Leave it to Oprah to FINALLY get the real Tom Cruise to arrive!

Just in case you missed it, here's a link to the May 2nd Oprah interview with Tom Cruise at his home in Colorado. What a beautiful home! I'm proud of Oprah for riding on the snow mobile.

The show is broken up into a bunch of different segments. They're numbered, but not listed in numerical order, so just cycle through to find #1, then go from there.

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=80695e31-b25b-4687-9234-6b4a077c0622

Some very interesting stats passed through my email...

Dear Natural Health Practitioner,

10 States have sued Eli Lilly regarding Zyprexa:
Alaska, Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

5 states have sued Janssen regarding Risperdal:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas

3 state have sued AstraZeneca regarding Seroquel:
Arkansas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina

The latest in Arkansas is typical -- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed suit Tuesday against drug manufacturer AstraZeneca claiming the company encouraged doctors to prescribe a dangerous drug to children and the elderly for uses beyond its federal approval, harming patients and costing the state millions of dollars.

You can find copies of the lawsuits States have filed here: www.psychsearch.net/lawsuits.html along with newspaper articles about the suits.

Yours in health,

Michael Russell
Service Consultant
ULAN NUTRITIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Building Successful Nutritional Practices, Step-by-Step
Toll-free (866) 418-4801 Local (727) 442-7101

Wow: has it really been two months since I've been here?! I've taken on a new volunteer role, heading up our local Volunteer Minister Corps (http://www.volunteerministers.org/), which has kept me plenty busy. We've had our yellow tent out all over town, teaching people what they can DO about various situations in their life. Tons of stories, wins.

Starting in June, look for our touring tent to start showing up along the Oregon coast, making stops from Seaside to Tillamook throughout the Summer!

Looking for news about our local activities? Check out our local site: http://www.theyellowshirts.com/

New Video Channel

This is a new web video site for information on Scientology and Scientologists.

I had the pleasure of "talking to" (little joke there--there isn't any actual talking, just them yelling at you) a couple of the Anon protesters last month, who kept saying something like "we're not protesting you, we're protesting 'the church' above you." Such a ridiculous statement; Scientology is of/by/for/about people.

So this is a great site: http://www.scientology.org/

"anonymous" and Scientology

Well, they're right: any group with these self-proclaimed goals is definitely not a friend of the Church of Scientology!

10 February 2008

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY STATEMENT ABOUT “ANONYMOUS”


“Anonymous” is a group of cyber-terrorists who hide their identities behind masks and computer anonymity.

Long before selecting Scientology as its latest target, “Anonymous” destroyed the websites of thousands of MySpace users. When Fox News exposed their activities, “Anonymous” hackers crashed the Fox website and issued a perverse manifesto in a July 2007 video message on the Internet:

“We are the face of chaos. … We ruin the lives of other people simply because we can. … Hundreds die in a plane crash. We laugh. The nation mourns over school shooting, we laugh. We’re the embodiment of humanity with no remorse, no caring, no love, or no sense of morality.”


“Anonymous” is perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry. “Anonymous” initially justified its attacks by claiming that the Church’s requests to some websites to remove a stolen video of an internal Church event somehow constituted an affront to free speech. In fact, the Church, as would any copyright owner, had simply sent routine notices that the video constituted a copyright violation. Similar notices are sent daily by the television and recording industries to those who display pirated, copyrighted works.

“Anonymous” alleged “free speech” justification is belied by the fact that the video in question has been seen by millions. It is “Anonymous” that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on Church web-sites so as to prevent Internet users from obtaining information from the Church. They have also engaged in other harassment including threats of violence in telephone calls, fax transmissions and e-mails, not to mention the Anonymous mailing of white powder to dozens of our Churches, requiring the services of law enforcement.

“Anonymous” claims of altruistic purposes are no different than those heard from any terrorist or hate group. We are not the first to be targeted. Using Scientology’s prominence, “Anonymous” hopes to garner more attention. “Anonymous” has publicly proclaimed its guiding materials to be the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf.
Quite obviously, this group is not just anti-Scientology, it is anti-freedom of religion and anti-free speech.

Religious bigotry of any nature is deplorable and profoundly affects the entire community. The hate crimes of “Anonymous” should be condemned.

Anyone desiring information about the Church of Scientology or the context of the pirated video should visit the Church website at www.scientology.org to form their own opinions.

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The actions of “Anonymous” will not interrupt the Church’s normal activities serving its parishioners and the community, and the Church is working in coordination with local authorities to minimize the negative impact of this mask-wearing, cyber-terrorist group.

Consumers Union/Consumer Reports petition

This petition is being circulated by Consumers Union/Consumer Reports:

Sound off on TV drug ads!

If we have to sit through all those prescription drug ads on TV, why shouldn't we tell the FDA how those medicines really work?

Sign our petition to require a toll-free number and Web address on those aggravating drug ads so consumers can easily report how well those drugs work, or if they have side effects.

Viva Viagra? Viva Consumer Voice!

Inter-religious Action NW 2008 MLK event

What a lovely MLK event we had this year! Here are some pics:http://morespamfordero.googlepages.com/mlk.gif

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You are invited...

The Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County 3rd Annual Mayors’ Interfaith Luncheon

“Unity in Diversity”
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Kingstad Center
15450 SW Millikan Way • Beaverton
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM, Doors open at 11:30

Keynote Speaker
Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana
In 2006, Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana became the 18th Senior Rabbi to serve Congregation Beth Israel in Portland. Born in Houston, Texas, Rabbi Cahana comes from several generations of rabbis including his late father and his older brother. Rabbi Cahana began with a career in theater, then theatrical design. Soon however, family tradition of the rabbinic life called him, leading to his ordination in 1994. Rabbi Cahana integrates his rabbinical training with his theatre background to create an environment in which prayer becomes an art form.

Sacred Words from Many Faiths

Music from
Oscar Eugenio

Special Guests
Mayor Teri Branstitre, Banks
Mayor Craig Dirksen, Tigard
Mayor Rob Drake, Beaverton
Mayor Tom Hughes, Hillsboro
Mayor Keith Mays, Sherwood
Washington County Chair Tom Brian

Tickets are $25 per person • RSVP Required
RESERVATION DEADLINE—February 8

Please mail your check made out to the Vision Action Network to:
Mayors’ Interfaith Breakfast
Inter-Religious Action Network

c/o Vision Action Network

3700 SW Murray Blvd., Ste. 190

Beaverton, OR 97005

For more information call 503-846-5792 or email van@co.washington.or.us

THE INTER-RELIGIOUS ACTION NETWORK OF WASHINGTON COUNTY (IAN)

The IAN invites people from all faith communities to come together to build respect for our diversity and to provide leadership for the improvement of life in Washington County.

MLK Day March

Sisters of the Road's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March

Come on down and join in the fun. Always an inspirational event. The Youth For Human Rights group will be joining in this year!

Details: http://morespamfordero.googlepages.com/MARTINLUTHERKINGDAYMARCH.pdf