Scientologists at War

[Beanz]

I can't find it on YouTube but it was on Channel 4 UK last night. Did anyone else watch it?

[El Kabong]

Scientology is dogshit

[Beanz]

Scientology is dogshit

Very entertaining though and with it's own special brand of earnestness. There are so many parallels with other cult religions though. I am constantly amazed, when I really should not be, how such groups mange to exert such a hold on people. There was a great clip of Tom Cruise falling over himself to say what a great guy their spokesman was and the euphoric reception it got at their conference was an exact replica of the "religious" fervour present at many fundamentalist or extreme cult conferences and meetings across the world.

[IamInuit]

Jim Jones w/o the kool-aid.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

surprised they could get away with so much harassment.

[Nameless]

surprised they could get away with so much harassment.

I guess that good money + the best lawers vs people with not that much money is playing a huge role in it.

[Andre]

Had a similar thing out here a few weeks back because two escaped it and have been speaking ill of the place,child labour on their farms, being locked in the headquarters cellar for weeks on end to split him and his girlfriend up (who snuck off and had sex) Ummargh they was naughty children.

What was more naughty was she is the niece of the boss of it all.

The religion has tapes of each of the members 'clearing' or confessing up to their darkest thoughts and sins etc, so they got you in a bind from the start.

The two of them live out here in Australia now but are exposing all the practices.

Bwahahahaha

[Gandalf]

Scientology like most cults (and organised religion which is a larger type of cult) is based upon batshit foundations. I don't blame scientology for having a go down the old harrassment route, after all Islam does it today, as did the Catholic church for many a century. They all go down the harrassment route sooner or later, so best off getting it over with now.

On a more serious note, I don't like what I have read about scientology and their practices and it is beyond me why anybody falls for it. I'm just too cynical for anything though so it is inevitable I would think that way.

[El Kabong]

Scientology like most cults (and organised religion which is a larger type of cult) is based upon batshit foundations. I don't blame scientology for having a go down the old harrassment route, after all Islam does it today, as did the Catholic church for many a century. They all go down the harrassment route sooner or later, so best off getting it over with now.

On a more serious note, I don't like what I have read about scientology and their practices and it is beyond me why anybody falls for it. I'm just too cynical for anything though so it is inevitable I would think that way.

....That's kind of surprising, I thought that you'd be all for the whole pedophile aspect of it

[Gandalf]

Scientology like most cults (and organised religion which is a larger type of cult) is based upon batshit foundations. I don't blame scientology for having a go down the old harrassment route, after all Islam does it today, as did the Catholic church for many a century. They all go down the harrassment route sooner or later, so best off getting it over with now.

On a more serious note, I don't like what I have read about scientology and their practices and it is beyond me why anybody falls for it. I'm just too cynical for anything though so it is inevitable I would think that way.

....That's kind of surprising, I thought that you'd be all for the whole pedophile aspect of it