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FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:21 PM Jul 2012

Officials Investigating Mysterious Death Of Scientology President's Son

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/19/alexander-jentzsch-dead-o_n_1687645.html?ncid=wsc-huffpost-cards-headline

By Anna Almendrala Posted: 07/19/2012 5:44 pm

Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of 27-year-old Alexander Jentzsch, the son of the president of the Church of Scientology International Heber Jentzsch. A spokesperson from the LA Coroner's Office says that the actions of Jentzsch's parents-in-law have raised some questions about his death.

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Jentzsch's death on July 2 attracted controversy because his mother, Karen de la Carriere, claimed that she had been banned from seeing his body because she had left the church of Scientology in 2010. In an email sent to thousands of current Scientology members, De la Carriere blamed the church and Jentzsch's in-laws (also Scientologists) for failing to help him recover from a traffic collision and for trying to suppress the news of his death.

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Because the church banned de la Carriere from Jentzsch's memorial, she held her own service last Friday in honor of the son she had not seen in two years, due to the church's policy of "disconnecting" from someone who leaves the organization

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Scientology's habit of "disconnecting" families is reprehensible.

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Officials Investigating Mysterious Death Of Scientology President's Son (Original Post) FrodosPet Jul 2012 OP
how do they know he is dead...as opposed to tranformed into his God-form? Fresh_Start Jul 2012 #1
Good question. FrodosPet Jul 2012 #2
sad event all the way around but if it brings scrutiny into this bunch, good. roguevalley Jul 2012 #3
People are starting to pay atttention to the Co$ FrodosPet Jul 2012 #4

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
1. how do they know he is dead...as opposed to tranformed into his God-form?
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:22 PM
Jul 2012

or are they supposed to take their bodies with them?

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
4. People are starting to pay atttention to the Co$
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:50 PM
Jul 2012

They have the right to practice their religion, so long as they don't violate the law. But neither Scientology, nor any other religion, has the right to tell me that they are immune from my criticism.

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