Scientology Convicted of Fraud
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Ugh... I had hoped us Britons where too cynical to fall for the stupidity of Scientology. My countrymen, you've failed me!Kilaknux said:I don't know about elsewhere, but in London there's Queen Victoria street and Tottenham Court Road, and East Grinstead, which is their main base of operations in England. Theres a bunch of them around, mostly in cities.Doug said:Yeah, I had to fight the urge to make the obvious Python joke tooKilaknux said:. And indeed, good for the French - as for England, do we even have outposts of that insanity here?
Not fixed.Caliostro said:
Clearly you know nothing of the horrors of the 'church' of Scientology.
In general religions preach (along-side belief in God [or gods]) proper morals and respect (Racism and sexism aside).
Scientology preaches paying the church money to be monitored so that one might learn the 'truth' - then killing anyone who tries to leave.
Hopefully this will make a difference.
Well, we have christians here, and yet are in effect one of the most secular nations in the world. Mind you, research suggests that a) only 50% of the English claim to be christian, and b) Only 1 in 10 of them attend church more than once a month. So, in reality, only 5% of our population is strongly Christian, heh.odubya23 said:
Well, this is good news. And if they manage to appeal I call for all-out street war on Scientology.
Nohz or chain or britvah!
teeheehee
Nohz or chain or britvah!
teeheehee
-sigh- doesnt everybody... though I hope this ridiculous religion will go down the drain though I hope that for all of them this is first on my listDoug said:
I believe Scientology was considered a cult when it first started in the US and was treated as such until the Scientology guys got some serious dirt on an influential politician and "magically" it was given official religion status and all the perks and protection that go with that shit.
That will be a breach of 'freedom of religion' at any rate. But doing bad things, and excusing that your religion tells you to is not a valid excuse in court.Doug said:
I think when it started gaining mass amounts of money it was pretty much able to buy its religious status, let along getting any dirt on politicians (though that would have considerably helped I imagine).Echolocating said:
I dont have a major problem with scientology, unlike a few of my friends who can get really worked up over the concept, but I do find their whole antics amusing. I always imagine the head to be some old fashioned 50's style villian twirling his moustache and cackling whenever he gets another cheque for some idiot's "treatment".
Ah yes, Religions are generally known for their rationality and absolute lack of violence. At no point in history do any other religions display violent or murderous behaviors in order to fulfill their own agenda. I mean, things like burning innocent people alive tied to a stake for not agreeing to their insanity, ostracizing innocent people for absolutely no reason but refusing to share their idiocy, trying to make things illegal for everyone just because they don't like them or shooting planes full of innocent people against buildings full of innocent people just because they felt like it... PREPOSTEROUS AND UNHEARD OF!Finnboghi said:
Also no other churches ever take money from anyone else. The Vatican has their vaults full of candy. Mecas are built on dreams and hopes. True story.
This is an argument I find particularly intolerable because it's much like saying "it's ok to rape a child! So long as it is a homeless child and you give it food...". Teaching people respect and wholesome values has no reason to be connected to religion. Much like feeding homeless people isn't connected to follow-up sexual molestation... Or you better believe the Red Cross would have their hands full of volunteers.Finnboghi said:
well they're a religion who's copyrighted all their religious texts, they send cease and desist letters to any critic, they also sue their critics, they charge money to rise up in the ranks of the church,. i could go on about why people hate themoppp7 said:
look up the church and their antics if you want more info
