[ScottFromSpokane]

The greatest Scientolological atrocity of them all

[tallhappy]

Umm...

Scientology is bogus and all thta. But generally one isn't really supposed to or wanted to come to this site and post your own stuff just to gain a wider audience.

In other words its not appropriate.

[agitator]

Scammintology is an organized, ongoing, criminal enterprise using religion as cover for its cult operation. Its leaders should be immediately arrested, it's property siezed, and its operations halted. The US govt is negligent in not doing this TODAY.

[solitas]

Everything, absolutely everything, you could possibly need to know about scientology:

http://clambake.org/

[DaveMSmith]

Can posting this expose FR? I know over the years Scientology has sued and won suits over disparaging sites with copyright enforcements.

[snarks_when_bored]

"What I say in these pages has always been true, it holds true today, it will still hold true in the year 2000 and it will continue to hold true from there on out."

One can see why Hubbard's writing never made him as rich as he craved to be. Had he been a more careful writer (and thinker), he would've recognized that he should've ended this sentence from his introductory pamphlet with 'from then on' rather than 'from there on out'. It's a small thing, but telling.

Sloppy writing, sloppy thinking, dangerous consequences for those having difficulty finding their way in the world.

What wouldn't Hubbard have done to become rich? And what wouldn't his epigones now do?

[DaveMSmith]

Mass movements, even if they differ in doctrine and aspiration, often contain common elements: a fervent desire for worldwide change; a call for united action; a willingness to make extraordinary sacrifices to achieve their utopian vision. The true believer, whether he's a religious zealot, a political radical, or social revolutionary, is usually the extremist in society; the fanatic driven by some grand ideology. In this context, Scientology is a form of religious fanaticism that claims that Hubbard's "technology" is the only answer to a troubled world.

I wonder. We have a thread going Here on free will. To me, Scientology sounds like anything but. As the title says: tyranny. Coherced confession. It really sounds facist.

What of the character quality of the believers? Do the checks enforce moral straightness? I've heard spiritual experiences of Scientologists - are they true?