[ronnyquest]

Big ol’ “DUH” here. It’s only been written about since Scientology was conceived.

[DB]

L Ron Hubbard - a raving lunatic when he was alive.

[RummyChick]

I went with that title last night and the mods changed it to prevent duplicate threads. I guess there is something that Drudge gets that tells him the headline for the article even though at that particular moment last night it said something else on their website.

[Tennessee Nana]

Mr. Davis, the church’s current spokesman, said Scientologists are no different from Mormons, .... who practice shunning or excommunication.
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Plus Scientologists are no different from Mormons in that neither are Christians...

[aMorePerfectUnion]

The article is interesting from the perspective of
examining exactly how cults treat their followers.

There are amazing parallels to mormonism.

ampu

[SZonian]

"Mr. Davis, the church’s current spokesman, said Scientologists are no different from Mormons, Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Amish who practice shunning or excommunication.

“These are common religious tenets,” he said. “The very survival of a religion is contingent on its protecting itself.”

Very interesting comparison Mr. Davies makes here. I've never heard of Catholics doing this though.

"On the pay issue, it says that Sea Org members expect to sacrifice their material well-being to devote their lives to the church."

Again, another parallel to JW's and Mormons that bears a striking similarity to teachings of their churches. Mormons are "encouraged" to give of their "talents" and "means" to the church.

[Thunder90]

[Elsie]

But after 13 years and growing disillusionment, the Collbrans decided to leave the Sea Org, setting off on a Kafkaesque journey that they said required them to sign false confessions about their personal lives and their work, pay the church thousands of dollars it said they owed for courses and counseling, and accept the consequences as their parents, siblings and friends who are church members cut off all communication with them.

“Why did we work so hard for this organization,” Ms. Collbran said, “and why did it feel so wrong in the end? We just didn’t understand.”

As for the defectors, Mr. Davis called them “apostates” and said that contrary to their claims of having left the church in protest, they were expelled.

HMMmm...

Sounds identical to ANOTHER 'church' we hear about a lot on FR.

[ejonesie22]

If you want to get rich, you start a religion.
-L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology.

"Rookie"
-Joseph Smith, founder and "prophet" of the Latter Day Saints.

[STD]

Mr. Davis, the church’s current spokesman, said Scientologists are no different from Mormons, Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Amish who practice shunning or excommunication.

wrong, your's is the only cult I know of that plays these types of games!