The Scientology Thread

Okay, here's where I ask you good folks about Scientology, and the kooky celebrities that celebrate it. Share stories, swap brainwashing techniques, and gossip about the rich and famous that have the super-secret foil pyramid hats, blessed by the ashes of L. Ron Hubbard!

Seriously, though- what the fuck is this all about?

anybody remember the story of the girl being treated at the scientology headquarters hospital, who basically starved to death under their supervision?

I use this line, usually when accosted by people trying to get me to sign a petition-

"Sorry, but convicted felons can't vote." I've only had one person ask me what I was convicted of.

"Well, technically, cannibalism isn't a crime, but desecrating a corpse is."

But I digress.

It's something about some alien bad dude named Xemu that sploded A-bombs in a volcano and then made the dead people watch movies.

I think Mr Lucas is a better writer of sci-fi so I signed up for his religion instead.

From what I've read, they have boats, and if they have boats they're a good target for pirates, which I someday aspire to be, so I'm all for the cult.

Damn, good answer.

Better than subscribing to Frank Herbert's line of crap.

Oh dear, this is about to get messy.

that's it I'm taking my toys and leaving.


/shuts door behind self on exit

in edinburgh (scotlands capital.. for those of you that dont know) far along one street there was a dirty door, propped open all day every day.
outside there was a small sign proclaiming "free personality test", pointing into the doorway, up some stairs, into the darkness.
a few months have passed, and it has become:
THE HUBBARD ASSOCIATION OF PERSONAL INDEPENDANCE

Any religion that has to trick people and take their money has got to be full of crap... HEY WAIT A MINUTE.....................................







/listen Dad we gotta talk.....

MUERE!

They have an enemies list.

TEME!

Funny coincidence. I looked through their list and found some of my old nemesi (yes, that i-s the plural form) in there.

CHURCH FOR ALL FAITHS
CHURCH FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
CHURCH FOR SPIRITUAL ADVANCEMENT
CHURCH FOR UNITY
CHURCH OF ABILITY
CHURCH OF COSMOLOGY, ONTOLOGY, METAPHYSICS
A/K/A CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL ARTS
A/K/A HUNA RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
CHURCH OF HUMAN EVALUATION
CHURCH OF HUMAN POTENTIAL
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IN ZION
CHURCH OF MANY MANSIONS
CHURCH OF NEW LIFE
CHURCH OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE
CHURCH OF SCIOLOGOS
A/K/A PERSONAL EFFICIENCY CENTER
A/K/A THE LIFE AND ARTS CENTER
CHURCH OF SEVEN ARROWS
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL ARTS
A/K/A CHURCH OF COSMOLOGY, ONTOLOGY, METAPHYSICS
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
A/K/A CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
A/K/A SPIRITUAL HOLISTIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT
A/K/A ADVANCED COUNSELING SERVICES, INCORPORATED
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
CHURCH OF THE AWAKENING
CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN
CHURCH OF THE DIVINE WISDOM
CHURCH OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT
CHURCH OF THE NEW CIVILIZATION
CHURCH OF THE NEW CLEAR UNIVERSE
CHURCH OF TRUTH
CHURCH OF UNIVERSAL RELIGIONS, INCORPORATED

Actually, if you're in California now, necrophilia isn't a crime...at least there's no law on the books against it. We're pretty progressive that way.

This news is going to make my trip to Frisco so much better.

This guy I used to know, Ford Greene, is one of the biggest anti cult lawyers around. Scientology even planned to murder him.

They are scary people.

Al, have you been drinking? No PowerMetrix™ this time around, love- I was honestly curious about Scientology, as a morbid curiosity.

About as far as my brainwashing techniques go:

Nice.

From my understanding is that members donate something like 40% of their earnings to the church.I can see why they like celebs..........nicole Kidman,Tom Cruise, Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, John Travolta.............ect.