4/14/2000

Subject: Allegation Update re: Subliminal Advertising in the "Battlefield Earth" Movie

Three weeks have passed since F.A.C.T.Net, a non profit organization, broke the story surrounding allegations that the
movie "Battlefield Earth," staring John Travolta and distributed
by Warner Brothers, may contain sophisticated subliminal advertising designed by the cult Scientology, to recruit viewers
into their cult and influence them to reject psychiatry and other mental health organizations. (Go to www.factnet.org and see the Editorial called "Warner forced to halt distribution of Travolta film, Battlefield Earth?" for all allegation details.) F.A.C.T.Net posted
a formal request in numerous public forums, the original of which was sent to Warner Brothers, asking them to make a public statement on the "Battlefield Earth" subliminal advertising allegation as well as other serious allegations surrounding the films' release. Warner Brothers has remained publicly silent.

Because of this failure to answer the allegations, F.A.C.T.Net has just forwarded a request to the boards of the leading advocacy organizations to seek their assistance in convincing Warner Brothers to immediately and publicly answer all the allegations listed at the end of this document. (See copy of request at end of this document.) Additionally, due to the severe harm that threatens
the general public should the allegations prove true, F.A.C.T.Net formally requests that Warner Brothers disclose all the specific
due diligence procedures it used to verify or refute each allegation.

The organizations that F.A.C.T.Net has asked to intervene in the Warner Brothers refusal to answer the allegations include:

The Motion Picture Association of America
The Screen Actors Guild
American and International Theater Owners Associations
The American Psychiatric Association
World Psychiatric Association
National Mental Health Association
The Child Welfare League of America
Other leading Advocacy groups for Mental Health, Children and young adults.

A quick summary of the "BattleField Earth" allegations that Warner Brothers must answer:

1. That the cult Scientology has placed highly advanced subliminal messages in the "BattleField Earth" film master to surreptitiously recruit new members from the movie audience and to get the audience to develop a revulsion for psychiatry and current mental health organizations and practices.
2. That the cult Scientology has been the secret and PRIMARY source of financing for the film and has been directly involved in "BattleField Earth" movie production, script approval and in the movie production security.
3. That the cult Scientology has pre-designed and will enact numerous recruiting schemes connected to the films' release, content and marketing. And, that these recruiting schemes are mostly targeted directly at children and young adults.
4. That the claims in the "BattleField Earth" movie trailer and other promotions that "BattleField Earth" is among the best selling
science fiction books of all time is not true and is based on misleading volume purchases made by cult members to falsely
drive "BattleField Earth" up the bestseller book lists. Because
both Warner Brothers and any theaters showing the film would
and will be held legally liable should the allegations of subliminal advertising prove true, and, due to their having been pre-informed of the allegations existence, it is further demanded that Warner Brothers publicly disclose the exact due diligence procedures it used to verify or refute each allegation. ============================================
This editorial opinion has been provided by F.A.C.T.Net, Inc. F.A.C.T.Net is a nonprofit Internet archive dedicated to protecting freedom of mind by reducing harms caused by cults and mind control by promoting public dialogue on the issues. F.A.C.T.Net's web page is located at http://www.factnet.org. F.A.C.T.Net has received over 12 million hits. Net appropriate re-distribution and proper re-posting of this document is appreciated. To help promote investigation and dialog F.A.C.T.Net thanks all the individuals who have been forwarding the editorials on these issues to movie critics, child protection agencies and theater owners all over the world.

References and resources for further investigation:

For details on how Scientology recruits Hollywood, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celeb1.htm
For more information on how Travolta, Cruise, and other celebrities mislead fans and media, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celebrities_con.html
For a photo of John Travolta promoting Scientology in front of a quasi lie dectector, see:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fishman/travolta.jpg
For more information on Scientology and celebrities, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celebrities.htm
For a list of celebrities and other Hollywood people who are and were involved in Scientology, see:
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/faq-you/celeb.txt
For descriptions of Scientology's many human rights abuses, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/dianetics_abuse.html
For information about Scientology as an extremist political movement, see:
http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/extremist.htm
For the dangers of Scientology defined in various national and international reviews, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/dianetics_defined.html
For information on Scientology's secret anti-Christian and satanic positions, see:
http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/satanic1.htm
and
http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/satanism.htm
For more information on Scientology and religion, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/dianetics.html
For information on Scientology's origins in black magic, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/lrhoccult.htm
For discussion of Scientology being a type of UFO religion, see: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/dianetics_religion.html
For information on Scientology's founder secretly claiming to be
the anti-Christ, see:
www.FACTNet.org/Scientology/satanism/ot8.html
For more about "Battlefield Earth," as seen from the eyes of former Scientologists, see:
http://www.lermanet.com/cos/lerma.html
and
http://www.lermanet.com/reference/BatEarthfaq.htm
For information on how mind control in cults works, see: http://www.factnet.org/mindcont.htm
For information on cults and their effect on children and young adults, see:
http://www.factnet.org/Children.html
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To the Executive director and board of Directors of ( the numerous non-profit organizations we have contacted )

I am a board member of the nonprofit organization, F.A.C.T.Net. F.A.C.T.Net is a nonprofit Internet archive dedicated to protecting freedom of mind by reducing harms caused by cults and mind control by promoting public dialogue on the issues.

I am writing because it has come to the attention of our organization that certain allegations could cause considerable harm to individuals and organizations with whom you have an advocacy interest.

The Allegations are as follows:

1. That the cult of Scientology has placed highly advanced subliminal messages in the soon to be released John Travolta movie, "BattleField Earth." These messages were designed to surreptitiously recruit new Scientology cult members from the
movie audience and to influence the audience to develop negative attitudes toward psychiatry and current mental health organizations and practices.
2. That the cult Scientology has been the secret and PRIMARY source of financing for the film and has been directly involved in "BattleField Earth" movie production, script approval and in the movie production security.
3. That the cult of Scientology has pre-designed and will enact numerous additional recruiting schemes connected to the films' release, content and marketing. And, that these cult recruiting schemes are mostly targeted directly at children and young adults

What assistance we need from your organization:

Almost 3 weeks have passed since F.A.C.T.Net, a non profit organization, broke the allegations that the movie "Battlefield Earth," staring John Travolta and distributed by Warner Brothers, may contain sophisticated subliminal advertising designed by the cult Scientology, to recruit viewers into the cult and influence them to reject psychiatry and other mental health organizations. (Go to www.factnet.org and see the Editorial called "Warner forced to
halt distribution of Travolta film, Battlefield Earth?" for all allegation details.) F.A.C.T.Net posted a formal request in numerous public forums, the original of which was sent to Warner Brothers, asking them to make a public statement on the "Battlefield Earth" subliminal advertising allegation as well as other serious allegations surrounding the films' release. Warner Brothers has remained publicly silent.

Because of Warner Brother's failure to publicly respond to these allegations, F.A.C.T.Net requests that your organization contact Warner Brothers and also ask them to immediately and publicly respond to the allegations. Additionally, due to the severe harm
that threatens the general public should the allegations prove true, F.A.C.T.Net encourages your organization to formally request that Warner Brothers disclose all the due diligence procedures it used
to verify or refute each allegation.

Sincerely,
Lawrence Wollersheim
F.A.C.T.Net Director