CCHR Leaked Emails Detail Scientology’s Underhanded Tactics In Attacking Psychiatry
If ever you wanted a direct link between the organization CCHR or Citizens Commission on Human Rights and Scientology, it’s in a batch of 87 emails leaked onto the forums of Enturbulation.org.
While I can’t post all of the emails due to the sheer volume, there are some choice ones I’d like to present to you for your review. CCHR claims to be a non-profit organization which aims to expose the “abuse of psychiatry.” Here’s a statement from their About page:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit, public benefit organization dedicated to investigating and exposing psychiatric violations of human rights. It also ensures that criminal acts within the psychiatric industry are reported to the proper authorities and acted upon.
While they aren’t hiding their association with the Church of Scientology, they certainly try and present themselves as a third-party entity committed to saving the world from evil pharmaceutical companies, psychiatrists and those in the media who portray these groups in a positive light.
If ever you wondered what goes on inside the minds of people who work for any group associated with Scientology and it’s “Fair Game” practice against critics, please read the following leaked emails:
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:50:29 -0500
From: “Mr Doyle Mills”
Subject: New LEAF Assignment from the Slavedriver
To: “Mr Doyle Mills”I think I stated that we wouldn’t be doing any writing assignments because the petition was so important. This is true, but a need for letters also came up.
There was an ugly article in the Tampa Tribune today about Scientology. Basically it was criticising our growth, which is what you’d expect the SPs to be upset about.
The best thing to do in such a situation is to flourish and prosper. So that’s what we’re going to
do.I need letters but I’ll have to get them qualed first.
The subject should point out that you are a Scientologist, you love being in Scientology and a win
or two about being a Scientologist. Use real examples and be totally honest.
DO NOT READ THE ARTICLE FROM THE TRIB. SITE. I’m told that it has some squirrelly data that would not be good for us to read. I do have a scanned version, omitting the rough stuff, that can be emailed as an attachment. If you need to read it, let me know and I’ll send it as an attachment.
If I were you I would just write your letter as above and don’t worry about what the article says. It’s just entheta and you’re not going to Q and A with it anyway.So, please write your letters and send to me for qual.
Best,
Doyle
Here’s another about Dr. Michael Hogan, Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. I wonder if he knows he’s a suppressive AND a henchmman?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:07:00 -0500
From: “Mr Doyle Mills”
Subject: LEAF Attack – Ohio
To: “Mr Doyle Mills”I’ll let you in on a little secret. Ohio is the most active nest of TeenScreening psychs in the country. This is partially true because a suppressive named Michael Hogan is in charge of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. Hogan is also one of TeenScreen’s major henchmen, being so dirty that he was given a “Leadership Award” by TeenScreen last year.
Your assignment:
Write a letter to the editor of the Mansfield (Ohio) News-Journal and let the fine people of Mansfield know the truth about TeenScreen.Here is the article we’re writing about:
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll
/article?AID=/20060911/LIFESTYLE/609110303&SearchID=
73256727273070
TEXT BELOWSend your letter to chunnell@nncogannett.com.
Write whatever you want. If you need to know why TeenScreen is bad news, read the petition that over 11000 people have signed in order to stop this horrendous program: http://www.petitiononline.com/TScreen/petition.html
If you have the time, you can also post your opinion on the forum:http://forums.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/
viewtopic.php?p=368#368And report compliance by email.
Thank you!
Doyle
By the way, TeenScreen’s mission statement is:
The Columbia University TeenScreen Program is a national mental health and suicide risk screening program dedicated to helping parents find teens with the known risk factors for suicide by making voluntary mental health check-ups available to all American families.
In all fairness, TeenScreen is a controversial campaign and many groups besides CCHR and Scientology oppose its use. The main concern expressed over TeenScreen is the “passive consent” use to administer the screen, or in otherwords, parents have criticized the process for being administered to students in a school setting without parental consent. TeenScreen addressed this by requiring parental consent forms for any student using the screening in a public schools. Private schools and institutions can still administer the screening.
The other issue is effectiveness of the screening. So far no reliable empirical or collected data have shown the screening reduces the number of suicides within teens. The test has come under fire also for being too generic and not comprehensive enough to really give an appropriate diagnosis.
It’s not surprising so many people oppose this process. Psychiatrists, psychologists and physicians alike frequently point to the importance of a wide variety of methods and evaluations needed before diagnosing any kind of underlying issue. Surely a “ten-minute” test isn’t comprehensive enough to diagnose anyone. This however, does not mean TeenScreen doesn’t have the right intention, unlike say CCHR who wishes to outlaw the entire practice of psychiatry and psychology.
There are a total of 87 leaked emails which give incredible insight into the mindset of CCHR and its parent company the Church of Scientology. I encourage anyone interested to download the data and read it over for yourself.
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Sounds shadier than a country picnic spot.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, and you have no choice, is to pretend to be Joe Anybody and spread pro-Scientology propaganda. Should you or any of your impossibly-dense cult team be caught, rescued, or deprogrammed, Tom Cruise will disavow ANY knowledge of you or your mission. Oh, and he will call you glib too.
Comment by Anon1376 — March 7, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
I have a feeling we’re going to see more of these horrifying treasure-troves in the weeks ahead. I heard that the release of this particular set of e-mails came about as a direct result of the February 10 worldwide protests.
Comment by Rao — March 7, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
These leaked e-mails are one additional VERY graphic example, that EVERYTHING in scientology is choreographed, is a charade, is a theatrical, to quote US Federal Judge Gessell:
“in short, a fraud”
Comment by Arnie Lerma — March 7, 2008 @ 8:28 pm
I can’t remember which email it was (one of the first five), but a particular juicy bit on advocating writing “downtone” letters – anything from 2.0 and down. Doesn’t this go against some HCO Policy or Survival of Man doctrine or Ethics Order or something? Isn’t this exactly what they talk about in Technique 88? About being lied to? And being brought down the scale as a result? Does this not apply when it’s your higher ups dragging you down the tonescale? Funny how a lot of the “policies” in Scientology can be aimed right back at members of the church to startling effect, yes?
Comment by Anon, Anon, My Boyfriend's Back! — March 7, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
First Knowledge is free, unlike the Church of Scientology I encourage you to find out for yourself.
Scientology is not a religion nor a charity but an unscrupulous for profit business.
They charge their members increasing fees for “auditing” sessions with members paying over One Hundred thousand dollars ($100,000+) before even learning the whole story of the murdered alien spirits that they believe cluster around the bodies of all living individuals.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business
R.L. Hubbard also describes the world’s other religions as part of the “various misleading data†implanted into the memories of those same alien spirits. And their members are discouraged from being treated or taking medicine for mental and even physical disorders.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_claims_in_Scientology_doctrine
If scientology’s beliefs about mental and physical illness are correct then why have members such as Lisa McPherson died in their care.
All we ask is that you be informed. Information is our weapon, help us help others avoid this scam.
For more info or to get involved see:
http://xenu.net
http://youfoundthecard.com
Comment by JoinUsMarch15th208 — March 7, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
First Knowledge is free, unlike the Church of
Scientology I encourage you to find out for yourself.
Scientology is not a religion nor a charity but an unscrupulous for profit business.
They charge their members increasing fees for “auditing” sessions with members paying over One Hundred thousand dollars ($100,000+) before even learning the whole story of the murdered alien spirits that they believe cluster around the bodies of all living individuals.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business
R.L. Hubbard also describes the world’s other religions as part of the “various misleading data†implanted into the memories of those same alien spirits. And their members are discouraged from being treated or taking medicine for mental and even physical disorders.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_claims_in_Scientology_doctrine
If scientology’s beliefs about mental and physical illness are correct then why have members such as Lisa McPherson died in their care.
All we ask is that you be informed. Information is our weapon, help us help others avoid this scam.
For more info or to get involved see:
http://xenu.net
http://youfoundthecard.com
Comment by JoinUsMarch15th2008 — March 7, 2008 @ 11:05 pm
Here is a link to the first round of leaked emails via WIKILEAKS, the whisle blower website.
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Citizens_Commission_on_Human_Rights_exposed_as_a_Scientology_front
Comment by anonv2.0 — March 8, 2008 @ 11:48 am
“Report compliance by email”
“So, please write your letters and send to me for qual.”
Sounds like freedom to me!
Comment by Joanie — March 8, 2008 @ 2:02 pm
never gonna give you up… never gonna let you down… never gonna run around and desert you
Comment by joseph kerr — March 9, 2008 @ 1:29 am
Every major organization, group or corporation in the world has PR activities like this – religious, political, commerical, you name it. Any of them that want to survive, anyway. It’s necessary to counteract rumors and lies that will inevitably be spread against any successful endeavor.
As an experienced PR I was impressed with the Scientologists comments to – “Use real examples and be totally honest.” – “Write whatever you want.”
That is what is probably rare – they were instructed to be truthful and sincere.
Comment by Tamsy — March 11, 2008 @ 5:06 am
Yeah Tamsy, Scientology is the epitome of truthfulness and sincerity. Yep, that’s them. You should be impressed. You should also look up Lisa McPherson, Operation Snow White and Operation Freakout to see some other fine examples of CoS’ truthfulness and sincerity.
Comment by D — March 11, 2008 @ 7:39 am
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Tamsy, a scientologist’s idea of truth and honesty is not the same as the rest of the world. They are encouraged to “create newer and better realities” for themselves – basically delusions. “Rare” indeed!
Why would they be discouraged to read certain data that they are responding to? Why do the messages need to be “qualified” before being sent out? It seems that these “honest and real” individuals are not even trusted within their own organization! I find your “PR experience” questionable if you find this approach to be “impressive.”
BTW, your PR experience should be enough for you to know that leaving the questions of sincerely concerned individuals unanswered can reflect poorly on an individual or organization.
Comment by liz — March 12, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
In this leaked, secret email the guy is saying they should be truthful and sincere. I’m just saying that it doesn’t prove the point that there is some secret Scientology policy of dishonesty. Maybe there is and I just haven’t seen it. Which means, to me, maybe there isn’t.
Also, I think the CCHR purpose of ensuring that “criminal acts within the psychiatric industry are reported to the proper authorities and acted upon” is a good thing. When there are criminal acts in any industry, shouldn’t they be reported and acted upon?
I’m not saying the CCHR group or Scientology is not underhanded, you just haven’t shown me anything here that actually proves that at all.
Comment by Tamsy — March 18, 2008 @ 1:36 am