More controversy over Iraq reared its head today:

The White House blasted former top terrorism adviser Richard Clarke on Monday in a coordinated effort to dismantle his allegations that President Bush had botched the U.S. approach to terrorism before and after the attacks of Sept. 11....

The former national security aide, who left his post more than a year ago, alleges that Bush has made the war against terrorism harder by diverting resources and troops for the Iraqi invasion. (full article here)

As L. Ron Hubbard put it: "Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind. Individuals, and not masses, form the culture of the race."

We are reaping the violence we sowed.

Religious Intolerance in Europe

I first came across religious intolerance in Europe in the late 60's in, of all places, France. I lived there for a summer and right into the French prejudice against Muslims. But 40 years later I had hoped they would have matured in their attitudes. Then just a few weeks ago they passed legislation prohibiting Muslim girls and women from wearing head scarves in school. While we are fighting to get Muslim women in 3rd world countries a decent education, one of our Western allies closes the door on their education unless they are willing to comprimise with principles of their faith.

Scientology in Europe

Scientologists in Europe are confronted on a daily basis with religious intolerance, especially in France, Belgium, Germany and Greece. Intolerance usually comes from a lack of information, resulting in the acceptance of odd false ideas that substitute for facts. That's why I was so happy to find out about the information campaign in Europe, sponsored by theChurch of Scientology International


Here are some of the web sites that launched this campaign:

www.scientologyreligion.org
www.scientologyreligion.de
www.scientologyreligion.co.uk/
www.religiondecienciologia.com
www.scientologyreligion.be
www.scientologyreligion.ch