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Restored Israel of Yahweh
Family Schisms Alleged
Five former members say that the Hamilton Township, NJ, Restored Israel of Yahweh,
has split families over loyalty to the group, which federal prosecutors characterized as a cult
while prosecuting three members for tax evasion last year. Nicole Czechowski said she
realized how isolating the millennial group was only when she saw the Waco conflagration
on TV. ―Oh my God,‖ she said to herself, ―I‘m in a cult.‖ Another reports her husband died
because he followed the group‘s prohibition of medical treatment. (Andrew Johnson, Atlantic
City Press, Internet, 3/6/05)
Richard Dial/Stockholm Syndrome
Why She Remained with Abductor for 11 Years
Sculptor-painter Richard Dial, who kidnapped the deputy warden‘s wife when he escaped
from an Oklahoma prison 11 years ago, says Bobbi Parker‘s remaining with him all those
years — apparently freely going into town alone to shop and returning to their isolated
home, for years — may be an example of the Stockholm Syndrome: kidnapping victims
sympathize with their captors over time, often out of fear of violence. ―She was living under
the impression that if she ever tried to get away…I would make her regret it, particularly
toward her family. I didn‘t mean it, but she didn‘t know that.‖ Parker, who had 8- and 10-
year-old daughters when she was abducted, says she did, indeed, stay with Dial out of fear
for her family‘s well being. (Lisa Falkenberg, AP in the Houston Chronicle, Internet, 4/6/05)
Satanism
Warnings of Satanist Crimes
School officials and counselors in San Juan, TX, warn that Satan worshippers are stealing
children and cutting up their bodies, which are never found because the perpetrators grind
them to dust. Drug counselor Ruben Garcia says cult leaders are very organized. Despite
the fact that no local children have been reported missing, school officials have told parents
that the danger is real and coming their way. (Tracy Eaton, South Texas Journal, Internet,
4/15/05)
Scientology
Tom Cruise Offering Scientology Therapy
Tom Cruise has for the past six months engaged a Scientology minister, working in a trailer,
to give Scientology ―assists‖ — which appear to be ―glorified mini-massages‖ — to the crew
on the set of the War of the Worlds. Cruise‘s sister, who is his spokesman, and, like him, a
Scientologist, says: ―If someone has an injury in a certain part of their body, if their back is
killing them, they can come in and get an assist. It‘s something that helps the body get in
better communication with itself.‖ If the crew member opts for a manual release, or ―body
thetan [sic] calibration,‖ the results are taken away in test tubes. (Defamer, Internet,
2/23/05)
Claims Unfair Firing
Tammy Bright is suing a Glen Burnie, MD, dentist for whom she worked claiming he
required her to take a Scientology-based personality test before being hired, that she had to
attend seminars based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and that
she was fired because her employer felt her lifestyle didn‘t conform to the Scientology
philosophy. She says the Scientology seminar teachings included: ―How to spot a person
who commits an overt act,‖ ―What is a suppressive person?‖ and ―Two types of people,
destructive and constructive.‖ (Laura Cadiz, Baltimore Sun, Internet, 3/4/05)
Restored Israel of Yahweh
Family Schisms Alleged
Five former members say that the Hamilton Township, NJ, Restored Israel of Yahweh,
has split families over loyalty to the group, which federal prosecutors characterized as a cult
while prosecuting three members for tax evasion last year. Nicole Czechowski said she
realized how isolating the millennial group was only when she saw the Waco conflagration
on TV. ―Oh my God,‖ she said to herself, ―I‘m in a cult.‖ Another reports her husband died
because he followed the group‘s prohibition of medical treatment. (Andrew Johnson, Atlantic
City Press, Internet, 3/6/05)
Richard Dial/Stockholm Syndrome
Why She Remained with Abductor for 11 Years
Sculptor-painter Richard Dial, who kidnapped the deputy warden‘s wife when he escaped
from an Oklahoma prison 11 years ago, says Bobbi Parker‘s remaining with him all those
years — apparently freely going into town alone to shop and returning to their isolated
home, for years — may be an example of the Stockholm Syndrome: kidnapping victims
sympathize with their captors over time, often out of fear of violence. ―She was living under
the impression that if she ever tried to get away…I would make her regret it, particularly
toward her family. I didn‘t mean it, but she didn‘t know that.‖ Parker, who had 8- and 10-
year-old daughters when she was abducted, says she did, indeed, stay with Dial out of fear
for her family‘s well being. (Lisa Falkenberg, AP in the Houston Chronicle, Internet, 4/6/05)
Satanism
Warnings of Satanist Crimes
School officials and counselors in San Juan, TX, warn that Satan worshippers are stealing
children and cutting up their bodies, which are never found because the perpetrators grind
them to dust. Drug counselor Ruben Garcia says cult leaders are very organized. Despite
the fact that no local children have been reported missing, school officials have told parents
that the danger is real and coming their way. (Tracy Eaton, South Texas Journal, Internet,
4/15/05)
Scientology
Tom Cruise Offering Scientology Therapy
Tom Cruise has for the past six months engaged a Scientology minister, working in a trailer,
to give Scientology ―assists‖ — which appear to be ―glorified mini-massages‖ — to the crew
on the set of the War of the Worlds. Cruise‘s sister, who is his spokesman, and, like him, a
Scientologist, says: ―If someone has an injury in a certain part of their body, if their back is
killing them, they can come in and get an assist. It‘s something that helps the body get in
better communication with itself.‖ If the crew member opts for a manual release, or ―body
thetan [sic] calibration,‖ the results are taken away in test tubes. (Defamer, Internet,
2/23/05)
Claims Unfair Firing
Tammy Bright is suing a Glen Burnie, MD, dentist for whom she worked claiming he
required her to take a Scientology-based personality test before being hired, that she had to
attend seminars based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and that
she was fired because her employer felt her lifestyle didn‘t conform to the Scientology
philosophy. She says the Scientology seminar teachings included: ―How to spot a person
who commits an overt act,‖ ―What is a suppressive person?‖ and ―Two types of people,
destructive and constructive.‖ (Laura Cadiz, Baltimore Sun, Internet, 3/4/05)
