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Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology 'cult'
The Guardian ^
| Tuesday May 20 2008
| Anil Dawar
Posted on 05/20/2008 6:51:27 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
What? Of course it is a cult. I guess the British do not offer freedom of speech?
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:55:47 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
And yet you can smear Christianity and Christians at will...
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:58:32 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: TommyDale
Its offered but not guaranteed.
To: TommyDale
Actually, he flattered it by using the word “cult”.
“Some crazy-@ss moonbat in-joke” would be more fitting.
[but I, for one, welcome our new Thetan lizard Over Lords]....LOL!
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:59:26 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent......)
To: TommyDale
What? Of course it is a cult.![](http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/united_artists/invasion_of_the_body_snatchers/donald_sutherland/invasion2.jpg)
I shall suuuuuuuuue youuuuuuuuuuu!
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:59:33 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(ANWR would look great in pumps.)
To: Salamander
Some crazy-@ss moonbat in-joke would be more fitting.How about "fruity club"?
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:00:14 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(ANWR would look great in pumps.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Sounds as if the City of London has been infiltrated by the Church of Scientology cult.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:00:42 AM PDT
by
Types_with_Fist
(I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:01:33 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(ANWR would look great in pumps.)
To: TommyDale
I guess the British do not offer freedom of speech?No , they don't
You can go to prison for "hate speach" just for telling factual information about the health dangers of the gay lifestyle or even criticizing it.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:02:03 AM PDT
by
Wil H
To: TommyDale
Freedom of speech?
It must be me, but I'm seeing the beginning of the second coming of the dark ages.
It's certain that we, the meek, will not inherit the earth, but the chains of slavery.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:02:16 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(Duty, Honor, Country)
To: 2banana
So, the answer, as far as freedom loving folks goes, would be to get these stupid assed laws protecting non-Christian worldviews off the books.
The temptation is to counter prosecute anyone that “insults” Christianity, but that’s not the right route to go.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:02:46 AM PDT
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: SlowBoat407
They prefer "Adventure Club", thank you very much....:)
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:03:39 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent......)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I read the allegations of bribery (er, public relations) there but I wonder if this isn’t a bit of sharia coming in. If Brits allow Scientology demonstrations with “insulting” language, they might be in a position to not allow same in regard to Islam and we all know how dimly the practitioners of that faith look on any thing insulting. I can’t help believing this is a sign of creeping sharia instead of protection for Scientology.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:06:54 AM PDT
by
caseinpoint
(Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Semantics.
I think it’s kind of funny that some people think that a man can be “married” to another man.
To: G.Mason
I think the British have now replaced the French as the most spineless country in Europe.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:09:31 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: TommyDale
From ruling the seas to ruling idiocy.
Sad thing is, we are heading down the same long and winding road.
Not to worry ... we'll do just fine, living in caves and eating bugs & berries. ;)
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:18:27 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(Duty, Honor, Country)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Nice to see the brits following Orwell’s prognostications.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:19:09 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: TommyDale
I agree with you. Cult, sect, denomination, etc. are precise words for religious organizations of various sizes and degrees of formal organization. Some religious organizations in any category are unsavory, but some are not. Christianity itself began as a cult. The word cult is value-neutral. Even in England there are probably judges who are familiar-enough with the English language to see that the police have erred badly in this instance. The case will be dismissed.
To: G.Mason
No sir. We are taking the US and the world back to common sense. We will vanquish this poison. If not by the word, than by the sword.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:21:15 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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