It may just be me, but I’m a tad skeptical about this.
Amid the mass of aid agencies piling in to help Haiti quake victims is a batch of Church of Scientology “volunteer ministers”, claiming to use the power of touch to reconnect nervous systems.
Clad in yellow T-shirts emblazoned with the logo of the controversial US-based group, smiling volunteers fan out among the injured lying under makeshift shelters in the courtyard of Port-au-Prince’s General Hospital.
A wealthy private donor provided his airplane to fly in 80 volunteers from Los Angeles, along with 50 Haitian-American-doctors, in a gesture worth 400,000 dollars, said a Parisian volunteer who gave her name as Sylvie.
“We’re trained as volunteer ministers, we use a process called ‘assist’ to follow the nervous system to reconnect the main points, to bring back communication,” she said.
“When you get a sudden shock to a part of your body the energy gets stuck, so we re-establish communication within the body by touching people through their clothes, and asking people to feel the touch.”
Apparently the “wealthy private donor [providing] his airplane” is John Travolta.
Excuse me, Ben (#20): I am an atheist. I don’t care if religious NGOs send and distribute aid. In fact, the way they rip most people off, I’m happy to see them give a little back. And trust me – for most of them they give back a lot less than they take in for these things. I would never work for an NGO that was distributing bibles or other religious tracts. A bible is not emergency aid.
As for the Scatologists, I won’t argue their right to do what they/re doing but I think they should be required to show some proof of their qualifications and psychic healing ought to come after the emergency stage. Right now, they’re just in the way. When I go to work in a similar situation, I am required to show my credentials. Faith healers would probably have similar credentials from their church. But there ought to be someway to keep them out in the early days of a disaster.
All the crazy religious factions come out when the poor are suffering en mass. It’s like a job fair but they go to the applicants fully open to obtaining (converting) new recruits (followers).
I laughed my ass off when John Travolta’s kid died. He’s in Scientology heaven now, whatever that is.
The Scienctologists are not offering real healing and I think they are doing more harm with their anti-medicine mumbo-jumbo.
You mentioned there is a need for people who aren’t medically talented to haul supplies. I foresee a need for more than just food and water and medicine. Somehow the rubble will need cleared and new buildings will need to be erected. I have no problem with the Scientologist giving out food and water, clearing rubble, hauling supplies, or rebuilding buildings.
I don’t care if they give out a few e-meters. As long as they aren’t keeping people from proven medical aid, fine, but I agree that they need to prove that their methods work. Until then, put the organizations who have real medicine in charge of healing the sick.
# 23 The0ne said, “I laughed my ass off when John Travolta’s kid died.”
We’re all very proud of you.
You must be shitting yourself with all the dead kids in Haiti.
#25
Not all all. They aren’t gerontologist to begin with. If they were then yes I would definitely lmoa. I would point and laugh and people in accidents as well. I would point and laugh at anyone dying due to their stupidity. I would laugh myself just before dying IF I was that stupid.
That’s my point, what’s yours? You want to help the a-hole driver that drove 100mph in the rain and crashed? Not me. And Johns kid is in Scientology heaven, how much more do you and they want? He was probably “taught” it might have been the best way to go to Scientology heaven for all we know. In any case, a good laugh.
This debacle keeps on getting worse. The most helpful thing they could have done, being the religion of airplanes ‘n all, was provide transportation. Hmm, what could go wrong…
The Tee shirt SHOULD say
“Touching bad boys since 1963″
Too bad the military can’t do us all a favor and accidentally shoot down Travolta’s 707.
@29 Rick Cain: I was on the 707 that you thought would have been great if the military would have accidentally shot down. It carried 4 million dollars worth of medical supplies and 30 medical specialists including neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, E.R. doctors, pediatricians, primary care doctors and more. It also carried a Disaster Relief specialist and a psychologist who spoke french and creole. Most of these individuals were not members of the the Church of Scientology, but the members that I saw worked so hard, carrying supplies, changing diapers (adult), setting up an orphanage, distributing food and water. The Scientologists are above commenting on your ridiculous remarks, however,as a none member of their church I wonder what the heck you have done to contribute this tragedy, have you at least opened your wallet and made a donation? Spend less time judging and more time giving.
the orphanage is a done deal..the Scientologist have set up a web page and have 175 children in their care,according to their recent press releases and they are already offering sponsorship of the children
I am all for helping orphaned children…but Scientology just See’s an opportunity to exploit and profiteer from the Tragic Disaster
A Mr Claude Reginald Jean a Haitian and a Scientoligist previously ran 2 orphanages in Haiti prior to the Earthquake
most of the children are from the 2 orphanages.
Mr Jean Ran the Haiti Dianetics center (AKA Global Pioneers) there.
Mr Claude Jean relocated his family and children to Florida on a return flight with John Travolta after the Earthquake and his children were given full scholarships to the Scientology run Clearwater Academy in Florida
several Scientology front groups are raising funds to support the orphanage which is now called Future Haiti
watch the Fox13 News story of the school and Mr Claude Jean
here is a Scientology press release with the front groups raising funds, you will also notice the land for the orphanage was Given to the CoS By Mr Claude Reginald Jean
this is a press release by Narcocon a Scientology Drug rehab front group The Global Pioneers’ Haitian “Adopt an Orphanage program their aim is to influence up to 2000 children
although you don’t see any hint it is a Scientology Site it is. it’s linked in Scientology press releases.
volunteerministers.org
volunteerministers.org
youthforhumanrights.org
cchr.org
scientology.org
dianetics.org