L. Fletcher Prouty and Scientology

• 1990 Los Angeles Times series on Scientology
• Critique of Scientology on a Christian web site

"I have traveled far and wide throughout my professional life and see the peoples of Earth as incredibly diverse in character as well as needs. Oftentimes our efforts to understand and help them have been too narrow. In the many years I have worked with the Church of Scientology the one thing which has impressed me the most and which will characterize the Church far into future centuries is its ability to deal with humankind as a whole.

"At the heart of Scientology's activities is the betterment of all people no matter what creed, what race, what socioeconomic status to develop themselves spiritually and mentally so that each individual can improve his own life. Scientology's far-reaching goals are designed to tend to each individual uniquely with compassionate concern and commitment. These rare attributes are essential in these times of trouble and uncertainty and most assuredly provide the Church with a platform for growth and strength in the years to come."

L. FLETCHER PROUTY
COL. US AIR FORCE (RET.)

For more information go to the following URLs:

http://www.scientology.org
http://www.lronhubbard.org
http://www.dianetics.org

(c) 1993,1998 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

Can anybody confirm that this is authentic?

What exactly is Prouty's connection with Scientology? Is he a member? Just somebody who works with Scientology?

What other statements has he made about Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard?

Note that this message is cross-posted to alt.assassination.jfk. That's because Prouty is extremely well-known for his views on the JFK assassination. His association with Scientology, like his association with the Liberty Lobby, have been cited to suggest he lacks credibility, and is attracted to fringe movements and topics.

So responses that go to the issue of Prouty's credibility would be appreciated.

From:  lippard@primenet.com (James J. Lippard)
Newsgroups:  alt.assassination.jfk, alt.religion.scientology
Subject:   Re: Prouty and Scientology
Date:  23 Oct 1998 07:11:06 -0500


Prouty has written for Scientology's Freedom magazine and lent them
favorable quotes.  I don't know that he's ever been a member.

Check out:

  http://web.ncf.ca/cj871/prouty.html

    A letter from Prouty criticizing Russell Miller's book, Bare-Faced
    Messiah (an excellent and painstakingly researched book which,
    among other things, points out Hubbard's dismal military record) and
    attempting to defend Hubbard's military record on the grounds that
    all of his real accomplishments were clandestinely removed from the
    record.

   http://xenu.phys.uit.no/books/bfm/cynewulf.htm

    An article from the London Times about a nutty private investigator,
    hired to find ties between Russell Miller and the CIA, who fired a
    gun at reporters.  The PI in question was hired by Virginia Snyder,
    "a friend of L. Fletcher Prouty", another PI.  Snyder was paid by
    the Church of Scientology.

   http://www.scientology.org/wis/wiseng/30/30-idx.htm
      Features the Prouty quote you cite.

   http://www.freedommag.org/25thanni/express.htm
      Article by Prouty in Scientology's _Freedom_ magazine

 
   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/holocaust/ihr/part02/
      Prouty character witness for Willis Carto in IHR trial (Scientology
      link--head of IHR, Tom Marcellus, a Scientologist)


Prouty is pretty clearly a full-blown nut case.

--
Jim Lippard