From: David.Rice@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.atheism
Subject: Religion & Crime / "Satanic Conspiracy"
Date: 14 Oct 92 15:49:00 GMT
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                     Education and Background
 
    Associate of arts degree, Santa Monica College, 1962.
 
    Bachelor's  degree in business administration with an emphasis
    in    marketing-management    research,    California    State
    University, Los Angeles, 1965.
 
    Divinity  studies,  Concordia Theological Seminary in Clayton,
    Mo., 1965.
 
    Ministry  degree  in  pastoral  counseling,  Eden  Theological
    Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo., 1979.
 
    Ordained  in  the  Lutheran  church, Missouri Synod, September
    1971.  Split  from the Missouri Synod in 1978 to join a branch
    group;  asked to resign from Lutheran Synod Services of Garden
    Grove  and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in
    1984.
 
                             Personal
 
    Born in Los Angeles, April 24, 1941.
 
    Married  three  times,  including  to  a former patient he met
    while  counseling at Lutheran Social Services of Garden Grove.
    Has two daughters.
 
                              SOURCES
 
    SEAVIEW COUNSELING
    STATE REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS
    STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE EXAMINERS
    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES
    INSTITUTIONS CITED
    REGISTER'S SACRAMENTO BUREAU.
 
               Transcribed by d. rice April 23, 1991
 
 
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  Commentary and My Two Cents' Worth By Transcriber D. Rice.
 
    It  is  always  distressing  to see people manipulated and taken
  advantage  of  by someone they had put their trust in--- even more
  so  when  these  people come to that person out of pain, fear, and
  confusion.  Maas  may or may not be acting out of good intentions;
  he  may very well believe in the "'Satanic' Abuse" myth, or he may
  have  so much invested in bolstering the myth, he cannot entertain
  any  objective,  unbiased  reasoning  or  critical  thinking which
  threatens his paradigm.
 
    "Covariance"  [M. Snyder] and "cognitive dissonance" [P. Clance,
  S.  Imes,  et  al]  tends  to  make  some  people more inclined to
  believe  the  irrational,  improbable,  and  even impossible, when
  presented  with  convincing--- even irrefutable--- evidence to the
  contrary.  Couple  these self-defense mechanisms with economic and
  social  gain,  and  an occult theism that has a stake in believing
  magically  (both  of  which Maas demonstrates), and one encounters
  an  individual  who quite literally cannot observe and internalize
  information that does not meet his preconceived world-view.
 
    Unfortunately,  the  best  way to buttress a flagging conviction
  in  the  magical  thinkers' paradigm, and quiet those murmuring of
  doubt  welling  in  his subconscious, is to infect others with the
  same  information disease. Maas, a certified hypnotherapist, is in
  an excellent position to plant such memes in his victims.
 
    What  Maas  did  (and  continues to do!) to his victims, to make
  them  believe  his  tales  of  "'Satanic' Abuse" to such an extent
  that  they  brought  civil  suit  against  their  mother, is quite
  despicable  for  anyone to do, whether out of ignorance or intent,
  but for a licensed therapist do to so it is utterly abominable.
 
    For  those  who  wish  to  query Maas concerning his phantasies,
  write  to  the  address below. One may be tempted to send him good
  information  that  demonstrates  his phantasies invalid, but it is
  probable he will immediately reject it. Give him a call and ask.
 
  Mr. Timothy Hugh Maas
  Care Of Seaview Counseling
  22772 Centre Drive
  El Toro, California
  92630
  1-714-951-9596

--- Maximus 2.00
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