From: "visions" 
Subject: [illusions] Back to the dark ages?
Date: 8 Apr 2001 06:32:55 -0400
To: "A Very Special Person" 

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The below is the description of a closed discussion group in Yahoo.
If this is fact and really what's going on in France, it's back to the =
dark ages of the inquisition and witch hunts!
Does anybody know whether the below is fact?
Cheers
Dave Haith
visions@ntlworld.com=20
=20

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomForFrance

      Description  Category: New Age =20
      Freedom For France is dedicated to built a critical mass against =
the current repression in France targeting all spiritual groups outside =
religious mainstream. The repression includes all alternative   ways, =
self-development,holistic medicine. The repression started in 1995 when =
the French Senate listed as "dangerous" 172 names of groups dedicated to =
spiritual self freedom. Most of them where part of the New Age movment. =
Politicians determined that the followers of the "American New Age" were =
the "new wave of cults". The Chief of Justice issued instructions to =
push citizens to denounce their own neighbours, family, suspected to be =
New Age people, or alternative free-thinkers. A list of "symptoms" was =
targeting people practicing meditation, burning incense, reading, making =
new friends, going to meetings, changing eating habits, and "stopping =
watching TV" that should be denounced to police with the use of =
denounciations via "claims against X". This permitted searches to gather =
evidences and to   investigate thousand of peoples and hundreds of =
groups. The spiritual repression in France is now at stage two. The =
French Parliament voted on June 22, 2000 a new bill against spiritual =
groups. The new law would permit to label such activities as crimes and =
to eliminate all groups concerned and to condemn their leaders, =
animators and boards to firm prison and heavy fines. The new bill will =
be examined soon at the French Senate, who started this heavy repression =
at the first place. Come and help the country that helped America to be =
free during her revolution. France is not the land of freedom of =
consciousness anymore and is about to become a dictatorship and a raw =
model of so-called "normal society behavior". If succesfull, this system =
could easily be tried anywhere in other countries.   For security =
reasons, this list is moderated and the membership is restricted. Please =
apply by sending motivations to the owner. =20

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E-mail address: visions@ntlworld.com =20

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A click a day keeps hunger at bay: http://www.thehungersite.com
A click a day keeps democracy in sway: http://www.vote.co.uk=20
Our friend the artist: http://theartist.itgo.com/paintings.htm =20
Our friend the author: http://members.tripod.com/janesdiary/janemay.htm
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 'If you keep a green bough in your heart the singing bird will come'
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  'You must be the change you wish to see in the world' Gandhi
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The below is the = description of a=20 closed discussion group in Yahoo.
If this is fact and = really what's=20 going on in France, it's back to the dark ages of the inquisition and = witch=20 hunts!
Does anybody know = whether the below=20 is fact?
Cheers
Dave = Haith
visions@ntlworld.com=20
 
 
http://groups.yah= oo.com/group/FreedomForFrance
 
Description = Category: New=20 Age
Freedom For France is = dedicated to=20 built a critical mass against the current repression in France = targeting=20 all spiritual groups outside religious mainstream. The repression = includes=20 all alternative   ways, self-development,holistic = medicine. The=20 repression started in 1995 when the French Senate listed as = "dangerous"=20 172 names of groups dedicated to spiritual self freedom. Most of = them=20 where part of the New Age movment. Politicians determined that the = followers of the "American New Age" were the "new wave of cults". = The=20 Chief of Justice issued instructions to push citizens to denounce = their=20 own neighbours, family, suspected to be New Age people, or = alternative=20 free-thinkers. A list of "symptoms" was targeting people = practicing=20 meditation, burning incense, reading, making new friends, going to = meetings, changing eating habits, and "stopping watching TV" that = should=20 be denounced to police with the use of denounciations via "claims = against=20 X". This permitted searches to gather evidences and to   = investigate thousand of peoples and hundreds of groups. The = spiritual=20 repression in France is now at stage two. The French Parliament = voted on=20 June 22, 2000 a new bill against spiritual groups. The new law = would=20 permit to label such activities as crimes and to eliminate all = groups=20 concerned and to condemn their leaders, animators and boards to = firm=20 prison and heavy fines. The new bill will be examined soon at the = French=20 Senate, who started this heavy repression at the first place. Come = and=20 help the country that helped America to be free during her = revolution.=20 France is not the land of freedom of consciousness anymore and is = about to=20 become a dictatorship and a raw model of so-called "normal society = behavior". If succesfull, this system could easily be tried = anywhere in=20 other countries.   For security reasons, this list is = moderated=20 and the membership is restricted. Please apply by sending = motivations to=20 the owner.
 
 

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E-mail=20 address: visions@ntlworld.com =20
 
Joanne's webpage in = Positive Health=20 magazine:
= http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Bowen/figov44.htm
__= ______________________________________________________
A=20 click a day keeps the saws away: http://www.saverainforest.net<= BR>A=20 click a day keeps hunger at bay: http://www.thehungersite.comA click=20 a day keeps democracy in sway: http://www.vote.co.uk
Our friend = the=20 artist: http://theartist.itgo.co= m/paintings.htm =20
Our friend the author: http://members.= tripod.com/janesdiary/janemay.htm
________________________________= ___________________________
 'If=20 you keep a green bough in your heart the singing bird will=20 come'
___________________________________________________________
&= nbsp;=20 'You must be the change you wish to see in the world'=20 Gandhi
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