Scientology: Hollywood UFO Cult

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YTMND - The Un-Funny Truth About Scientology

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That's pretty scary. I'm not suprised actors are easy prey for them.

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Until i see Scientologists start cutting off peoples heads in snuff videos and chanting their god i'll think they are pretty harmless.

It seems the world focuses on the small stuff to wage moral wars against and always leaves the big stuff out

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Scientology does not decapitate, they "accident" and "suicide" people in unusual ways, such as "drowning" in a bathtub full of boiling hot water (with one's head above the surface of the bathwater, no less). Make no mistake, I believe in freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. My biggest issue with Scientology is that they do not. They claim to, but what they actually do is the opposite. They use fear and intimidation to keep their followers in line, all the while siphoning off their money (by the tens of thousands) for sessions and materials that don't work. If you try and get a refund, you might have an "accident" like many others before you. And unlike every other religion, they operate more like a business, keeping their teachings and beliefs locked up literally under terms of "trade secrets". I don't know of any other religion on the planet that operates in such a manner, do you?

In Oct of 1967, L. Ron Hubbard wrote: ..."SP order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed." What is an "SP" or Suppressive Person you might be asking yourself? Well, anybody who even questions the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard is an SP. That means I am a suppressive person too, doesn't it? Scientologists are brainwashed to believe that SP's are all actually criminals, who are merely hiding their crimes. For some reason, this precipitates as being hostile towards Scientology. In reality I am no criminal, but nevertheless the belief that I must be one outright prevents true believers in Scientology from even sitting down in a civilized manner to discuss their beliefs with a critic such as me.

While I am tolerant of one's ability to blame frozen, brainwashed, alien ghosts for everything from migraines to genocide (I'm not kidding about that - they call these alien ghosts "thetans"), I do not believe in forced labor, nor do I believe in the systematic and aggressive harrassment of their critics. Until Scientology stops these practices, I will openly oppose them. I'd much rather they be civil, rational people I could just sit down with over a cup of coffee and discuss their beliefs openly, but unfortunately that is not the case. Google the phrase "fair game Scientology" and you'll see that they're more than just another harmless UFO cult.

Scientology is a dangerous cult who coerces followers and critics alike into doing their bidding. Tory Christman is a former Scientologist of 30 years, who literally escaped out of Scientology with an armed police escort. If you want to learn more about Scientology from an inside source, she is a good place to start. She talks about fair play, about core beliefs, scandals, false flag operations and more. She also thinks the teachings are alright in and of themselves; that is, if scientologists wouldn't have to lie, cheat and harm people all the time. But nobody's perfect. She is of course an SP though, having "blown" scientology (blown means leaving in an unauthorized fashion -- you have to ask for permission to leave).

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Along with all that, the Scientologists don't have the greatest credibility with the way some of their more famous members act; ie. Tom Cruise.

This should also start to point out that not all religions are "basically the same" as some people might think. Yes, your beliefs do influence your world view, but Scientology is, IMO, a sci-fi cult, followed by people who by the nature of their career aren't normal. But, what do I know? I live in fly-over country (Indiana), and Hollywierdos know about everything since they act out different parts.

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Well, I guess he does have a point that, despite all the things AT linked to being pretty horrible and scary, that's still way less significant than all the other f-ed up things happening in the rest of the world. For example, all the people who die of hunger and/or disease in Africa every day or the number of people who are brutally slaughtered in Iraq every day.

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Scientology is on our front doorstep. They ruin lives, break up families, and even have an illegal tax exemption they acquired by literally bullying the IRS with thousands of simultaneous lawsuits. Ignoring Scientology as an organization is not wise. Again, on the religious level I don't care if they believe in frozen, brainwashed alien ghosts or whatever. I don't really care that they chose to follow a dead science fiction writer who was constantly caught lying about his past and achievements, and most likely suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Though I may think it's utterly stupid and illogical, it's not my problem. But when they start infiltrating school systems, state sponsored drug rehab, public outreach "nonprofit", etc. via lies and coercion, they have my complete attention. I don't approve of that any more than radical Muslim extremists threatening teachers not to educate people on anything except the Koran, on pain of death. Why should I?

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