Doesn anybody know anything about Scientology?

[walls83]

This whole Tom Cruise thing and then Scientology trying to shut down the scientomogy site got me curious.  Frist thing I would say is WOW what abunch of dangerous loons.  here is a intro into scientology if your curious.

http://www.zipperfish.com/free/yaafm11.php

Xenu 4 LIFE..!!!

[MustardTent]

Go to Operation Clambake and have a look.  Scientology is not nice in my opinion.

Nothing else to say about it.


Edit: Changed post to be less negative.  Don't want Saint to get sued (it has been known to happen to other websites).

[shmokes]

I know that they're bat ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- crazy.

[Harry Potter]

Only in America.

[Dartful Dodger]

Only in America.

Freedom of expression is a good thing.

[ChadTower]

It makes me laugh that the autocensor misspells Cleveland.

[MustardTent]

I was just searching for that.  Thought it was another inside joke.  ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

[Harry Potter]

Only in America.

Freedom of expression is a good thing.

Wackos have no business starting religions. They should go into politics. Take Australia... 

Edit: Freedom of expression includes their practice of Fair Game

[SirPoonga]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

[Harry Potter]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

[SirPoonga]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

I didn't say which pond, now did I

I just remember news in the UK of some government official claiming to be a Jedi, or something like that.

[ChadTower]

Wackos have no business starting religions.

But that would eliminate nearly all religion at the source.

[Harry Potter]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

I didn't say which pond, now did I

I just remember news in the UK of some government official claiming to be a Jedi, or something like that.

I was thinking of the time when they had the Census in new Zeland and people were putting down their religion as Jedi.
Apparently for a religion to be officially recognised, you need about 10000 people to confirm that they follow it.
Sufficed to say, the force was not with them. 

[Havok]

And Battlefield Earth really stank too...

[Harry Potter]

Wackos have no business starting religions.

But that would eliminate nearly all religion at the source.

As long as I end up Emperor of Earth, I don't really care. 

[Harry Potter]

And Battlefield Earth really stank too...

Book was OK, if you look past the author.

[Grasshopper]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

I didn't say which pond, now did I

I just remember news in the UK of some government official claiming to be a Jedi, or something like that.

The same thing happened in the UK. We had a census and a bunch of people (including myself  ) put down their religion as Jedi. I think the threshold for official recognition was actually reached but the government chose to classify all the Jedis as being atheists.

[Harry Potter]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

I didn't say which pond, now did I

I just remember news in the UK of some government official claiming to be a Jedi, or something like that.

The same thing happened in the UK. We had a census and a bunch of people (including myself  ) put down their religion as Jedi. I think the threshold for official recognition was actually reached but the government chose to classify all the Jedis as being atheists.

That's when you should have stormed number 10 with lightsabers.

[MustardTent]

But that would eliminate nearly all religion at the source.

There is some serious anti-religion sentiment around here...

[Grasshopper]

Only in America.

At least it isn't a Jedi religion like in the country across the pond....

You're thinking of New Zealand

I didn't say which pond, now did I

I just remember news in the UK of some government official claiming to be a Jedi, or something like that.

The same thing happened in the UK. We had a census and a bunch of people (including myself  ) put down their religion as Jedi. I think the threshold for official recognition was actually reached but the government chose to classify all the Jedis as being atheists.

That's when you should have stormed number 10 with lightsabers.

Unfortunately Tony Blair and his Sith mind tricks got the better of us.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

There is some serious anti-religion sentiment around here...

Religion has only itself to blame.


mrC

[MustardTent]

That may be true, but it's interesting that on public forums like these the anti-religious people are more vocal about their beliefs than the religious types by far.

[ChadTower]

That's because the religious types are doing it IRL while we are typing about it here.

[Harry Potter]

Not really,

Pleanty of my friends are religious (me including. Sorta) but they're not all that vocal. As far as they're concerned, they have their faith and no one's going to tell them otherwise.

Also they're sensible enough not to push their beliefs on people who do not wish it.

[MustardTent]

I'm not sure how this isn't real life.  We're not playing some MMORPG or something.  We are communicating with each other over a some eletronic medium.  No different than a telephone.

[ChadTower]

This sure as hell is an MMORPG.

[MustardTent]

Not really,

Pleanty of my friends are religious (me including. Sorta) but they're not all that vocal. As far as they're concerned, they have their faith and no one's going to tell them otherwise.

Also they're sensible enough not to push their beliefs on people who do not wish it.

This describes me pretty well. However, does your comment mean that some here are not sensible enough to not push their anti-religious beliefs on the rest of us?

[Clonedsheep]

I'm not sure how this isn't real life.

[ChadTower]

Stick around a while.

[MustardTent]

Stick around a while.  Some people around here are not sensible enough to refrain from teabagging people.

Assumptions based on post count.  I know I'm more of a lurker than anything, but I've been around here for quite a while.

[ChadTower]

Post count is more a factor of typing speed and if they can BYOAC from work.

[Harry Potter]

Not really,

Pleanty of my friends are religious (me including. Sorta) but they're not all that vocal. As far as they're concerned, they have their faith and no one's going to tell them otherwise.

Also they're sensible enough not to push their beliefs on people who do not wish it.

This describes me pretty well. However, does your comment mean that some here are not sensible enough to not push their anti-religious beliefs on the rest of us?

I'd say most people here are sensible enough not to do that.
But then again, most people here don't push any agenda (except the old plexi-glass argument  ).
They do defend their beliefs. If there's any pushing of agendas around here, it usually ends up in a flame war and locked topics.

So yes, people here are very sensible here.

[Harry Potter]

Post count is more a factor of typing speed and if they can BYOAC from work.

If I could get it at work, my post count would be in 5 digits.   

[shmokes]

The census in the U.K. showed more than 200,000 Jedis, more than Jews, Bhudists and....hmm....I forget......another common religion.

[Dartful Dodger]

The census in the U.K. showed more than 200,000 Jedis, more than Jews, Bhudists and....hmm....I forget......another common religion.

It's Scientology, the subject of this thread.

Try to stay focused.

[TalkingOctopus]

When I spent the summer in Redmond WA, there was a scientology church(?)  a block away from where I lived.  I never saw anyone go in or out.  It must be haunted or something.  Does anyone else live near one of these?  This was the first time I encountered one.

[Havok]

When I spent the summer in Redmond WA, there was a scientology church(?)

[MustardTent]

Post count is more a factor of typing speed and if they can BYOAC from work.

Or if you're just a lurker who likes "reading" all of the cheesecake posts here 

Edit: put reading in quotes.

[DarkKobold]

That Y.A.A.F.M. was good. However, it is still a bunch of propaganda B.S.

I got pissed watching the Michael Moore one. Blah blah blah, Moore is an american hating socialist, here is a quote taken out of context to prove it.

The first one had me rolling. Y.A.A.F.M. says "Michael Moore wants Sadam still in power. [insert quote about insurgency rising in Iraq] [Post picture of Sadam falling] Looks like you were wrong Moore!"

Except, Moore wasn't wrong. If Moore was wrong, we would be out of Iraq. Post election, we still haven't pulled out. Hmm. I guess the insurgency is still there. Hmph.

[Dartful Dodger]

I wasn't wrong.  Post election, Moore is still fat. Hmph.