Posted on 02/17/2009 10:25:19 AM PST by outlawjake
CLEARWATER — A mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Church of Scientology, its Flag Service Organization and three parishioners, claiming they brought about her son's death by denying him access to his antidepression medication.
Among the three parishioners named as defendants: Denise Gentile, the twin sister of the church's current worldwide leader, David Miscavige, as well as her husband, Gerald Gentile.
The lawsuit stems from the death of Kyle T. Brennan, 20, who shot himself in the head on Feb. 16, 2007, in Clearwater, while visiting his father, who is a Scientologist.
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Really? come on? Look at Tom Cruise, he is a model of mental stability and he is a follower of Scientology.
/sarc
One of the WORST things a person can do is stop a Psych med cold turkey.
She will win this case. Pitifully, this young man died needlessly.
Good, anything to expose these nuts.
wish I had the popcorn concession on this one!
Apparently his thetan level wasn’t high enough. Xenu you let down another one of your followers.
Hell has a habit of letting folks down.
Two words: Lisa McPherson
I worry for Katie Holmes and her children.
yea.. and its the same lawyer that handled Lisa’s case..
Was he a member of the church? At 20 he is well able to make his own decisions. If he decided to join their church and abide by their tenants (which apparently include non-use of these types of drugs) then I don’t see she has a case. People have a right to their own religious beliefs, no matter how stupid.
ON THE OTHER HAND, if he was not a member of the church and they removed his drugs on his dad’s say so, then they stepped over a huge line. At 20, his dad has not right to control his son’s medication.
The Church of Hollywood on the move again.
Technically, his father would be expected to refuse to have anything to do with his son if his son did not embrace Scientology. That’s probably the most painful thing about this false religion. Scientology warns it’s adherents that non-scientologists are ‘supressives’ who will defeat everything they gain from their devotion to that business (I mean, religion). So, sci parents stop talking to their children, sci children disavow their non-sci parents. Spouses break contact with spouses - the ‘church’ splits families because non-sci members try to reason with those trapped by the religion and it makes waves. So this depressive young man may have had to toe the line if he wanted any sort of relationship with his father.
The media should stop according the self-acclaimed moniker “church” to the *business* of scientology...there is no religion on earth that trademarks all its “products” (i.e. do you think “Bible”, “Jesus”, etc. are *trademarks*? - no, of course not. - A trademark is a device to distinguish goods and/or services of commercial enterprises from their competitors - do a search on the multitude of scientology trademarks throughout the world vs. the lack thereof of any credible religion - yes, even the muzzies have not trademarked “Quoran”, “Muhammed” etc. - Quod erat demonstrandum!)
Bring it on, Tommy boy!
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