The Scientology Prankster has been identified.

Readers may remember that not long ago the Scientology "Freedom" magazine started arriving at my door, I started getting phone calls from Scientologists and some even showed up on my doorstep to give me a "reading."

I was at a loss to explain this, because I never contacted them, and didn't pay for a subscription to any Scientology related publications.

The culprit has been found, and many of my critics will be disappointed to learn neither Pokemon fans, the Distorted View fans, Gay Activists or any stripe of Liberal Activist I've pissed off was involved.

My church purchased new hymnals a few months ago. The problem with these hymnals is that several of the hymns expressed views and ideologies that are contradictory to the Church's Theology. To make matters worse, it was printed by "Gia publishing" a firm named after a pagan "Earth goddess."

Debates about the use of these hymnals have been heated, and one of the hymnal proponents claiming "They're just hymns" took a membership listing and signed several of his opponents, myself among them, up for offensive and often cult related mailings. So far we figure he spent at least $2,000 on this petty harassment.

Scientology is just the tip of the iceberg.

• An elderly man who lives alone has been receiving samples of feminine hygiene product.
  
• A member who'd had a hysterectomy has been put on an "Expectant mothers" mailing list.
  
• Two sisters who live together are now receiving a gay porn magazine. They've reported the company to the Postal Inspector for sending obscene material through the mail.
  
• Almost everyone who opposes the use of the hymnals has received at least one copy of the Book of Mormon.
  
• A World War II Vet who was a POW in the South Pacific is receiving material for a "Learn Japanese" correspondence school, and several Holocaust survivors have received Neo-Nazi materials and pamphlets from a "Learn German at home" program.
  

Fortunately, some of the addresses used are only on lists with restricted access, so we were able to narrow down the suspects to just three people.

Only one man had no offensive material to report, and he confessed to the harassment.

He is no longer a member of the church.

To the people trying to shut me down.

Mr. Cornswalled,

Just so you are aware, Mr. Cornswalled, I have complained to Google regarding your blog. You have obviously failed to read the terms of service for having Google host your site. You are in violation of Slander / Libel as well as Hate Speech.

In my email to report your abuse, I have listed the following examples of your violation of their terms of service:

Serious allegations indeed. Fortunately, the person filing this complaint has given some examples.

1. hateful comments directed to Muslims, homosexuals, etc.

OK, vague examples. My comments on Muslims are based on the strong correlation between Islam and terrorism. This is a well documented connection that is in the news on a regular basis. The Federal Government uses this correlation as part of their anti-terror program, and a recent study found that 25% of young Muslims support Suicide Bombing.

If the alleged "Moderate Muslims" stand up and seize the political reigns from the extremists, I will gladly recant my statements, and apologize for them. Until then, my alleged "Hate speech" (The term itself violates my first amendment rights) remains founded in fact and based upon material you can see on he news every day.

I suspect the claim of "Hate speech" about Homosexuals has to do with my using the term "Homosexual" and "Pedophile" interchangeably. If Google takes down my Blog for that, they'll have to take down hundreds of other conservative blogs that do the same thing. Wishing the two groups were not tightly entwined will not make all the sexual abuse of boys by men (A Homosexual act) vanish.

2. That your blog contains a video showing a woman being violently stoned to death

Which was also reported on the CNN web site, and is responsible for the firing of the police officers who looked on without acting. If Google complains, I'll replace the video with a link. If they demand that even a link is too much, I'll report them for trying to censor news that casts Iraq in a bad light. I doubt CBN would remain silent if they received word that Google was censoring news about religiously motivated violence in Iraq. I also doubt Google will do more than ask me to replace the video with a link, if that.

3. That your site contains slanderous and libelous statements towards Tim Henson and his listeners

Please provide some examples. I believe all my statements about Tim Henson are clearly labeled as opinion (Which is not covered by libel laws) or based on facts.

4. That you have become obsessed with slandering Tim Henson to the point of suggesting he is avoiding his duties as a tax payer and enables pedophiles

I expressed the suspicion that he was avoiding his tax duties, a suspicion I freely admit is nothing more than a supposition. I've also admitted, in my Blog, that little is likely to come of that suspicion. I've even received word that Henson is seeking the advice of a financial planner and tax accountant on this. Ironically, if I'd raised this issue in a couple of years, he MIGHT have been in trouble, but by raising it now, he'll likely correct the mistakes he would have made.

5. That Tim Henson is perhaps himself a pedophile

He jokes about molesting children, he may be a homosexual and he reads stories involving the rape of underage children, with the Cheerio monster being just the most recent one of many. Aside form challenging the connection between Homosexuals and Pedophiles, how can you seriously challenge me on suspecting Henson my be a pedophile?

I have asked Google to view your blog and reply to me. Perhaps you think that Google is such a huge company that they will simply disregard one email?

I harbor no such suspicions. I expect Google will examine my blog and may very well contact me about it.

Well, Alexander, much like you want to get rid if TIm Henson and the Distorted View, I have now made it my mission to have you banned from Google and anywhere else your old fashioned, narrow minded hypocritical views take you. I will FLOOD Google with emails about your site until they shut you down just to shut me up. And believe me, I will be more effective of getting rid of you than you are at getting rid of Tim.

Mark my words.

Your time online is dwindling down, my friend.

Expect an email from Google very soon.

Thank you

I make what you consider pathetic and ineffective attempts to shut down an obscene and potentially illegal Podcast, and you decide it's appropriate to try and erase my very existance from the Internet?

Not even Larry Flint tried to do that to Jerry Falwell. He engaged the man in court, and according to Flint, even became friends after the conflict.

I've made no efforts to silence my critics on this Blog, and if Henson promised to no longer read sexually explicit stories with underage participants and added a "Not for underage listeners" disclaimer to the beginning of his podcast I would stop trying to shut him down, as he'd at that point be no better or worse than any other online pornographer.

You, however, want to erase me.

Answering some questions

I've gotten a lot of questions lately, and would like to answer them.

Several people have asked why I put quotes around the name "Tim Henson." I started doing this because, at the time, I thought the name was a pseudonym. The first episode of "Distorted View" I encountered featured a 12 year old child being raped by a monster made out of cheerios, and I'd thought that no one would be dumb enough to record content like that under their own name. The legal status of this disgusting material is unfortunately in doubt. While I have reported the program to the authorities, the complete lack of action regarding a separate podcast that explicitly advocated pedophilia does not give me hope that "Distorted View" will be dealt with by the government.

I have since learned that Tim Henson is apparently the man's real name. I'd like to say I was shocked by someone recording material that may or may not be illegal under their own name, but the current "Internet Culture" seems to embrace illegal and immoral activities as if it's wrong that copyright law even exists. I still use quotes around his name more out of habit than anything else.

How likely is it that the IRS will take action against Tim Henson?

From what I've learned, not very. I've learned that he only started making his living from Distorted View within the last few months, and according to my tax accountant, the funds he's received in previous years may largely qualify as "gifts." He may owe some back state sales tax, and the IRS may decide to fine him, but since I have no dollar values to include and no information beyond the content of a "comedy" program, my tax attorney advised me that this may amount to no more than one more "tick" towards the IRS auditing him.

If he was on the verge of being audited at the state or federal level, my complaint MAY push him over the edge, but unless he already looks suspicious nothing will come of it.

What's the status of trying to get Tim's web hosting pulled?

Trying to get a single web site pulled without having a DMCA claim to file is more difficult than one would think. A single individual trying to get a petition signed will find their petition filled with more gag entries than real ones. Larger organizations with the clout to get a web site pulled, like the American Family Association, are largely interested only in national causes. "Distorted View" is simply too small and obscure a site for them to deal with. They're more concerned with network programming with millions of viewers. A podcast with a few thousand listeners is, to quote one representative I spoke to, "Small potatoes, nothing on the national scene."

I've gotten a lot of advice and encouragement from these organizations, and they're sympathetic to my cause, but unless the show grows more popular, they won't try to mobilize their members to move against it. "It's like using a tactical nuke to kill a mosquito," according to one representative.

Why do you keep tagging all of the Distorted View posts with "Gay Agenda"?

That tag is based upon the content of the program. The show's own fans claim to be unsure about Tim Henson's "sexual orientation," and the content includes aberrant audio of gay's having sex. I think that speaks for itself.

A lot of people are filing complaints about your blog with Google...

I will address that complain point by point in a separate post.

You're censoring posts, you must be scared!

No, I'm not scared. It's just easier to use Blogger's comment moderation features to delete all of the 40 page random number posts than to delete them form the comments. You'll notice that the posts that complain about me and criticize my logic are still being approved. The one line status updates about bodily functions however, are not.

Aren't you committing Libel against Tim?

I'll go into more detail when I respond to the complaint people are sending to Google, but no, I'm not. I never said Tim Henson was evading his taxes, I just asked if he was and said I would report my suspicions to the IRS. When I used the term "Pedophile" in reference to Tim Henson, it was because he was reading stories about underage children being raped. Based on my research, the "Cereal Rape" story as his fans call it was not the first instance of this on his program.

A Victory for Distorted View Fans

Distorted View fans have achieved a victory.

I've enabled comment moderation on my blog.

A quick look at the abusive, vulgar and absurd comments already made in my blog will reveal that this took some doing. One of "Tim Henson's" underage listeners has taken to posting long strings of nonsense, random letters and numbers and even copying and pasting all the existing comments as a new comment. This is a new, pathetic low, even for "Distorted View" fans. This isn't even the mental effort needed to insult me, it's just mindless, pathetic copy and pasting.

Just when I thought "Tim Henson" and his fans could sink no lower, they do something that needs them to stop thinking all together, and act by mindless repetition.

Anywhere in the blog where you see the text "Deleted by Moderator" is the remnants of one of these childish, pages long posts.

Don't worry though, if you're putting actual thought into your post, even if it's just to think of a new way to string together profanities about me, your post will probably show up after I've reviewed it. It just means it will take a little longer for your insults to make it through.

As for the people who offer real criticism of me, or ask genuine questions, you too will find your comments appearing on the blog. There'll just be a delay, specifically, a delay lasting until I get around to going through the pending comments.

This is what happens when you challenge chattering brats out to be offensive. They attack you, and the vehemence with which they are attacking only serves to support my views of "Tim Henson" and his fans. The fact that even the knuckle dragging morons are coming out of the woodwork shows how real a threat I've become to "Distorted View." They're scared, and lacking any real avenues of attack are now using the most childish and pathetic means of striking back.

This also tells me that Tim Henson is scared of the IRS. He has something to hide.

I pay my taxes, Timmy, I even declare anything I buy online and pay state income taxes on those items. I have a professional go over every line of my tax return "With the vehemence of an audit" every year. I have nothing to hide.

Clearly, Tim Henson has a LOT to hide, particularly from the IRS.

Reporting "Tim Henson" for Tax Evasion

I've received aid from an unlikely source, one of Distorted View's own fans.

One of the Distorted View's underage listeners has been posting to my blog. He goes by the pen name "Craig Smith" and generally posts childish things like dozens of blanks lines, or the numbers 1 to 99, each on their own line. Sadly, this kind of behavior is not uncommon from "Distorted view" fans.

In one of his posts however, he mentioned taxes.

Taxes.

"Tim Henson" supports himself on membership fees for his podcast. Does he pay taxes on those fees? Has he paid the appropriate taxes for the funds he's apparently received from his listeners over the years?

The IRS is one of the most feared agencies in the federal Government, and while Income Taxes are themselves unconstitutional, no legal challenge to them has ever stood up in court. "Render unto Caesar" and all that.

Does "Time Henson" file his taxes quarterly, the way he's supposed to? Is he claiming those membership fees as taxable income?

I'm currently drafting a letter to send the IRS and the Ohio state revenue services to inform them of potential tax evasion. Assuming the government an track down "Tim Henson" I'm sure they'll have some questions about his finances, and wouldn't be it a shame if poor, poor Timmy was forced to sell his computer equipment to pay an IRS settlement.

72 Virgins and Boys, the Muslim view of Heaven

Muslims are motivated to terrorism because the Quran tells them that fighting non-believers is a duty of every Muslim and the only way to be certain of going to heaven to enjoy untold sensual pleasures is to die fighting in the cause of Allah.

If they can make it to heaven, one of the rewards all Muslims are promised is 72 virgins. The number of virgins is not specified in Quran, it comes from a quotation of Muhammad recorded in one of the lesser known Hadith.

Eternal erection and virginity

Modern apologists of Islam try to downplay the evident materialism and sexual implications of such descriptions, but, as the Encyclopaedia of Islam says, even orthodox Muslim theologians such as al Ghazali (died 1111 AD) and Al-Ash'ari (died 935 AD) have "admitted sensual pleasures into paradise". The sensual pleasures are graphically elaborated by Al-Suyuti (died 1505 AD), Quranic commentator and polymath. He wrote: "Each time we sleep with a houri we find her virgin. Besides, the penis of the Elected never softens. The erection is eternal; the sensation that you feel each time you make love is utterly delicious and out of this world and were you to experience it in this world you would faint. Each chosen one [ie Muslim] will marry seventy [sic] houris, besides the women he married on earth, and all will have appetising vaginas."

BOYS.
Homosexuality was and is widely practised in Islamic countries. To please the homosexuals among his followers he promised them pre-pubescent boys in Paradise. So after committing plunder, loot, rape and murder in this life, the followers of Islam get "rewarded" by untouched virginal youths who are fresh like pearls.

Have you ever seen a woman stoned to death?

The Religion of Peace strikes again.

There's cell phone video of the murder.

What was her crime? Why, she was murdered by her own father for falling in love with the wrong boy.

You can view the video here

Don't expect any legal consequences for this murder. The police looked on and did nothing.

Responding to Critics

As always, my comments have stirred up some chatter form the barking Moonbats, so I'll respond to some of the more eloquent critics.

craigus smithius has left a new comment on your post "Jerry Falwell":

wasn't it in the bible that religion should be kept seperate from politics am i right or am i right?

No, you're wrong and a moron to boot. Jesus said "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and render unto God that which is God's." in response to questions about if Jews should pay Roman taxes. He told his followers to pay their taxes and, so long as it didn't conflict with God's laws, obey their government.

There are actually numerous passages detailing dire consequences for removing God form government. The nation of Israel was destroyed several times for emulating their neighbors and failing to put God first.

The Bible is very clear: Keep God in everything, or suffer the consequences.

apronk has left a new comment on your post "Jerry Falwell":

"If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being."
--> so being a Catholic, a member of the founding church of Christianity that has been around for 2000 years, isn't as good as being a member of an offshoot cult-like Christian community that has only been around for what? A hundred years if that? Presbyterians, you suck. Lutherans, you suck too.

The Catholic Church and it's followers are damned. They pray to saints, not God, they claim Mary, Mother of Christ as a "co-redeemer" with Christ, they have a plethora of renamed pagan deities in their gallery of "Saints," their "Bible" is full of false books (The Apocrypha) and they're a home and haven for pedophiles and rapists, whom they call "Priests."

Tell em again what's so great about these deviant Hell bound liars?

"I hope I live to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we won't have any public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them. What a happy day that will be!"
--> in other words, the churches should be getting all of the tax money. Money money money!

No, the Churches should be running the schools, not the government. Churches need to step up and take back the mantle of educators so we can shape a moral and upright generation instead of nurturing deviant behavior the way public schools do.

"AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals."
--> using the same logic: "SARS and bird flu are not just God's punishment for Asians; it is God's punishment for a society that tolerates Asians.

That's an absurd attempt at logic.

AIDS would never have spread if it weren't for Homosexuals and Drug addicts trading it like baseball cards, then donating their corrupt, polluted blood to the innocent.

SARS is a flu variant, that's killed, what, 1,000 people world wide? Fear of SARS is overblown Mainstream Media hype.

"I do not believe the homosexual community deserves minority status. One's misbehavior does not qualify him or her for minority status. Blacks, Hispanics, women, etc., are God-ordained minorities who do indeed deserve minority status."
--> 'deserve minority status'. Wow. Not just sexist but racist also. Surprise!

If there are fewer of your racial group in an area, then you are a minority and deserve to be treated well by the dominant race.

Whites are the minorities in South Africa.

Whites are the minorities in China.

Falwell's inclusion of Women in that group is probably more of a reference to God's dictate that men protect women than anything else. I never said that Falwell was a prophet, just that I viewed him as a hero. Heroes can be human, and thus have flaws. There are points at which I disagree with him, and listing women as a minority is one of them.

craigus smithius has left a new comment on your post "A fresh tack on taking on Distorted View":

and if you spill my coffee again ill hit you so hard your babies will be born bruised... bitch!

That's more typical of how Distorted View listeners tend to respond. Random, irrational and unrelated bits of gibberish.

Jerry Falwell

As many of you know, one of my heroes, Jerry Falwell, passed away recently.

He crusaded against homosexuals, fought pornographers in court and was a major factor in the rise of Christians into positions of political power in America.

He will be missed, and I can only pray God anoints a successor to continue his work.

On Sept. 11: "The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America, I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.' "

On AIDS: "AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."

"AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals"

On homosexuality: "I believe that all of us are born heterosexual, physically created with a plumbing that's heterosexual, and created with the instincts and desires that are basically, fundamentally, heterosexual. But I believe that we have the ability to experiment in every direction. Experimentation can lead to habitual practice, and then to a lifestyle. But I don't believe anyone begins a homosexual."

"[Homosexuals are] brute beasts...part of a vile and satanic system [that] will be utterly annihilated, and there will be a celebration in heaven."

On Martin Luther King Jr.: "I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations."

On Martin Luther King Jr., four decades later: "You know, I supported Martin Luther King Jr., who did practice civil disobedience."

On public education: "I hope I live to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we won't have any public schools. The churches will have taken them over again, and Christians will be running them."

On the separation of church and state: "There is no separation of church and state."

On feminists: "I listen to feminists and all these radical gals. ... These women just need a man in the house. That's all they need. Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home. And they blew it and they're mad at all men. Feminists hate men. They're sexist. They hate men; that's their problem."

"It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God, and is possibly being replaced by a Christ-centered men's movement which may become the foundation for a desperately needed national spiritual awakening."

On global warming: "I can tell you, our grandchildren will laugh at those who predicted global warming. We'll be in global cooling by then, if the Lord hasn't returned. I don't believe a moment of it. The whole thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability."

On Bishop Desmond Tutu: "I think he's a phony, period, as far as representing the black people of South Africa."

On Islam: "I think Mohammed was a terrorist. I read enough of the history of his life, written by both Muslims and non-Muslims, that he was a violent man, a man of war."

On Jews: "In my opinion, the Antichrist will be a counterfeit of the true Christ, which means that he will be male and Jewish, since Jesus was male and Jewish."

"Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions"

"If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being."

For Crying out Loud

To the jerk who signed me up for the Scientology "Freedom Magazine" subscription.

NOT funny.

Giving them my phone number.

NOT FUNNY.

Scheduling a time for them to VISIT MY HOUSE when I was home to give me an "evaluation."

NOT FUNNY.

A fresh tack on taking on Distorted View

From:alexander.cornswalled@gmail.com
To: CShepherd@newsoftheweird.com
Date: 5-17-2007
Subject: Violations of your Trademark

To the webmaster at newsoftheweird.com,

I have learned that your trademark on the phrase "News of the Weird" is being violated by a podcast known as "Distorted View" hosted at distortedview.com.

I recommend you send the host of the podcast, a man who goes by the pen name of "Tim Henson" a DMCA takedown notice to force him to remove instances of your trademarked phrase.

The phrase is currently used in the title bar of the web site's main page as well as the "news archive" pages of the rest of the site.

Alexander Cornswalled

The status of my feud with Distorted View

I've been neglecting my Blog of late. Real life always takes precedence over digital concerns, so I was surprised to see such a massive glut of spam and hostile posts in my inbox when I returned.

I really struck a cord when I pointed out the obscene and potentially illegal content in the "Distorted View" Podcast. Fans of the degenerate show flocked to the defense of the pornographer. While my blog had a handful of defenders, they were swamped by the wave of hatred and frustration that "Tim Henson" unleashed.

This kind of reaction only happens when you have people running scared. They KNOW the podcast violated obscenity laws, and the preponderance of underage listeners means this "Tim Henson" is guilty of contributing to the delinquency of minors.

Not only that, but he's encouraging his fans to attack an online question and answer service called "Yahoo Answers." The samples I heard were disgusting, and his fans have taken to offering criminal and often dangerous advice.

The friend who'd originally presented me with an episode of the Podcast sent me a collection of audio clips he'd taken from the show's last few weeks. He, inexplicably, listens to the program and wanted me to hear what kind of an impact I've had.

"Tim Henson" apparently stops mid sentence to rant about me, protesting that the show is "only parody."

While he still reads pornographic stories, in the introductions I heard, he changes the age of all the participants, so even if the original story involved children, they were magically 18 at the time of the story.

He's taken to talking about "What Cornswalled will think of this" and saying things like "Don't isolate that audio," clearly fearing what I would make of it.

My friend warned me that these were excerpts, and that the density of comments referencing me were not typical of the show as a whole, but it's clear that I've become a hidden censor, reminding "Tim Henson" that someone is watching, and that his show can no longer go on as it did before. Legal repercussions are looming if he steps out of line, and the fact that President Bush is cracking down on pornography and obscenity means folks like this "Henson" character are in line for the chopping block.

I may not have been able to bring down his program, yet, but I've at least caused a spark of concern, forced the deviant to give at least a moment's thought to what he says or does next. I may not have him changing his ways in any significant sense, but at least he's a little bit fearful of consequences.

Who knows? There may be help for him yet. He may yet repent and destroy the program of his own accord, and spare myself and my peers from using the legal system to take it down ourselves.

Former Ron Paul Campaign Coordinator Supports Giuliani

While everyone is hailing this as a "Great moment" for Rudy Giuliani, I think just as importantly, it was a horrible moment for Ron Paul. My former boss looked like a complete nutcase. He looked frail. His hands shaked. He showed his age. He was completely unprepared for Giuliani's romping response.



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Yes, I know it's parody

I know the following is a parody, but in its absurdity it highlights a very important point about the difference between AIDS contracted through no fault of one's own, and AIDS contracted through deviant or degenerate behavior.

One is judgment upon vile behavior, and the other is a tragedy, visited upon the innocent because others are more interested in pursuing their own deviant lusts of the flesh than in the safety of others.