Here we want to draw specific attention to the following facts:

- Mr. Griess obviously distributes his volumes of inflamatory papers and circulars to an enormous circle of people and he reaches,thereby, a wide spectrum of the public, because even we "Norwegians" get nearly all of these letters directly in our hands which are spread extensively by his individual helpers. (Unfortunately, now and then, there are even people called "World-view-point advisors" among the churches' experts who allow themselves to be used for this dirty work). Therefore, we are not citing any secrets here, but only information which Mr. Griess, himself, sends out under the heading "Concerning: The Sect Smith's Friends." Every time to: "Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends", which he mails and (which are) then passed around the population, of course with the intention of spreading evil reports about the "Norwegians" everywhere. Nevertheless, it is irrational and nearly incredible that in these circulars Mr. Griess reveals the most intimate details of his own family life to the public.

- Mr. Griess would also have had the possibility - just like we "Norwegians" - of taking immediate legal action against the Austrian Broadcasting Network, and of demanding a further presentation on his behalf, since the ABN is an establishment which, as a public institution, is obliged to be objective. Despite his proclamations that he would take legal action, he did not do it, which is not at all surprising if we consider that the ABN, in a further programme, would have investigated the incest accusations, and the actual circumstances in the Griess family. And apart from this, all of the involved people would have been invited in order to prevent an endless continuation of the confrontation. Mr. Griess was apparently quite glad that there were no further programmes, for then his house of lies would have collapsed like a pack of cards.

- The truth is: Of course, the ABN did offer Mr. Griess a further programme, however, on the condition that this particular accusation of incest would be dealt with, and that both those who were involved, and the guilty persons would be invited. But the great sect-expert did not, after all want that. The old proverb that one should "first sweep the dirt away from one's own door" (with respect to his family) before digging around in the supposed dirt of other people, is quite foreign to him. No matter what is brought to the light, he remains true to his "calling" and proclaims around the globe that the evil "Norwegians" had made his daughter crazy and had destroyed the oh-so-idyllic Griess family life.



Especially Mr. Griess' reaction to the statements of his tried and suffering daughter on TV have produced horror and abhorrence in many people's hearts, including those outside our fellowship.

In an age in which sexual abuse within family and relatives circles has been increasingly brought to the public's attention and denounced by the media (Psychiatrists and doctors warn about the enormous after effects; according to statistics every 4th child is the victim of sexual abuse within their family or close relatives) - at such a time, Mr. Griess dares to publically play down his daughter's traumatic experiences as being "little adolescent amusements".

In addition these incestuous experiences, especially the "affair with a married man" was an enormous additional psychological burden for Wiltrud Griess, which also was expressly brought forth in her court decision. (Finding of the Medical Academy).

At this point , we would like to draw special attention to the fact that the student had also become involved in this affair before her first contact with the "Norwegians". A further fact is that she was finally, carefully and lovingly, helped to get out of this disasterous relationship by individual members of our fellowship. Mr. Griess knew well enough about all of these matters. In a letter to the Medical Academy on Sept. 25, 1988 in which he complains about the "vindication" of one of the "Norwegian" members which he had accused, Mr. Griess formulates his letter as follows: "The matter with the married man, which we, as parents,of course never agreed with and which we constantly and intensely had warned against...

Here Mr. Griess admits, himself, that he, had even "constantly and intensely warned" his daughter; it was and still is something he was fully aware of and well-known to him - what great harm this burdensome relationship had caused his child. Instead of remaining on the side of the truth, he criminalizes our fellowship by placing the blame for his daughter's psychological problems on the "Norwegians" (who had helped his daughter out of this disasterous relationship)