Scientology Links to "Best Friend in Congress" Scrubbed In G

Scientology Links to "Best Friend in Congress" Scrubbed In Google, Bing, Wikipedia

Locked in a tough re-election battle, Scientology's "best friend in Congress" Rep. Brad Sherman has had his long connection to COS scrubbed from Web search engines such as Google, as well as Wikipedia.

1.Just last year "Salon" magazine named Brad Sherman one of "the church’s best friends currently serving in Congress."

2.COS specially honored Sherman at a 2004 Celebrity Center Gala.

3.When the Scientology HQ opened in Washington, D.C., Brad Sherman starred at the ceremony and “praised the organization as a positive force for human rights and religious freedom.”

4.In 2009, COS public affairs flack Sylvia Stanard said Sherman “is not a church member but supports the human rights work the church is doing all over the world.'”

Voters should have access to that information. But here's the problem:

Google shows no connection whatsoever to Scientology when searching “Brad Sherman.” Neither does Bing.

Sherman's Wikipedia entry has been systematically edited day after day to remove mentions of Scientology.

This scrubbing is relatively recent, and has the effect of suppressing information about links between the candidate and COS on the eve of an election.

Unfortunately, most voters in Sherman's new Congressional District know nothing at all about his loyalty to the Church of Scientology.

Sherman is running against fellow Democrat Howard Berman (D-CA), thanks to redistricting and California's new top-two primary system, and is running way ahead of Berman according to Sherman's polling.

Both are Democrats. There's very little difference between them in terms of voting or policy.

COS supports Brad Sherman – but the voters know almost nothing of their relationship.

PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO VOTERS.