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Scientology Spokesman Tommy Davis Leaves Interview in Anger
Popeater.com ^ | Monday 26 October | PopEater Staff

Posted on 10/26/2009 5:53:28 PM PDT by DogByte6RER

Scientology Spokesman Tommy Davis Leaves Interview in Anger

The Church of Scientology is taking a beating today.

First, former member Paul Haggis wrote a scathing letter renouncing the religion, and now a video of spokesman Tommy Davis walking out of an interview with Martin Bashir on 'Nightline,' is making the rounds on the Internet.

Davis was offended when Bashir asked questions about the popular celebrity religion's beliefs.

"Do you believe that the Galactic Emperor called Xenu brought his people to earth 75 million years ago and buried them in volcanoes?" Bashir asked.

"Martin, I'm not going to discuss the disgusting perversions of Scientology beliefs that can be found out commonly on the Internet and be put in the position of talking about things that ... talking about things that are so fundamentally offensive to Scientologists to discuss," Davis replied.

But the 'Nightline' anchor pressed on. "Well, I have the burden of my own journalistic responsibility that I bring to this meeting and I hope that I've been appropriately respectful of you in my asking of the questions."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: abc; cult; koolaide; lronhubbard; nightline; psycho; psychoscam; scientology; spacealiens; xenu
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Personally, I would love to have a t-shirt or bumper sticker that says "Bow Down To Xenu" with the picture of some ugly space alien. What better way to discredit Scientology than with open sunlught?
1 posted on 10/26/2009 5:53:28 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
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To: DogByte6RER

To quote the last line of “Plan 9 From Outer Space:”

Can you prove it DIDN’T happen? ;)


2 posted on 10/26/2009 5:56:07 PM PDT by henkster (0bamanomics: The "Final Solution" to America's "Prosperity Question.")
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To: DogByte6RER

Ive always wanted to meet one of those idiots so I could offend them in person.


3 posted on 10/26/2009 5:56:20 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous (I think youre so full of inconsolable rage you don't care who you hurt)
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4 posted on 10/26/2009 5:56:56 PM PDT by Dallas59 (No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
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To: DogByte6RER
Mork from Ork says Nanu Nanu!


5 posted on 10/26/2009 5:57:52 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: DogByte6RER
Actually, all the attacks on Scientology makes me a bit uncomfortable. I think that they're all a bunch of crack-pot whackos. But, the 1st Amendment empowers every citizen to follow whatever religion they choose, no matter how crack-pot or whacko it may be.

Moreover, I don't remember any Scientologists blowing up schools or military barracks, flying planes into buildings or beating their women for reading, driving, drinking or walking outside uncovered.

If Martin Brasheer, or anyone else at ABC, wants to worry about a religion, he should worry about one that celebrates misogyny, Antisemitism and murder of the infidels, JMHO.

6 posted on 10/26/2009 5:58:34 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: DogByte6RER

7 posted on 10/26/2009 5:58:42 PM PDT by Always Right
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Paul Haggis. Haggis???
8 posted on 10/26/2009 5:58:42 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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Xenu on South Park
9 posted on 10/26/2009 6:05:37 PM PDT by DogByte6RER ("Loose lips sink ships")
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To: loungitude

Did someone say haggis?

10 posted on 10/26/2009 6:06:13 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (Resident Obama: Not a President, not a Citizen, living here but from somewhere else...)
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To: DogByte6RER

The ABC exposé was, basically, reiterating the St. Pete Times article that came out earlier. What I’d like to know is.....where is David Miscavige?


11 posted on 10/26/2009 6:08:15 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ($$$$$OBAMA MONEY!!!$$$$$ /s)
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12 posted on 10/26/2009 6:08:53 PM PDT by RedStateGuyTrappedinCT
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To: DogByte6RER

They are sooo sued!


13 posted on 10/26/2009 6:09:01 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: DogByte6RER

>> Personally, I would love to have a t-shirt or bumper sticker that says “Bow Down To Xenu” with the picture of some ugly space alien. What better way to discredit Scientology than with open sunlught?

ROFL! You better hurry, though, while there’s still some Scieno credit left to discredit!


14 posted on 10/26/2009 6:10:13 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: OldDeckHand

I don’t have any problem if people asking the tenets of any religion, as long as it applies to all of them. Too often, Christians, Mormons, and Scientology are the only religions whose adherents have to defend their faith from such questions.


15 posted on 10/26/2009 6:10:54 PM PDT by paudio (Road to hell is paved by unintended consequences of good intentions)
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To: Dallas59

>> save me xenu

Wow... I just noticed for the FIRST TIME from that picture you posted that XENU backwards misspells UNIX!

...nah, it probably doesn’t mean anything.

... or does it??!?!???!?!


16 posted on 10/26/2009 6:13:36 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Personally, I think is is far more likely that some aliens introduced life here on earth then it is that a single all powerful being created the universe and man. If there were such a conscience that knows everything about everyone right down to every hair on every head of the billions of humans, then why would it allow the crap to go that goes on? No logic in that, Flame on!


17 posted on 10/26/2009 6:14:48 PM PDT by JoSixChip (Time to start organizing, that's if we are ever going to.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Yes, I heard someone say give Scientologists a break, God has to have something to laugh at now and then. Indeed, Scientologists are really bizarre.


18 posted on 10/26/2009 6:16:47 PM PDT by mel
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To: OldDeckHand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T5HYavczyc


19 posted on 10/26/2009 6:17:13 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: JoSixChip

Easy question to answer...

The Divine Gift of Free Will


20 posted on 10/26/2009 6:17:24 PM PDT by DogByte6RER ("Loose lips sink ships")
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