Scientology....thoughts?

TristanDSP · #1 06-24-2005, 12:40 PM

I like to go with a statement made by a certain celebrity superstar who transcended a generation, who researched many religions before deciding what he wanted to do.

"It's all head and no heart."

That man was Elvis, whose wife, years after their divorce, embraced the cul..church.

To me, they basically say that some things are man's will....which I don't agree with.

moe.ron · #2 06-24-2005, 12:43 PM

Their idea about mental health is dangerous.

Lady Pi Phi · #3 06-24-2005, 12:46 PM

My personal thoughts, but I find it hard to take Scientology serious as a religion when the "founder" specifically set out to create a religion so that he could make money, and freely admited that this was his purpose.

valkyrie · #4 06-24-2005, 01:13 PM

I was talking about this with sugarandspice the other day, and she said it sounds like a star trek fraternity or something (lol, hopefully she doesn't mind me posting that, but she's totally right). There was a website that showed the auditing thing, which is just weird. It's also weird that when you go to the Scientology website, they tell you that Scientology has the answers, but you have to buy the book to find out -- what actual religion makes you BUY the book?

It seems like another b.s. religion made up by some guy with a god complex. I can think of a few others, but I'll leave that for another day.

sugar and spice · #5 06-24-2005, 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I was talking about this with sugarandspice the other day, and she said it sounds like a star trek fraternity or something (lol, hopefully she doesn't mind me posting that, but she's totally right). There was a website that showed the auditing thing, which is just weird. It's also weird that when you go to the Scientology website, they tell you that Scientology has the answers, but you have to buy the book to find out -- what actual religion makes you BUY the book?

It seems like another b.s. religion made up by some guy with a god complex. I can think of a few others, but I'll leave that for another day.

Haha, it IS Star Trek fraternity.

Honestly, I think it's b.s., but I think almost every religion is b.s, so there you go. I don't think it's any more cult-like than a number of mainstream religions, however (the LDS church, Jehovah's Witnesses, et cetera).

I'm starting to wonder if maybe the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes relationship wasn't meant to boost publicity for their respective movies, but rather to raise interest in Scientology, because it's on everybody's radar right now. Haha.

TristanDSP · #6 06-24-2005, 01:21 PM

This makes me think Scientologists will have the same defense for their thing that we do for greek life.

"If you're on the outside looking in, you can't understand it. If you're on the inside looking out, you can't explain it."

Either way, the pinnacle of Scientology was Battlefield Earth....think about that for a minute...

Lil' Hannah · #7 06-24-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I was talking about this with sugarandspice the other day, and she said it sounds like a star trek fraternity or something (lol, hopefully she doesn't mind me posting that, but she's totally right). There was a website that showed the auditing thing, which is just weird. It's also weird that when you go to the Scientology website, they tell you that Scientology has the answers, but you have to buy the book to find out -- what actual religion makes you BUY the book?

It seems like another b.s. religion made up by some guy with a god complex. I can think of a few others, but I'll leave that for another day.

I was reading about it a while ago, and on the official site you can take a test to find out if Scientology is right for you. I put in fake info and took the test, and then at the end it was like "go to our center on Main Street to receive your results!" and I was all kinds of pissed.

Did you know that they have their own Navy?

Snappy little unis, no?

sugar and spice · #8 06-24-2005, 02:27 PM

Because Sea Org is the closest thing you can get to Star Trek without being in space!

RACooper · #9 06-24-2005, 02:28 PM

There is a Scientology outreach centre hear in Toronto on Yonge street - I pass by it everytime I head to the Duke of Glouster pub to watch a soccer or rugby game... some truely odd folks seem to hang out there... oh well maybe one day we'll be drunk enough (early enough) to wander across and be "assessed"

Lady Pi Phi · #10 06-24-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by RACooper
There is a Scientology outreach centre hear in Toronto on Yonge street - I pass by it everytime I head to the Duke of Glouster pub to watch a soccer or rugby game... some truely odd folks seem to hang out there... oh well maybe one day we'll be drunk enough (early enough) to wander across and be "assessed"

I swear they've been renovating that centre "to serve us better" for that alst 10 years. It is a such a hole. I guess Scientology is not big enough here they can't get the funds to fix it up. I've often thought about going in there myself, but now I am afraid they might kidnap me.

That, or the law suit they faced could have really hurt them.

Check out the article in the Tom Cruise and katie Holmes thread in Entertainment.

moe.ron · #11 06-24-2005, 06:03 PM

Coincidence? I think not.

Tom Earp · #12 06-24-2005, 06:12 PM

Would Like to Read thier "STUFF".

Make My Own decission before I go Do What?

I would like to read it, but dont want door knockers!

Aint My Damn Style!

Just Seems Like A Lot Or A Few Stars use it?

Oh, James Jones was not one.

Used to listen to a Silver Tounged Dude while I was funishing Basement.

They had a Special Religion too.

AOIIsilver · #13 06-24-2005, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
or the law suit they faced could have really hurt them.

Quoi?
Silver

James · #14 06-24-2005, 10:30 PM

ITs been a while since I read anything about Scientology. My understanding is that it was originally more a psychological system than a religion as we normally think about religion.

OBviously there are legal and tax benefits to being a "church" in America. Also, we should never underestimate the capaicity of man to pervert something. Budha never intended to be worshipped and would be horrified if he knew people were doing it.

They get so much bad publicity that I am not sure that I could ever not look at them with a jaundiced eye. Although I do reflect that the Christian Media has even condemned meditation as some type of cult like or horrible activity. And meditation is merely focused relaxation.

kddani · #15 06-24-2005, 10:31 PM

There's been several, most having to do with taxes, and whether or not they're tax exempt. I gotta remember to dig out my notes from nonprofit law to refresh... we talked about it.

L.Ron Hubbard is a shady ass mofo when it comes to taxes.