Scientology Is A Cult…Who Cares?

Author: some guy

29 Jan

The Church of Scientology has caused many a media stir over the past few years. This is in full due to certain high profile members making public their beliefs. The “Church” itself has in fact existed since the early 1950’s, pushed along by founding kook L. Ron Hubbard. This small minority of religious belief made but a peep (with exception to the failure of Hubbard’s “E-meter” which was found to have no medical value in 1971) till the likes of Tom Cruise began boasting their faith. In wake of the storm kicked up by Cruises’ recent YouTube testimonial, an internet based group referring to themselves simply as “Anonymous” has declared war on Scientology. In the past week Anonymous has even managed to crash the Church’s website, and vows to take further action.

My question is this: who gives a damn about Scientology? A quick perusing of the Church’s official website makes one simple truth very clear; Scientology is a cult. In reality, the words “religion” and “cult” have eerily similar definitions, but “cult” is typically applied to groups smaller in number and further from mainstream religious thought. Double standard as that may be, I will happily make light of the fact that Scientology is nothing more than a simplistic oddity. Their values read like an Idiot’s Guide To Self-Help and harp upon ambiguous universalities. The maxims and aphorismatic nonsense spouted by Scientologists is worth little heed, especially in the case of Tom Cruise. This is not a dangerous sect; it is a fringe set of beliefs with little to no place in today’s world. Scientology will never amount to anything more than an Entertainment Tonight bulletin, and perhaps therein lies the problem. Because these beliefs are so unimportant and harmless, and because “religious” zealots like Tom Cruise are deep within the public eye, Scientology makes for good clean headline bashing. No real harm or danger will result from their repeated trouncing.

So hey, Anonymous, while your efforts are duly noted, maybe just leave this group be. Maybe find a real enemy to attack. Scientology means little in the scope of society’s problems. It’s just another media fad.

UPDATE: For more information on Anonymous LURK MOAR

UPDATE: As I should have stated earlier: although I may strongly disagree with a Scientologist’s take on life and death, they still have a right to express their beliefs like anyone else.

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43 Responses for "Scientology Is A Cult…Who Cares?"

anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 5:09 pm 1
You obviously know nothing about Scientology and how many lives it has ruined.

Cults often destroy people’s lives while most religions don’t.
CB January 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm 2
Maybe Scientology’s beliefs aren’t dangerous, but the “Church” organization itself is.
Disconnecting families, defaming critics of the cult, infiltrating the United States government, and selling salvation…
Do those things not count as dangerous anymore? The CoS sets an ominous precedent if we allow it to continue these behaviors.
Anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 5:16 pm 3
Do your homework. Check Google for Lisa McPherson, Operation Snow White, and Operation Freakout. Then tell me they’re “nothing more than a simplistic oddity.”
Intertube User January 29th, 2008 at 5:20 pm 4
Please direct your attention to the information contained in the following links:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972865,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_%28Scientology%29

http://www.xenu.net/
Jake Masterman January 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pm 5
Mr. Sprecher,
I believe it is not so much the religious teachings of Scientology that Anonymous is against, but rather the way the Church is run. Since Nixon was in office, the Church of Scientology has been recognized as a non-profit religion, thus gaining tax exempt status, meaning they don’t contribute to education, national defense, and so forth.

I’m sure you’ve heard that in order to gain more knowledge of the church you must pay more money, plus fees and donations for other facets of the faith. These sums can run hundreds of thousands of dollars, and while this is a paltry sum for Mr. Cruise, real lives are destroyed every year.

A further issue that Anonymous has with the CoS is that they stifle dissenters through lawsuits. Free speech is something the so-called “hackers” on the internet value.

If Scientology is something not to be cared about, picture it like this. The internet has been evolving for many years now–the world wide protests after G. W. Bush waged war in Iraq were the single most largest gathering of people rallied around a cause in the history of the world, and most people were notified of when and where to be via the internet. Unfortunately, the protests failed. Imagine, though, if people were to take baby steps and learn democratic organization through attempting to bring down Scientology, and it worked, the lessons humanity might learn about how to bring down other, more oppressive regimes around the world.

Thank you for your consideration,
Jake
The Internet January 29th, 2008 at 5:27 pm 6
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972865,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_%28Scientology%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White

http://www.xenu.net/
Jake Masterman January 29th, 2008 at 5:32 pm 7
Fair Game policy was abolished in the 60s.
Ms. Nickels January 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm 8
Srsly. Like, how about these people: http://www.godhatesfags.com/
or these:
http://www.kkk.com/
http://www.ihatemen.com/
http://www.irs.gov/
uh… just kidding on that last one… ahem.
Jake Masterman January 29th, 2008 at 5:47 pm 9
God Hates Fags is a tiny group, not really even worth our time.

When was the last time you saw a Klansman on T.V.? Also, a much more divisive fight–at least against Scientology, we don’t have the Christian south trying to kill us, hell, they might even join the fight!

I don’t know anything about “I Hate Men.com” except it sounds like a joke. Do they castrate people?
Anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 5:50 pm 10
Fair game was not abolished in the 60’s but the act of ‘declaring’ people fair game was abolished. The actual attitude and actions scientologists perform on SPs remain the same.
Anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm 11
“Fair Game policy was abolished in the 60s.”

It was “abolished” for PR reasons.

Hubbard:
“The practice of declaring people FAIR GAME will cease. FAIR GAME may not appear on any Ethics Order. It causes bad public relations. This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP.”

Actions undertaken in line with the Fair Game policy continue to this day, and this is the only consideration that matters. It is irrelevant whether or not it is an officially stated policy.
Bellesouth January 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm 12
The problems with Scientology are not in the beliefs, but in the way this cult has literally destroyed lives and threatened those who have dared to contest it.

Google Paulette Cooper.
Google Lisa McPherson.

Watch this video that accurately documents the story of Lisa McPherson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgDevF2bwA8

Read the story from Time that someone linked above me.

Read up on the harassment, the continued use of the “fair game” policy. It is frightening. It will break your heart.

What a very irresponsible commentary for you to write.
Lux January 29th, 2008 at 6:16 pm 13
Are you joking? Have you never heard of operation snow white or lisa mcphereson? Scientology isn’t a joke, it’s a dangerous cult that preys on children, the depressed and drug-addicts.

Google is your friend. Seriously.
Anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 6:20 pm 14
Fail article is fail.

Christianity was a cult in its budding days. Now its the world’s biggest religion.

Scientology is in its budding days. However unlike Christianity, when you look at Tom Cruise talk about the “awesomeness” of his cult, it sounds like his dreamworld is something out of an Orwellian novel.

Scientology is a fascist religion. By telling us to “do something better” with our time, you are promoting fascism.

Go fuck yourself.
KarlMalden's Nose January 29th, 2008 at 6:56 pm 15
Use your brain a little

The sociological view of a cult is defined as:

1. a group that tends to manipulate, exploit, and control
its members.

2. cult behavior includes:
A. manipulative and authoritarian mind control over
members
B. communal and totalistic organization
C. aggressive proselytizing
D. systematic programs of indoctrination

3. claim to possess unique and privileged access to the truth or salvation and their committed adherents typically regard all those outside the confines of the collectivity as ‘in error’”.

Check, Check and Check

How dare you compare Scientology to Christianity or the rest of the Abrahamic religions? As far as I can remember there are no Muslims, Jews or Christians suing people in court over their fucking copyrights or locking their adherents in the hulls of their cruise ships, Or charging them thousands of dollars newly minted never ending sets of religious “tech” (i.e books and tapes with FIXED donations).

Scientology is more than a mere cult, it is a global criminal pyramid scheme.
Anon808 January 29th, 2008 at 7:49 pm 16
Anonymous seems to be educated. Media, please catch up!
Terryeo January 29th, 2008 at 8:46 pm 17
It amuses me to learn that anonymous’ motivation is: Scientology wins lawsuits. So said Jake Masterson. Indeed, an apt motivation for a disparate group of people stuffed fulla …. misunderstood words. You steal videos and other confidential property to support your point of view. So take your complaints to the court, Anonymous. Or start a petition, or use other legal processes to present YOUR point of view. Your antagonistic approach was anticipated by Hubbard; the Church is positioned to take advantage of your immoral, illegal action.
Bill January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm 18
Perhaps you need to look at websites other than the Official Church of Scientology one?

Googling ‘Scientology’ quickly reveals a HUGE number of problems and deaths that is has caused.

Anonymous is right in their ‘battle’.
Human1295 January 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm 19
It’s pointless to even respond to this article since Scientologists will ensure this is the last article he writes.
averageguy January 29th, 2008 at 10:30 pm 20
I’m not too worried about scientology - it seems only a threat to the feebler minds among us.
However, I am maddened by the tax-exempt status this organization holds. That is absolutely rediculous.
uNkNoWn January 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pm 21
Hey Anonymous,
My name is uNkNoWn….. I do not believe in Scientology, but I am a bit curious on why you pick on the Church of Scientology? Sure… I agree that some stuff that scientologist believes is wrong. But who cares?????? Why do you want to start an internet war? You think your smart and can scare innicent people who are online. Let me tell you something, your not scary at all! ‘We won’t forgive, we won’t forget!’ what the hell is that all about?? Oh…. I’m so shit scared! Why won’t your organisation use your geniuses brains to do other good deed except for trying to fight against some religion. Your organisation sucks big time!

Your Eye-watching neighbourhood,
UnKoWn
Hally January 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm 22
scientology defrauds people, bribes and corrupts public officials and seeks to infiltrate governments.

they seek to deny their critics free speech and will stop at nothing to censure them. scientology has blood on its hands.
Anton January 29th, 2008 at 10:57 pm 23
FUGEDABODIT!

It’s not a Cult. It’s not a Religion. It’s Scientology.

And must be made responsible for itself.

Think, just because Granddad left you with guns and ammo in his will doesn’t mean you go shooting ‘everybody’ (Critics). Christ-sakes! Hubbard never intended that level of stupidity.

There are those who fear the “evil” U.S. of A. One could argue “It is a stupid dangerous EVIL CULT”. Couldn’t they? It does have quite the rotten history.

It’s alright to fight for your rights and stuff, but hey, com-the-fuk-down already.

David and Tom are best friends. Can you tell? Idiots!

I like to take a page from Michelle Moore here in his Doc: Sicko. He sent $12,000 Anonymously to his biggest online critic, so that that critics wife could get health care!
That-a-boy!

Kill em with kindness, is what I’d say. Hubbard does say the same, in 1500 different ways.

Did I mention, Dave and Tom are best friends?
Tom has nothing on Travolta.
Travolta is a different person.
The ORG (what a word: Org. ) Cult/whatever/ could do better with someone other then David Misguided. You think?

It isn’t Hubbard saying; Don’t look. Don’t talk. The mess has to be w/ Miscavages.

And who cares?? Well… honestly, allot of us do. That shows obvious.
Jbasoon January 29th, 2008 at 11:35 pm 24
I’m a Scientologist and very proud of it, and of what the Church and individual Scientologists do on a daily basis to help people. The level of malevolence I here is sobering, but misguided, and I’m sure most of you, if we were to sit down across from one another and talk, would be decent people and we could iron out any differences we might have.
Kyle January 29th, 2008 at 11:41 pm 25
Oh please “Scientology destroys lives”. That’s like saying “Catholicism destroys lives” or “Mormonism destroys lives” or “[your favorite hated religion here] destroys lives”.

This whole argument is childish.

I hope the vigilante Anonymous guy gets caught and taken to task by the Feds. “Anonymous” is the cult. Bringing down a group’s website and otherwise harassing them is what REAL “cult members” do. Or more accurately, its what a group of unthinking, irrational “villagers with torches” do as they wield their pitchforks.

And yes, I’ve looked at both sides of the Scientology argument — in some depth. The various allegations against Scientology have been endlessly debunked and/or put into context … and when done so, they are shown to be no different than the practices and beliefs of a myriad other mainstream religions out there.

How would a “critic” or hater spin Christianity, in a world unfamiliar with it? Answer: As an “evil brainwashing cult” which worships a vindictive deity … engages in ritualistic cannibalism … whose “core belief” is “Shellfish Are Eeevil” (the “critics” could even quote it from Leviticus in the Bible).

Leave the Scientologists alone. Let them practice their religion in peace.

Kyle
http://youtube.com/kyleman73
Anton January 29th, 2008 at 11:45 pm 26
Oh, hey. It’s me again. I just wanted to comment on the message left by Anton.

I thought it was very smart. Well thought out and quite intelligent.

I don’t know how you got that way, but keep doing it!

http://www.upperbridge.org
roger gonnet January 30th, 2008 at 12:10 am 27
Many people do care of the cult;indeed, so many families have been destroyed because of scientology, so many people have been ruined financially, psychologically and physically by that cult and so many are still under its nefarious spell that it is needed to attack it and get it down. Not the members, i mean, but the cult, yes. And give its money back to its victims.
Kyle January 30th, 2008 at 12:47 am 28
“So many families have been destroyed by Christianity.”

“So many people have been ruined financially, psychologically and physically by Christianity.”

“So many are still under Christianity’s nefarious spell that it is needed to attack it.”

Roger Gonnet, I see you constantly attacking Scientology on these boards. Yet your same arguments could be used to attack any mainstream religion out there.
sag January 30th, 2008 at 1:20 am 29
Gentlemen, it seems a certain someone is talking from his ass.
Please visit the facts. How in the world forced abortion, Murder, Kidnapping, Discrediting and brutal harassment of critics is harmless. Christian churches simply are not powerful enough to do this. But Scientology is, and we are stopping it.
Bobby Newman January 30th, 2008 at 1:31 am 30
You know for all the time these people spend talking about how scientology is killing people and have only two references on such. Lisa Mcpherson and Paulette Cooper. I believe there was a police investigation and no foul play. Two very unfortunate souls that many would have like to help and tried. I guess we should have shoved an icepick into their eysocket like some psychiatrists would have., then put on mind altering drugs, or shocked.

I have had nothing but a extremely beneficial life, off drugs, happily married because of Scientology and the technology developed my L Ron Hubbard.
Terryeo-Lightfield-Arkaitz-Churilov-Lu-Chewnandbert January 30th, 2008 at 2:10 am 31
I’m not a scientologist but I went to several Scientology web sites
and think that what it has to offer is very much needed in our world.
They do a lot of good
things. I remember reading something in the Katrina news too
about Scientology crews there and John Travolta going around in
a boat to help. I have a lot of respect for John Travolta and
personally am moved by Tom Cruz’s passion for what he believes
in. I did notice that no matter how angry they become in their
subject of passion, they don’t lower themselves to the level you
have permitted yourselves to sink. But then that is likely normal
ops for you in daily life. You guys are a bunch of bored
computer nerds with too much time on your hands. I don’t care
how far fetched a religion seems or how passionate the
members. But what I read so far was positive and actually quiet
admirable. I found a personality test on one of the sites. I’m
tired tonight but I’m going to take it tomorrow. Interesting. Back
off and get a life okay
Peter Simple January 30th, 2008 at 5:50 am 32
“Scientology wins lawsuits”?

No. It actually loses lawsuits. Technically, it settles before the final judgment, but it rarely, rarely WINS any.

What it does is it uses lawsuits to harass and (per policy) bankrupt its critics. This is an abuse of any justice system. The church of Scientology conducts itself like a criminal organization, which it is.
Godkarmachine January 30th, 2008 at 7:59 am 33
To those saying “oh, it’s just a funny religion” and “go on with your lives”, no, we are serious: Scientology destroys lives.

http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

http://xenu.net/archive/personal_story/paulette_cooper/

http://www.orato.com/lifestyles/2007/09/11/i-escaped-scientology

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/JeremyPerkins/

http://xenu.net/archive/personal_story/cheryl_s/

http://www.whyaretheydead.net/

http://xenu.net/archive/personal_story/kathryn.html

Scientology is not just a little funny UFO cult. It’s a murder machine.
Bellesouth January 30th, 2008 at 12:11 pm 34
Bobby Newman: ” Two very unfortunate souls that many would have like to help and tried. ”

What? How did they help Lisa McPherson when they took her to a hotel room for 17 days and, under their care, managed to sit by while she lost 50 pounds, became severely dehydrated, was bitten by cockroaches and died?

They could have given her medical attention. But they didn’t. Neglect.

It’s sick. And I don’t care what others say about Christianity - if you ask a Muslim or a Christian what their beliefs are, they will tell you. For free. They do not take you in to a secretive screening process. And if you leave, you may be prayed for but you certainly won’t be “destroyed.”

And you can give arguments about televangelism, but the levels to which the Scientologists take this horrible secrecy are abominable.

And Jacob - everyone agrees that Scientologists are allowed to believe what they believe. But their actions must be stopped. The lying, the harassment, the deaths. They must be stopped. I still say you were very irresponsible and continue to be so in writing this commentary.
Internet January 30th, 2008 at 12:43 pm 35
Many in the Anonymous movement have expressed the following point of view:

We do not care that people believe in Xenu and thetans. We do not care about their squirrely ethcal beliefs (ie. SPs).

We care that these beliefs are indoctrinated through a sophisticated method of mind and behavioral control that makes wartime methods of psychological torture look like childs play. We are particularly infuriated by the corporate organization, the Church of Scientology, and the unethical and frankly illegal actions it has committed as well as its propensity for legal action aimed at limiting free speech and harassing its critics.

Our movement isn’t aimed at destroying the religion of Scientology, it is aimed at the corporate entity known legally as the Church of Scientology. There is a distinction, although this distinction is not apparent to the majority of scientologists nor, apparently, the author of this article and many in the general public.
Nonya January 30th, 2008 at 1:40 pm 36
To those of you who sincerely believe that scientology is being treated unfairly by everyone right now, do you think ALL of the critics have just suddenly “gone crazy with evil thetans” or something? …or is it possible that there really is something unsavory going on with scientology that is seriously concerning A LOT of people?
-SCIENTOLOGY TACTIC: Divert Blame (”But look at what everybody else is doing!”)-
Just because other religions do, or have done, bad things does not necessarily make the scifi cult innocent of misdeeds. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
-SCIENTOLOGY TACTIC: Accuse critics of the very same misdeeds they themselves are guilty of.-
-SCIENTOLOGY TACTIC: Immediately & persistently attack anyone who dares question their authority.-
Look up “DEAD AGENTING.” “ALWAYS ATTACK. Never Defend or Deny.” - Nice, huh?
As for this “help” the cult gives, it is just for PR purposes to seem less skeevy. A front.
It’s a simple and common diversion method, “Hey look over here at the few little good things I’m doing so you can’t see the tons of misdeeds my cult buddies are up to!”
Don’t be fooled.

By the way, TERRYEO, I’ve seen you around and it’s the jerks with attitudes like yours towards critics that caught my attention before I even knew anything about the cos. You guys have a tendency to be really RUDE, arrogant, overly aggressive, paranoid, sociopathic, and just plain ugly in your attitudes towards anyone opposed to scientology. That is not what one would expect of a group of people looking to be accepted and given credibility. Normally, I take pity on the pathetic and misguided, but your attitude makes me want people to pick on you more
Ms. Nickels January 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm 37
This is all very interesting. I’m off to kill a scientologist.
pat luefan January 30th, 2008 at 2:00 pm 38
Hey. It’s the Inquision all over again, maybe there is something to Scientology’s claim of past lives.

Whose feeble mind is minding who?

The 33 of you should get a life. Your comments show you have been spending too much time reading the gossip tabaloids.

Scientlogist believe in giving hands on help in the real world . Do you agree with that? I would like to see how many of you are down with that. Go ahead and respond. I’m gonna take a count. You can bitch all you want. I want to see what your doing?

I’m gonna hold your program up to the same scrutiny.

Then we can talk about how to get someting positive done.
AF January 30th, 2008 at 9:43 pm 39
“You know for all the time these people spend talking about how scientology is killing people and have only two references on such. Lisa Mcpherson and Paulette Cooper. I believe there was a police investigation and no foul play.”

Hmmm, that sounds like the old Scientology tactic of “acceptable truth” — selecting words very carefully so that you can SOUND like you’re saying one thing when you really mean another. Like, someone unfamiliar with Scientologists might think that “no foul play” means “no behavior that is dishonest, or treacherous, or dangerous, or violent, or foul”. But of course, anyone familiar with the cases of McPherson and Cooper — who are only the best-documented cases, not by any means the only ones — knows that the Scientologists did plenty of wrong in both those cases. McPherson might well have lived if the unlicensed staffers who were watching her for 17 days in a hotel room had actually BROUGHT HER to a doctor, rather than having a Scientologist doctor illegally prescribe medications including Valium and chloral hydrate without even seeing her. When they finally took McPherson to that doctor’s hospital, she arrived without vital signs. This doesn’t seem like something that Scientology can necessarily be blamed for — until you realize that the NEAREST hospital was just two minutes away, and the Scientologists deliberately bypassed that hospital, and bypassed three others, in order to go to a hospital FORTY-FIVE MINUTES AWAY.

As for there being no “foul play” in the case of journalist Paulette Cooper, nothing could be further from the truth. Scientology set out with a very foul goal, which was “To get [Cooper] incarcerated in a mental institution or jail, or at least to hit her so hard that she drops her attacks.” They pursued this goal through the foulest of means, framing Cooper for fake bomb threats against the Church, spreading anonymous letters among her neighbors claiming that she had a social disease, and putting a Scientologist spy next to her, who pretended to be one of the few friends that stood by her in her time of need when, in reality, he was reporting back to his masters that Cooper was contemplating suicide — “Wouldn’t that be great for Scientology?” he wrote.

Obviously Bobby was hoping no one would ASK what definition he was using for “foul play” when he claimed that there was none of it. If they asked and he was honest, he would have to say “oh, I am using the most restrictive possible definition of the phrase. In fact, I’m mostly using it as a synonym for murder, so what I’m really claiming is ‘Scientology didn’t actually MURDER Lisa McPherson.’” And the rational people would ask, “Is it really a good thing to take someone AWAY FROM qualified medical care, in order to subject them to illegal unqualified medical care, and then even when you are obviously in an emergency situation where every minute could mean the difference between life and death, deliberately waste FORTY-THREE minutes driving out of your way, just so that you can be dealing with another Scientologist?” The rational people would also certainly ask Bobby why he was referring to Paulette Cooper as a “very unfortunate soul[] that many would have like to help and tried [sic]” when what MADE Paulette Cooper an unfortunate person was the Church of Scientology’s illegal and despicable campaign of harassment against her. Is Bobby completely unaware that it is the organization he is defending which trampled over the law of the land and all principles of human decency in order to victimize Paulette Cooper? Or is he fully aware of the truth, and deliberately choosing to tell an “acceptable truth” deception instead?
herro2u January 30th, 2008 at 10:20 pm 40
If you think the Church of Scientology is not dangerous, think again. Germany even went as far as to ban CoS from their country because of it’s striking similarities to the nazi party.

Do your research, it’s not just a bunch of harmless kooks that aren’t hurting anybody. It’s a vast organization with a one-world-order dictatorship agenda, almost unlimited funds, and political/governmental contacts and influence worldwide.
Anton January 31st, 2008 at 2:08 am 41
Hey Hey Hey! Me again. Anton

I commented above (#23… Lucky #?) And again in 26 because the wed link:

http://www.upperbridge.org wasn’t in the original for some reason. (put in the url .. pff whatever…)

There are some good people commenting here, (that’s all of you. BTW.) Nice to see this. It’s great.

This link is oh so very important… Vital. The site was set up by an ex-Sea Org Member trained to the highest possible level at the Top Mecca Church in the World:
A Flag Class XII Auditor. There is nobody, not still on lines, more trained out there, anywhere. PERIOD.

A Scientologist would be enslaved-stupid not to want to see/read WHAT would get this guy to leave. …as He explains it all, of course. Right out the front doors. So do it!

His comments on Lisa McPherson are excellent.
To everyone, find it. Read it.

Notice, also, he says nothing to the effect that the Technology doesn’t work. Rightly so.

For anyone else not the least bit interested, let me move the entire subject completely off to something else; say…Crop Circles!!
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=6288917544917380466
(google:star dreams)

Don’t sit there and fight what you DO NOT understand.

Fight those thing you DO understand. And don’t loose sight of the real target!

And by all means, get yourself in the best shape possible. Don’t be scared… Read what LRH has to say. It’s all good.

You’re all good!!

Anton
tucker February 10th, 2008 at 1:07 am 42
wow! religion huh, scientology,christiananity,muslim, what does it take to start a religion? not money,not god,not a church, not even a group of people. one science fiction writer, that’s crazy. a guy who writes about ufo’s and a god like creature called xenu. i’m sure everyone before me knows how LRH wrote this god into existence.also, what followed after the worlds around us became over populated 75 million years ago. i’m not positive but i think it was written in 1968, now considering the other two religions mentioned above which seem to have documentation thousands of years old that actually support the beliefs, what documentation does scientology base its beliefs? the writings of a crazy old man or an enlightened prophet who was sent by xenu to save souls and give some the understanding of how we came into existence, and the real purpose of life. of course this is a dangerous cult/ religion, do you know why it is dangerous? because thousands of people follow it. everyone remembers the branch davidians,the peoples temple,countless other groups that thought a mother ship was going to pick them up on some mountain top. not to mention the cult/religions that sold their belongings because they thought christ was coming based on the ramblings of their religious leader. some of these religions/cults ended in the loss of life. it is no surprise that religion has caused wars and death. any belief that alters peoples god given common sense is dangerous. for those who don’t believe in god, your common sense and instinct through evolution. not that i’m enlightened but just using common sense, i think you should keep your belief between you and god and not hate,SILENCE,or kill others that don’t share your belief. i have to tell you a story,today i had a flat tire and without a spare i was stranded. i waited on a scientologist to come by but i waited in vain. instead, a fella on foot stopped, he asked if i needed help and i said yes i do because i had my small children with me and couldn’t leave. the man helped me take the tire off and a small nail seemed to have flattened my tire. i told him i had no spare, he said ok and began pushing my tire down the road,i said, where are you going? and he said, “to get your tire plugged.” you can imagine my surprise! the man returned with the tire and helped me put the tire back on. we finished and i offered him money for helping me, he said you have beautiful children, buy them something nice. i realized he wasn’t going to take the money, so i offered him a ride. he said no thankyou and went on his way, i didn’t even get his name. you might think this man was religious but there was no way to know. i’m sure god looked at this man with warmth and love for helping a complete stranger and his children. the moral of this story is don’t brand a man or woman as you perceive them to be but who they are. there is good in almost everyone and religion may not play a part. everyone who reads this, i implore you to stop following religion, if you’re mentally sound you can make the decisions in your life with your god given common sense,you have your conscience to guide you! use it even when your weak.
enigma19833 March 3rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm 43
Scientology is an insidious cult that fleeces its members of money through hypnosis and intimidation.