Semetic and neo-Nazi causes. Personal contact with Arnaldo Lerma should be avoided at all costs due to his history of antisocial behavior and mental instability.

If you have any information regarding this person's suspicious and/or criminal activities you are urged to anonymously contact Lermanet.org and call your local police department.

Not again! Another proof of slander by BBC Sweeney

You would think that the public outrage about John Sweeney and his loony Scientology show would settle. It's not. Another piece of documentation - put up by a John Travolta fan - has surfaced. Sweeney obviously could not hold back his vicious agenda when yelling at Travolta at a fan gathering. Man, this guy REALLY lost it. No surprise though, having been in contact for months with those brainwashed and mindless anti-cult drones who are calling themselves "Scientology critics".

Is this one of them?

Hey Black, I found this Touretzky guy on YouTube. He seems to be one of those drones you mention, right?

Warning! Anti-Cult Drones!

Watch out! Since about a week or some anti-cult drones are swarming the internet again. An anti-cult drone is an individual who has given up his personality to parrot anti-religious propanda on all channels available. Usually he is running several accounts to make it appear that his slander assault is backed up by several people. "Drone" usually means "a flying robot" and like a mindless robot it is useless to talk or argue with an anti-cult drone. His "arguments" consist of repeating snippets he got from his puppet masters. He does not understand them nor has any idea what he is actually stating with them. The drone usually goes away when confronted with logic but occasionally will come back under a different identity. Anyone affected by a drone attack is advised to document it thoroughly so that the drone can be helped or turned in for appropriate treatment.

Puppet masters are individuals who have graduated from being drones for some time and who now send out messages feeding the drones. Those individuals have given up any sense of decency and sanity and are basically "losers with an internet connection" whose highlight of the day is to give a nasty comment on a blog entry. Sometime puppet masters are paid by their drones out of pity for the miserable life they chose. The outside appearance of a drone and his master can easily remind of what's commonly though of a cult relation but they don't like to hear that. An often heard advice on puppet masters is to help them to get a life or a girlfriend.

I have some such projects ongoing and will keep you updated as more news come in.

BBC Panorama Report John Sweeney - get him as a ringtone!

Seen on Digg today:

John Sweeney, BBC Panorama, Scientology, ring tone

Wow. Look what I found! It is even available now as a ringtone. What a laugh! What next!?!

Scientology turns the tables on the BBC

By Jason Deans / Television 04:06pm (The Guardian blog)

So did the Scientologists' pre-emptive YouTube strike against John Sweeney spike the guns of last night's Panorama? Or just provide some splendid pre-publicity?

If you missed last night's BBC1 Panorama which prompted all the fuss, you can watch it on the show's website, here.

The BBC counter spin machine is certainly swinging into action online: Panorama editor Sandy Smith has also had his say, with his own blog about the furore.

BBC Northern Ireland reporter William Crawley has also given his view.

My trawl of the web found that Panorama has been here before, with a 1987 film, The Road to Total Freedom. Wonder if any of that is up on YouTube? Probably not.

The war of words rumbles on - the latest is that the Scientologists are considering legal action.

1pm update: the Scientologists have set up a website giving their own take on last's show, BBCPanorama-Exposed.

Under the same banner "Freedom Television", Graeme Wilson, who gives his job title as editor, Freedom TV, has been sending out a letter accompanying a DVD featuring footage Sweeney's now infamous rant. In the letter, Wilson says the DVD 'details 154 would be violations of the BBC and Ofcom guidelines in making the recently produced Panorama story'. As of lunchtime Monday, Ofcom said it had not received any complaints about Sweeney's documentary.

And former BBC correspondent, Martin Bell, approves of Sweeney's outburst. Writing on the Guardian's Comment is Free blog, he says:

'John Sweeney's outburst on Panorama was a rare and wonderful moment of authenticity, shining like a bright light against the blandness of so much of what passes as television reporting. Enough of the even-handed and soft-spoken. Sweeney does it differently.'

ABC News: "Scientology and the BBC: Accusations Fly"

Church Accuses BBC of Being Anti-Scientology After Reporter's Outburst on Tape

By NICK WATT
May 14, 2007 —

John Sweeney is famous for confronting despots, championing lost causes and traveling through the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, in the trunk of a car. But faced with Tommy Davis of the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles, he totally lost his cool.

Today video footage of Sweeney screaming at Davis is on YouTube, taped and posted by the church.

"He can dish out, but he certainly can't take it," Mike Rinder, a spokesman for the Church of Scientology, told ABC News. "The tables got turned on him, and he was the one who ultimately melted down."

Sweeney was "video ambushed" while on assignment for the BBC in Los Angeles to investigate the Church of Scientology and the accusations from some quarters that it is, or was, a sinister cult.

The clip of Sweeney's "meltdown" appeared on the Internet just hours before his documentary "Scientology and Me" was scheduled to air.

"I look like an exploding tomato and shout like a jet engine," Sweeney wrote today on the BBC's Web site. "If you are interested in becoming a TV journalist, it is a fine example of how not to do it."

This is how it happened: Sweeney was wrapping up a seven-day shoot in Los Angeles when Davis approached him to complain angrily that Sweeney had been too easy on an interviewee.
Just inches from Davis' face, Sweeney began to shout with the ferocity of a hair dryer on high. "You were not there at the beginning of that interview," bellowed Sweeney. "You did not hear or record all the interview." Halfway through his rant, Sweeney asked, very calmly, "Do you understand, did you understand that?"

The incident has pitted two powerful institutions against each other. This goes beyond Sweeney vs. Davis. This is the Church of Scientology vs. the BBC.

John Travolta, one of the religion's most high-profile devotees, wrote to the BBC, accusing Sweeney of "personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity." The church is circulating a DVD of its own documentary about Sweeney's investigation to British politicians, and is setting up a Web site called "panorama-exposed."

The Church of Scientology accuses the BBC of staging an anti-Scientology demonstration in London. "Completely untrue," a BBC representative told ABC News.

The BBC has confronted the furor head-on. Sandy Smith, the editor of Panorama, the documentary strand behind "Scientology and Me," appeared on "BBC Breakfast" and called the Church of Scientology an "extraordinary organization" that has "no way of dealing with any kind of criticism at all."

When I put that claim to Rinder, the Scientologist spokersman, he laughed. "Do you know how much criticism I have had to take in my life?" he asked.
Sweeney has apologized, and his boss said he does not "condone" Sweeney's behavior. He said he was "very disappointed" by the reporter's conduct.

But this morning the BBC also showed a clip of Davis getting a little short with Sweeney. Davis accused the BBC man of referring to Scientology as a cult in an effort to get a reaction. "Well, buddy, you got it," he told Sweeney, "Right here, right now. I'm angry. Real angry." Although not as angry as Sweeney in the now infamous outburst.

Sweeney has given his side of the story on the BBC's Web site and also in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper. "I let my team down, and I apologized when it happened and I apologize again now," Sweeney began. He then went on to explain what drove him to lose control.
After landing in Los Angeles, Sweeney claimed, "Our team was spied on by 10 different strangers." Rinder said the BBC team was filmed, not spied upon. "We had a camera, and he knew that we were filming," he told me.

Sweeney also wrote that Davis, a spokesman for the church, "invaded" interviews and showed up at the crew's hotel late at night to berate it for interviewing people who had left the church.
Sweeney claimed it was a Scientology exhibition called "Psychiatry: Industry of Death" that pushed him over the edge. "At the end of 90 minutes, I felt bombarded and unable to bear another single second," Sweeney wrote.

Back home in Britain, Sweeney said a stranger was apprehended sifting through the mail at Sweeney's mother-in-law's apartment building, that a neighbor was asked by a stranger for Sweeney's address, and that a strange man was seen hiding in the bushes, spying on Sweeney's wedding in rural England. According to Rinder, Sweeney is "Making those stories up to defend his outrageous conduct."

"Scientologists have fought many battles to keep its secrets off the web," Sweeney lamented in his article on the BBC's Web site. "Now they are using it to attack my investigation into them."
The program was "updated" today in the hours before going to air. According to a BBC representative, what hit the screens "has certainly reflected what happened over the weekend." John Sweeney's "exploding tomato" moment is included. Apparently, it had been included all along. "Them posting the clip on YouTube: That's not what precipitated us including John's outburst," the BBC rep told ABC News.

Apparently, "reference to him losing his temper" was sent out weeks ago to newspapers and magazines preparing the TV listings.

(Copyright © 2007 ABC News Internet Ventures)

Rien ne va plus for the BBC!

New documentary, BBC Panorama and John Sweeney.

Check THIS out: www.bbcpanorama-exposed.org or www.freedommag.org

BBC: Investigative Journalist John Sweeny shows us how it works.

Unbelieveable: Sweeney's "apology"

This fuels my mind for boycott calls on the BBC! The guy dares to call this AN APOLOGY! B---s---!!!!

This is such a dick, unbelieveable

Must see: BBC Panorama reporter going off the rails!