Scientology Quick to Exploit Newtown Tragedy - 2012-12-17

Scientology Quick to Exploit Newtown Tragedy December 17, 2012, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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Pity poor PIX 11 reporter Hilary Whittier, who had to put together one of those cloying, cliche-filled pieces in the wake of the Newtown massacre, the kind of thing where shell-shocked locals are interviewed talking about hope and prayers in the face of tragedy.

Near the end of her report, Whittier wants to give an example of what locals are doing to comfort each other, and she holds up a pamphlet, The Way to Happiness, that "people" were handing out.

She was apparently unaware that the pamphlet is a classic come-on from the Church of Scientology, which has quickly descended on Newtown to exploit the mass murder.

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = Scientology Quick to Exploit Newtown Tragedy | url = https://tonyortega.org/2012/12/17/scientology-quick-to-exploit-newtown-tragedy/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = December 17, 2012 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}