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I'm no expert, but I believe the idea of getting celebrities to join isn't to get their money (although I'm sure they freely donate it). I think the idea was to seduce celebrities by automatically promoting them to the higher "levels" of the religion. This, inturn, would attract your average person hoping for some sort of comraderie with so-called celebrities, although your average person would have to pay along the line to get there (and most likely wouldn't ever reach it).
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Doesn't Rolling Stone have some big article telling the horrors of trying to escape this "religion?"
Which is the more foolish, the fool (the OT) or the fool who follows (the PT)?

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Well, I jsut watched the South Park episode in question and I must say it was friggin hilarious and about the best episode of the show I've ever seen. It ranks with the hippy episode as one of my favorites.

Also, hot crusty lava-pits, Scientology is stupid.

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Originally posted by: Windexed
I would like to reply to this thread but I have to spend the next 10 hours being 'auditted'. See ya in 10!


Let go of the meter!!!
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Wow. I don't know any of the ideas of Scientology, but it does sound very wacky. I can't believe people could get sucked into it. It must be for the truly dumb. Although, I have heard about the stuff Windexed is talking about. The celebrities make the religion look cool, so the celebrity gets an easy ride to the top, while all the regular people have to work really hard to move up the ladder. What a load of bull!
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Originally posted by: skye_solo
Wow. I don't know any of the ideas of Scientology, but it does sound very wacky. I can't believe people could get sucked into it. It must be for the truly dumb. Although, I have heard about the stuff Windexed is talking about. The celebrities make the religion look cool, so the celebrity gets an easy ride to the top, while all the regular people have to work really hard to move up the ladder. What a load of bull!


It's truly sad. Fortunally, Scientology has been discredited more and more, and I truly belive it'll eventually go bankrupt and cease it's scam operations.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Oh and look what I've found:

"A week prior to the announcement, during a radio interview on the XM Radio show Opie and Anthony, Hayes said he was not particularly offended by the episode because of the level of satire people have come to expect from the show."


Quoting Penn and Teller's show:

"Hmnn let's look in the dictionary for the definition of hypocrisy..."
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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But Ric, seriously, if you were a voice actor in South Park, and the show criticised your religion, even if you were ok with it and went on a radio show declaring that you were ok with it, I'm pretty sure that the threat of Alien warlords would make you change your mind. Death at the hands of an alien warlord Vs the possibility that someone will call you a hippocrite... I think you see my point, and I think maybe we should be thankful to Mr Hayes, Mr Cruise and Mr Travolta for risking ridicule and bankrupcy in order to save mankind from the Thetan threat.

BTW, from now on it is requested that anyone who posts in this thread sends me one dollar per post. This 'donation' is optional, although failure to 'donate' will result in you being eaten alive by evil bananas from the ramax dimension while you sleep. The 'choice' is yours.

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No! Not the evil bananas from the ramax dimension!

Where's your e-mail address! Do you take Paypal!
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Originally posted by: maddog00
No! Not the evil bananas from the ramax dimension!

Where's your e-mail address! Do you take Paypal!


Sure do! My e-mail address is in my profile.
In fact, we prefer paypal - the instant payments improve our cash flow, allowing us to thwart the Ramax Banana threat more efficiently.

Did I mention that the first 10 forum members to make 1000 dollar donations will be rewarded with a seat on my spaceship to a new and better planet?

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Well, until former Scientologists started talking, the whole alien threat crap was, as South Park also noted, held back from members until they reached a certain level of ... oh, call it what it is: giving. Once you gave enough cash they tell you the "truth" about the evil lord Xenu and the whole story behind where the Thetans come from. This is where the sane and the truly-f'ing-nuts are separated. Some people hear that and say "You mean I've been giving you my cash for this crap?" while others say "Wow! I knew there was a giant conspiracy keeping the truth about the secrets of the universe from the common man. Here, have some more cash and let me help recruit some more rich assholes for you."

You know, "Big Love" is yanking off the covers of Mormonism's polygamous adherants. I'd LOVE to see a group of Hollywood producers who aren't afraid of Scientologist intimidation and retribution create a similar show that totally exposes that cult-fraud in a similar way. Or maybe Morgan Spurlock can infiltrate the religion for 30 days and document it on film. Now THAT would be the best film that would never see the light of day.
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Scientology
Mormans
Halebop comet riders


They are all nuts. Only the comet riders got it right though. Come on Mormans! Kill yourselves! Don't be a puss!
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My cousin is a Roughrider. Does that count?
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Well, until former Scientologists started talking, the whole alien threat crap was, as South Park also noted, held back from members until they reached a certain level of ... oh, call it what it is: giving. Once you gave enough cash they tell you the "truth" about the evil lord Xenu and the whole story behind where the Thetans come from. This is where the sane and the truly-f'ing-nuts are separated. Some people hear that and say "You mean I've been giving you my cash for this crap?" while others say "Wow! I knew there was a giant conspiracy keeping the truth about the secrets of the universe from the common man. Here, have some more cash and let me help recruit some more rich assholes for you."

You know, "Big Love" is yanking off the covers of Mormonism's polygamous adherants. I'd LOVE to see a group of Hollywood producers who aren't afraid of Scientologist intimidation and retribution create a similar show that totally exposes that cult-fraud in a similar way. Or maybe Morgan Spurlock can infiltrate the religion for 30 days and document it on film. Now THAT would be the best film that would never see the light of day.


This is one of the most brilliant posts I've ever read on this site. Big props ADM. And I love the Spurlock idea. Drop him a line, would ya?
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
You know, "Big Love" is yanking off the covers of Mormonism's polygamous adherants. I'd LOVE to see a group of Hollywood producers who aren't afraid of Scientologist intimidation and retribution create a similar show that totally exposes that cult-fraud in a similar way. Or maybe Morgan Spurlock can infiltrate the religion for 30 days and document it on film. Now THAT would be the best film that would never see the light of day.


Penn and Teller wanted to do a Bullshit show about Scientology, but their network would not air it for fear of legal actions.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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I would so watch that episode in a heartbeat. Did anyone else see their episode on recycling?

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I asked my counciler she said it was stuid too!
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If you need a counselor to tell you that, then you're a prime cantidate for this kind of nonsense. Any "religion" that copyrights its works is obviously NOT in the business of helping people.

Well, helping anyone but the fat-cats in charge to get more rich. Hey, Jay! What would you do if they were to try and sue you for not deleting this thread?

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It's a big scam for idiots. Like bottled water.
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
You know, "Big Love" is yanking off the covers of Mormonism's polygamous adherants. I'd LOVE to see a group of Hollywood producers who aren't afraid of Scientologist intimidation and retribution create a similar show that totally exposes that cult-fraud in a similar way. Or maybe Morgan Spurlock can infiltrate the religion for 30 days and document it on film. Now THAT would be the best film that would never see the light of day.


Except that Big Love isn't about Mormons. Mormons stopped practicing polygamy in the late 19th century, and it was officially renounced by the church in 1890 Link. Now, there are some groups that call themselves "Mormon fundamentalists", but the truth of the matter is that there simply ain't such a thing. Polygamy in the Mormon church was never about it being a cornerstone of the religion.

This is precisely why Big Love has to carry a disclaimer at the beginning of every episode. There are many other cultures that practice polygamy throughout the world, but as soon as some Hollywood hotshot creates a TV show about polygamy, everyone automatically assumes it's about Mormons. This is a prime example of (1) Why I consider a little knowledge to be a dangerous thing; and (2) Why I don't engage in religious persecution.

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Actually, the thought of it being about Mormons never even crossed my mind. But that might be because I first heard of it in IGN's review and read the whole thing thoroughly.

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But you can still make fun of the scientologists right?
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I can, but I won't, in much the same way I won't mock Santeria for practicing animal sacrifice. Religious freedom is enshrined in both the Canadian and American Constitutions, and it bothers me that people have very little respect for that.

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Han Solo: I'm a nice man.