Posted on 03/17/2006 3:54:55 PM PST by jakerobins
South Park has declared war on Scientology.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the animated satire, are digging in against the celebrity-endorsed religion after a controversial episode mocking outspoken Scientologist Tom Cruise was yanked abruptly from the schedule Wednesday with Internet rumours it was covert warfare by Cruise that led to its departure.
So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun! the South Park creators said in a statement Friday in Daily Variety. Temporarily anozinizing (sic) our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies... You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail!
Internet bloggers accused Cruise of threatening to not promote Mission Impossible 3, a surefire summer blockbuster, if the offending episode ran. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom, as is Paramount, which is putting out MI:3.
But Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, said that the mega-star made no such demands.
Not true, Robinson said. I can tell you that he never said that.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
As long as this kind of thing can scamper around the internet like Paris Hilton's sex tape, Scientology is outflanked.
Scientology has just never had an oponent willing to fight them and force themn into serious depositions and discovery.
SO9
Nice tagline...
I know someone who got out of Scientology years ago and was declared a "suppressive personality" by them. Any Scientologist who was supposedly her friend shunned her. Scientologists would come to her door and intimidate her. It was ugly. She had to go through therapy to get through it. She said it is a cult. They drain your money, and as you get to higher levels, they slowly get you to believe more and more nutty things. Their "auditing" is like a confessional, but they record it. So when you try to leave, they use what you told them in private against you. Knowing what I know from her, I would never, ever join them.
KRYTEN: I beg you to reconsider, Sir. Human history is resplendent with
examples of such sacrifice. Remember Captain Oates: "I'm going out
for a walk. I may be some time."
RIMMER: Yes, but the thing is, about Captain Oates; the thing you have to
remember about Captain Oates; Captain Oates ... Captain Oates was a
prat. If that'd been me, I'd've stayed in the tent, whacked Scott over
the head with a frozen husky, and then eaten him.
LISTER: You would too, wouldn't you?
RIMMER: History, Lister, is written by the winners. How do we know that
Oates went out for this legendary walk? From the only surviving
document: Scott's diary. And he's hardly likely to have written down,
"February the First, bludgeoned Oates to death while he slept, then
scoffed him along with the last packet of instant mash." How's that
going to look when he gets rescued, eh? No, much better to say, "Oates
made the supreme sacrifice," while you're dabbing up his gravy with the
last piece of crusty bread.
My experience wasn't anywhere near as bad.
Do you have some issue I'm not aware of.
I learned all I needed to know about Scientology in that episode. What a wacked out religion! That L. Ron was quite the scam artist.
sorry fogot the "/sarc"
Freerepublic and SouthPark rule... and they could make fun of each other too.
bttt
Ooooo. That'll leave a mark.
:^)
Bookmark for later reading.
She was also married to a Scientologist, which made things harder. She said he would go into trances at home. The marriage dissolved when he chose Scientology over her.
There's more, but I don't want some lurking Scientologist to be able to identify her.
Yeah. That's not that uncommon a story.
It's hard on everyone involved.
"L. Ron Hubbard doesn't think I am a great actor!"
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