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1ProudAtheist

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26. Scientology

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 07:03 PM

Aug 2013

Is just as much of a religion as Islam and Xstianity, and the over 500 others "scams" masquerading as anything other than the cults that lie at the center of each and every one of them. Fear, hatred, intimidation, loathing, and intolerance are the some of the most visible common denominators of these, for profit, exclusionary, cults.

Instead of denouncing those with which you so vehemently disagree, try denouncing ALL of them because they are all the same on the inside.

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Whoa - Leah Remini files missing person report on Scientology head's wife. [View all] Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 OP

It will be interesting to see sharp_stick Aug 2013 #1

Woof. tanyev Aug 2013 #2

Don't mess with Brooklyn Heather MC Aug 2013 #29

You go girl! Blue Owl Aug 2013 #3

I am very much digging her courage Skittles Aug 2013 #4

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #10

I think she has a feeling that someone will be digging up a corpse, and that's why she spoke up. MADem Aug 2013 #87

Aren't most churches scams for tax exemptions itsrobert Aug 2013 #101

I don't know. Are they? nt MADem Aug 2013 #137

Hmmmmm... FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #5

Leah is not to be trifled with. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #6

She is brave kimbutgar Aug 2013 #7

Why is this crime syndicate still even in business? Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #8

Yep TroglodyteScholar Aug 2013 #20

Go, Carrie, GO!1 n/t UTUSN Aug 2013 #9

That took serious ovaries -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #11

Scary folks. Good luck. Faygo Kid Aug 2013 #12

Best non-Daily Fail source is KamaAina Aug 2013 #13

A question I've always had about scientology-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #14

I don't get it either. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #15

Well, people give all their money to Bennie Hinn, too. longship Aug 2013 #16

... leftstreet Aug 2013 #18

I think its more the fact that several celebrities are involved 7962 Aug 2013 #89

They try pretty hard to conceal the nutso aspects from newbies Posteritatis Aug 2013 #22

didn't they see the disclaimer? d_r Aug 2013 #53

Good question! dorkzilla Aug 2013 #28

It's a slow process, and is dressed up to sound scientific. Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #34

Come with me for an audit and you might just find out. EOTE Aug 2013 #36

Yes�I�am�following� Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #37

They find people in need and fill that need. tinrobot Aug 2013 #39

I was lured in to the office to take the personality test when I was 17 or 18. Quantess Aug 2013 #97

Man! I got lured in, too, when I was that age. calimary Aug 2013 #104

My friend and I were traveling through LA arikara Aug 2013 #128

Succinct explanation siligut Aug 2013 #127

All of these people are wrong! jberryhill Aug 2013 #51

Do you accept Monopoly money? red dog 1 Aug 2013 #108

Yes jberryhill Aug 2013 #111

I don't think Scientology is any crazier than any other religion....it's just a lot newer. TheDebbieDee Aug 2013 #52

Do some reading about it arikara Aug 2013 #130

If you're in showbiz, you may see it as your route to success nxylas Aug 2013 #74

Kinda like the politicians--including some of our Dem stars--who tblue37 Aug 2013 #76

Like Hillary for example� Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #96

Now THAT'S a way to start clearing your karmic debt, Leah derby378 Aug 2013 #17

Man, she' super gutsy TroglodyteScholar Aug 2013 #19

She's not been seen for 6 YEARS?? AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #21

Something tells me "behind the scenes" = Rehabilitation Project Force derby378 Aug 2013 #23

+1000 Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #25

Or Sea Org? bettyellen Aug 2013 #50

Sea Org actually bred a lot of Scientology's current leaders derby378 Aug 2013 #131

Exactly. She IS probably doing Scientology work -- just not on a voluntary basis. stranger81 Aug 2013 #110

she is probably suffering from untreated debilitating mental illness, just like L. Ron Hubbard Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #27

Let's not forget ChazInAz Aug 2013 #114

just followed her on twitter for moral support SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #24

Good idea..I just did that too....Thanks for the link. red dog 1 Aug 2013 #105

Scientology 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #26

Im not aware of any other mythology businesses which were solely created to screw people out of cash Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #30

They All Do 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #32

I can walk into any church in the country and indulge in their particular brand of mythology Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #38

No Sir 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #42

You can become a member of almost any church without paying a dime Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #44

Oh. I see. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #45

Yes 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #48

all I can say is I'm glad my children who are atheists are not your kind of atheist. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #69

A zealot is a zealot, and all are equally distasteful. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #86

You couldn't be more wrong. The Catholic Church, for example, requires no tithe. pnwmom Aug 2013 #59

Not completely true. When I was growing up, every single parish had an envelope system msanthrope Aug 2013 #88

When you were growing up was some time ago. And even then no one was prevented from pnwmom Aug 2013 #100

L. Ron Hubbard wasn't even a good science fiction writer! He was basically a hack! LongTomH Aug 2013 #129

Envelopes were used at the Catholic church I went to as well. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #132

And you could put whatever you wanted to in the envelope -- nothing like with Scientology. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #138

Tell that to the Unitarians, and to most Protestant denominations. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #61

I Know This Much 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #64

Shit. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #66

+1. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #75

Boom! 7962 Aug 2013 #91

This cordelia Aug 2013 #98

you don't have to pay anything to attend most churches, and once you attend regularly you HiPointDem Aug 2013 #78

Many churches pressure their members to tithe more than they can afford. tblue37 Aug 2013 #77

What other church kicks out members simply for getting too old to work? pnwmom Aug 2013 #102

Thank you Snake, for pointing that out 7962 Aug 2013 #90

That's not true. You can go to a Catholic Church for Mass every Sunday in your life and never drop pnwmom Aug 2013 #57

Methodist too. xmas74 Aug 2013 #73

This is NOT true. You are mistaking the concept of charitable giving and/or tithing IdaBriggs Aug 2013 #93

Oh there are a number of televangelists out there for that sole purpose! Marrah_G Aug 2013 #65

It's a spectrum... tinrobot Aug 2013 #41

Guilt by Association 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #43

Lol. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #54

Islam and Christianity weren't begun as tax avoidance schemes. pnwmom Aug 2013 #55

OK, I Got IT 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #63

no one here said any religion was pure & sacred. they said you can be a member of most HiPointDem Aug 2013 #79

No, but it sure says a lot about him/her! 7962 Aug 2013 #92

The reason no one believes you is because your opinions do not coincide with the reality IdaBriggs Aug 2013 #94

Hoping they lose their tax exemption too. EC Aug 2013 #31

I hate to be negative about this, but Leah will be found dead soon. bbernardini Aug 2013 #33

Don't fly in any small planes, Leah KamaAina Aug 2013 #35

I wouldn't hesitate to say more dangerous than any mafia organization. Incitatus Aug 2013 #46

I don't doubt what you say about Scientology killing people, red dog 1 Aug 2013 #112

Hard to imagine TNNurse Aug 2013 #40

She better watch her back. SummerSnow Aug 2013 #47

She better watch herself. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #49

Leah Remini is a scientologist burnodo Aug 2013 #56

I want to see Shelly Miscavige publicly say she is all right Generic Brad Aug 2013 #58

Pretty crazy cult. I learned everything I wanted to know about it from South Park... adirondacker Aug 2013 #60

Well, that led me to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHQwdy2NX8 nt AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2013 #68

Holy fuck PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #62

Maybe you shouldn't believe everything you read NickFury Aug 2013 #118

everyone who leaves it has bad things to say about it. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #119

You know it's a scam, right? cyberswede Aug 2013 #121

Hi Nick. How is life at Gold base? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #123

wow - took you 7 years to work through all of those books.... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #124

The wiki page is good enough for me maddezmom Aug 2013 #125

I don't think they will publicly state "we torture and harass". WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #133

How can you type while holding on to your E-Meters, Mr. Fury? Codeine Aug 2013 #139

been watching this for a while arely staircase Aug 2013 #67

So NOW she turns up Sophiegirl Aug 2013 #70

yes, but only lapd can see her. no one else. seems a bit odd. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #80

Leah Remini report that Scientology boss David Miscavige's wife is missing ruled unfounded oberliner Aug 2013 #71

they released a picture Enrique Aug 2013 #106

HAHAHAhaaaa!!!! WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #134

So where is she? KamaAina Aug 2013 #107

These mofos..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #72

not the only apparently missing person in the organization either. the supposed #2 man is HiPointDem Aug 2013 #81

Heber...I wonder if he was raised Mormon? Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #83

apparently so. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #84

I found this... Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #85

Miscavige reminds me a great deal of Brigham Young... Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #115

As a Scientologist I'm offended by all this mocking. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #82

Are you saying the church is going to be audited? Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #95

I read "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief" a couple months ago ... meegbear Aug 2013 #99

I read it earlier this week, and highly recommend it Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #116

Where the heck is this woman? bravenak Aug 2013 #103

The LAPD spoke to her oberliner Aug 2013 #113

Oh good. bravenak Aug 2013 #117

Good for her! ljm2002 Aug 2013 #109

From reading the whole thread, I see most have no direct knowledge of Scientologists. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #120

The woman has been missing for six years. Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #122

I read their crap, and was BORN in California. I was also raised Catholic. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #135

I've always thought Leah Remini was a wonderful actress AndyA Aug 2013 #126

i think we can all agree Enrique Aug 2013 #136