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85. how long can a religion based one secret knowledge last when all their secrets are on the internet?

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 06:31 PM

Jan 2012

It's like trying to charge people five bucks to tell them population of Zimbabwe. Why would they do it when they can google it for free?

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Conflict at the heart of Scientology is exposed in bitter email outburst [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP

oh, I would so love to see them implode.........n/t dhill926 Jan 2012 #1

Too bad. Any one who "believes" in a faith propagated by a SF writer deserves what they get. Vincardog Jan 2012 #2

All faiths are invented by either science fiction writers or fantasy writers. DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #4

Ding! Ding! Ding! - We have a winner! n/t GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #5

LOL, TOO true. nt Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #6

! csziggy Jan 2012 #15

Yep, so very true! RKP5637 Jan 2012 #16

Amen! Shadowflash Jan 2012 #27

+1 sarcasmo Jan 2012 #42

It's a little different when there's a paper trail jeff47 Jan 2012 #44

Religions are all that same... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2012 #52

I imagine as philosophy is also a wholly imaginary human construct LanternWaste Jan 2012 #65

You are exactly right AngryAmish Jan 2012 #66

He also told a group of fellow writers DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #70

People don't get into Scientology by reading the history. caseymoz Jan 2012 #89

I really do think Christianity . . . caseymoz Jan 2012 #88

+ 1000 CanonRay Jan 2012 #69

by default! deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #82

Though some were probably the second century equivalent. nt caseymoz Jan 2012 #90

Read my lips, Ms. Cook: KamaAina Jan 2012 #3

rofl lindysalsagal Jan 2012 #18

Is this in reference to something I don't remember/get? sakabatou Jan 2012 #40

$cientology is the kind of outfit that would booby-trap a small plane KamaAina Jan 2012 #78

It's not the first time Scientology had deaths sakabatou Jan 2012 #83

I thought they always had a 'dictatorial leadership style.' All those stories about people being... freshwest Jan 2012 #7

99% of that started with this guy obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #10

Wow, so he made that happen. They still have high profile members like Travolta and Cruise... freshwest Jan 2012 #12

Cruise and his entire family are treated like Royalty obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #20

The celebrities who believe are treated as demigods jeff47 Jan 2012 #45

I'd place it closer to 40 percent. nt caseymoz Jan 2012 #91

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The leadership of Scientology is no different than... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2012 #53

I beg to differ. blueamy66 Jan 2012 #64

Crazier than a talking snake? _ed_ Jan 2012 #73

Do Scientologists feed the poor? LiberalEsto Jan 2012 #74

'Scientology' and 'clergy' in the same sentence. randome Jan 2012 #9

It's a gross Miscavige of justice Orrex Jan 2012 #11

+1. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #13

DUZY!!! n/t Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #23

is that what Barbara Walters said? kwassa Jan 2012 #26

That it is! n/t mia Jan 2012 #36

Burn the Heretic! bemildred Jan 2012 #14

He's using the money to build a space ship to attack Xenu. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #17

SSSHHHH!!!!!!!!!! lindysalsagal Jan 2012 #19

That's exactly what I was thinking. Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #21

Bwaaaaahaaaaa! n/t Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #24

Silence! Puny man-animal! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #30

She'd better get a bodyguard Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #22

She seems to have courage, conviction, and genuine faithfulness toward the religion. mia Jan 2012 #34

I wouldn't want a Scientologist Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #38

"Since 1993, the Internal Revenue Service in the United States has formally recognized Scientology.. mia Jan 2012 #39

I don't see the difference SkyDaddy7 Jan 2012 #54

Sorry to disagree, SkyDaddy, but Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #58

You should study religion more. mwb970 Jan 2012 #60

Equating Scientology with Christianity reveals a deep ignorance AlbertCat Jan 2012 #67

Sounds like you have a religion of your own. /nt mwb970 Jan 2012 #97

I gree with the ither poster -- study religion more obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #62

Sounds like the republicans trying to figure out what Grover Norquist wants. /nt mwb970 Jan 2012 #61

Better to be an Asimovtologist. The books are better reading. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #75

email message mia Jan 2012 #25

Whoa. The OP is clearly missing the point. boppers Jan 2012 #28

Agreed. She backs up all of her statements with references to the founder of Scientology. n/t mia Jan 2012 #31

One does not contradict LRH. boppers Jan 2012 #50

There's an outside chance this could turn violent. caseymoz Jan 2012 #43

I just spent a long time going through the links, and didn't read it all. freshwest Jan 2012 #35

I think that a lot of Scienologists are afraid to leave. mia Jan 2012 #37

Right, because that type of shit NEVER happens in other religions.... PassingFair Jan 2012 #92

I'm an agnostic, not a defender. I read your journal. Very well done, I see why you said that. freshwest Jan 2012 #93

I don't think that Scientologists make a habit of imprisoning people. PassingFair Jan 2012 #95

Yes, they do obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #98

Is there a... Gringostan Jan 2012 #80

Here's a partial list for us "wogs". mia Jan 2012 #87

Thanks... Gringostan Jan 2012 #96

What? AlbertCat Jan 2012 #29

Yup. progressoid Jan 2012 #32

Ron Hubbard didn't actually found it- he wrote about it in a SCIFI book Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #33

Dictatorial leadership style at odds with L. Ron Hubbard? caseymoz Jan 2012 #41

That seemed like an intentional swipe. boppers Jan 2012 #51

You can't read irony into this. caseymoz Jan 2012 #72

Scientology Cult Should Be Banned As A Public Menace USA_1 Jan 2012 #46

Serious? LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #47

Hubbard: "If you want to make money, start a religion" USA_1 Jan 2012 #56

I know! Unlike all those OTHER religions that have no money; and always obey the law! Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #84

Scientology is a Crime Syndicate obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #63

Replace "Scientology Cult" with OWS, AlbertCat Jan 2012 #68

Poster said "should be banned" LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #81

If you had been alive for the creation SkyDaddy7 Jan 2012 #55

At Least the Catholic Church was forced to pay millions USA_1 Jan 2012 #94

They've been eating their young for years . . . MrModerate Jan 2012 #48

Emperor Klaktu of Rigel IV is NOT going to be amused! N/T Permanut Jan 2012 #49

They will just dismiss it as her inner Thetan talking. tclambert Jan 2012 #57

This is like reading that the Potato People are angry about Thursdays. mwb970 Jan 2012 #59

MONKEY PANCAKES! lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #76

. Bucky Jan 2012 #86

Oh great, she's complaining about not staying faithful to L. Ron's founding principles!1 n/t UTUSN Jan 2012 #71

I live in northern California and receive mail from LA scientologists almost DAILY... mike_c Jan 2012 #77

Did you ever take a "free" personality test? (nt) reACTIONary Jan 2012 #99

Just another faith based... Gringostan Jan 2012 #79

how long can a religion based one secret knowledge last when all their secrets are on the internet? yurbud Jan 2012 #85