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"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."

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JMBlog Archive for February, 2008

New Marriage Help Blog by my friend Stan Dubin

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

My old friend Stan Dubin has a new blog about helping marriages succeed. I’ve added it to my blogroll but I thought it deserved its own post here as well. Stan is a long-time Scientologist and the author of “When the Thrill is Gone” Congrats, Stan, on the new blog, and good luck!

Sound off on TV Drug Ads

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Here’s a drug ad petition to make the FDA require that drug ads on TV have a toll-free number so that people can call in and report problems they are having with those drugs being over-advertised, and requiring more of a detailed disclosure of the side effects that the drugs have, and the prevalence of those side effects.

Personally I’d like to ban all these drug ads (especially the new drugs which haven’t been around long enough to know what their long-term side effects are going to be), same as the alcohol ads and cigarette ads were banned for the public …

Clayton Holmes helped by Scientology courses

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

I thought it appropriate that on this Super Bowl Sunday, I found an article about Clayton Holmes, the three-time Super Bowl winner who squandered his money on strippers and drugs, fathered four kids with four different women, and by age 38 was living in a shack on his mother’s place in Florence, SC; financially broke and a broken man.

Lately, however, he has started taking Scientology courses and is turning his life around:

“I know a lot of people look at Scientology and think it’s hearsay or think of Tom Cruise, but I’d encourage people to read about it before making a judgment. …

I’d be mad if the attacks were working…

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

The online terrorist organization known as “Anonymous” has declared war on the Church of Scientology. That’s my church, and my religion. So I guess they declared war on me.

A few days ago, 17 different locations of the Church of Scientology in California received envelopes in the mail containing white powder, causing evacuations and closures of some of the buildings. I hope the FBI and Homeland Security are involved in the investigation, as this is the act of a terrorist group. What’s next? Will these anonymous hackers start burning crosses on our lawns? Breaking our windows and beating us in the …

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