RE: AU Form: Report a Violation
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Dear Mr. Balmer,
Thank you for contacting Americans United. The government may contract with religious organizations to provide secular services, but it is unconstitutional for the government to solicit religious services. Is there any evidence that the Foundation's presentations in public schools contained religious content?
Best,
Ian Smith
______________________________
Ian Smith
Staff Attorney
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 850, East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 466-3234 ext. 244
ismith@au.org
www.au.org
Please consider making a donation to AU at https://au.org/donate/donate-
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Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:20 PM
To: legaldept; Sarah Stevenson
Subject: AU Form: Report a Violation
Date: January 31, 2015 20:19:57
User ID: 59932
Email: f----s@gmail.com
Name: VERNON BALMER
Address: GENERAL DELIVERY
HONOLULU, HI 96820
Phone:
Preferred Contact: email
Member?: No
How did you hear?: Trying to call attention to the injustice I suffer.
Violation: Uh, church and state? Scientology-Backed Anti-Drug Program At Work in City Public Schools
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Thank you for contacting Americans United. The government may contract with religious organizations to provide secular services, but it is unconstitutional for the government to solicit religious services. Is there any evidence that the Foundation's presentations in public schools contained religious content?
Best,
Ian Smith
______________________________
Ian Smith
Staff Attorney
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 850, East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 466-3234 ext. 244
ismith@au.org
www.au.org
Please consider making a donation to AU at https://au.org/donate/donate-
Our consultation with you about your legal inquiry, and any letter(s) we write in an effort to resolve your concern, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Any formal attorney-client relationship, including any agreement to represent you in litigation, must arise from a written retainer agreement. We consider all communications pursuant to your legal inquiry to be confidential, because they are divulged to us in the course of requesting representation. See, e.g., In re Auclair, 961 F.2d 65, 69-70 (5th Cir. 1992).
-----Original Message-----
From: webmaster@au.org [mailto:webmaster@au.org] On Behalf Of f----s@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:20 PM
To: legaldept; Sarah Stevenson
Subject: AU Form: Report a Violation
Date: January 31, 2015 20:19:57
User ID: 59932
Email: f----s@gmail.com
Name: VERNON BALMER
Address: GENERAL DELIVERY
HONOLULU, HI 96820
Phone:
Preferred Contact: email
Member?: No
How did you hear?: Trying to call attention to the injustice I suffer.
Violation: Uh, church and state? Scientology-Backed Anti-Drug Program At Work in City Public Schools
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-
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2:03 PM (20 hours ago)
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That would have to be ascertained by someone skilled in observance of such. I only had my antennae
raised by a news story. From what I know about the CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, that some view as
a" cult", I would be more concerned with how and what techniques are being used. Again, that would
be for someone more skilled in this particular discernment, while being a direct observer.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 11:21 AM, legaldept <legaldept@au.org> wrote:
Dear Mr. Balmer,
Thank you for contacting Americans United. The government may contract with religious organizations to provide secular services, but it is unconstitutional for the government to solicit religious services. Is there any evidence that the Foundation's presentations in public schools contained religious content?
Best,
Ian Smith
_______________________________________________
Ian Smith
Staff Attorney
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 850, East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 466-3234 ext. 244
ismith@au.org
www.au.org
Please consider making a donation to AU at https://au.org/donate/donate-now
Our consultation with you about your legal inquiry, and any letter(s) we write in an effort to resolve your concern, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Any formal attorney-client relationship, including any agreement to represent you in litigation, must arise from a written retainer agreement. We consider all communications pursuant to your legal inquiry to be confidential, because they are divulged to us in the course of requesting representation. See, e.g., In re Auclair, 961 F.2d 65, 69-70 (5th Cir. 1992).
-----Original Message-----
From: webmaster@au.org [mailto:webmaster@au.org] On Behalf Of f----s@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:20 PM
To: legaldept; Sarah Stevenson
Subject: AU Form: Report a Violation
Date: January 31, 2015 20:19:57
User ID: 59932
Email: f----s@gmail.com
Name: VERNON BALMER
Address: GENERAL DELIVERY
HONOLULU, HI 96820
Phone:
Preferred Contact: email
Member?: No
How did you hear?: Trying to call attention to the injustice I suffer.
Violation: Uh, church and state? Scientology-Backed Anti-Drug Program At Work in City Public Schools
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150128/hells-kitchen- clinton/scientology-backed- anti-drug-program-at-work- city-public-schools?utm_ source=Manhattan&utm_campaign= 63adcb2906-Mailchimp-NYC&utm_ medium=email&utm_term=0_ 7456974fe2-63adcb2906- 132549973
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From the WIKI > Technology application organizations
- Narconon is a drug education and rehabilitation program. The program is founded on Hubbard's belief that drugs and poisons stored in the body impede spiritual growth, and was originally conceived by William Benitez, a prison inmate who applied Hubbard's ideas to rid himself of his drug habit.[161][169] Narconon is offered in the United States, Canada and a number of European countries; its Purification Program uses a regimen composed of sauna, physical exercise, vitamins and diet management, combined with auditing and study.[161][169]
- Criminon is a program designed to rehabilitate criminal offenders by teaching them study and communication methods and helping them reform their lives.[161] The program originally grew out of the Narconon effort and today is available in over 200 prisons.[169] According to Melton, it has experienced steady growth, based on a good success rate, with low recidivism.[169]
