[Stoat]

My apologies for the severe editing of this article....this was done in order to remain in compliance with Free Republic rules pertaining to the posting of articles from this source.  Please click on the main article link to read the full story.  It's worthwhile, in my view, as is the video.

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He joined Scientology at 18 and developed communication skills and the confidence to host a popular radio show. He learned to structure his time, curing his chronic problem with punctuality, and he found his creative side, writing poetry and short fiction.

Ummm....

• You can learn communication skills with the Toastmasters or Rotary clubs.
• You can learn how to structure your time and be punctual in the Boy Scouts and simply by holding a traditional job that requires punctuality for the paycheck.
• You can learn to be a creative writer by reading a lot, taking college courses and doing a lot of writing.

And none of these more traditional routes will employ people who scream at you, hit you, destroy your family ties and endlessly harass you for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Looks like they have gotten their Wittenburg door.

[the invisib1e hand]

insanity goes mainstream.

and spawns.

[GeronL]

But but but don’t they want to become God of another world someday??

So short-sighted!!

//extreme sarcasm

[americanophile]

Crazy

[SnakeDoctor]

So ... two profoundly crazy people have departed from a group of slightly less crazy people. Okee doke.

I actually dated a Scientologist in high school. Nice girl. Completely certifiable ... but she was “top heavy”, so what did I care?

SnakeDoc

[WeatherGuy]

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[4buttons]

"Operating Thetan VIII"... BWAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahaaa!!!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Great Home Grown American Cults

The major cults:

Scientology
Mormonism
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Christian Science

And what is a cult:

First, there is the theological consideration. How consistent are the group’s beliefs with the basic tenets of the historic Christian faith? This evaluates the eternal significance of such beliefs.

Second, there is the social-psychological consideration. How are power, authority, and control exercised in the group? This evaluates techniques of manipulation and mind control.

Christians care about both of these issues in defining a cult. Sociologists care about the second only.

The major American cults qualify on both tests. Some have more couch jumping than others...

[Cicero]

L. Ron Hubbard was a con artist. But from what I have heard, Miscavage is a thug.

[miele man]

To call non-Christian cult members such as the Scientologists, “parishioners” is a gross mis-use of the term. In fact, to call members of a Protestant church “parishioners” is incorrect. Neither the Scientologists nor Protestant churches have “parishes” or call their church buildings, a “parish”.