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| daniel bates
Posted on 07/03/2012 9:21:54 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: wideawake
I am generally suspicious of government attempts to define what is and what is not a legitimate religion.
In this case, I believe that the German government is correct.
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posted on
07/03/2012 10:30:29 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: silverleaf
There’s a kabbalah office close by, and they also have their share of loose screws but their influence has waned right after Madonna dumped them.
Yes, this is a place of evil. The upside is, you become battle-hardened and you have to outsmart them as liberals are brain-dead maggots. The only way they have influence in this town is because liberals do services with other libtards, that’s why they have a choke hold in the industry.
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posted on
07/03/2012 10:31:00 AM PDT
by
max americana
(Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
To: ArrogantBustard; GQuagmire
Quahog?
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posted on
07/03/2012 10:37:03 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Buckeye Battle Cry
![](http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/080509_scientologyuniforms.jpg)
It does look like they found a warehouse of old 1970 Delta airline uniforms.
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posted on
07/03/2012 10:45:29 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: dennisw
Where is Janet Reno and his tanks when we ACTUALLY need him?
45
posted on
07/03/2012 10:54:57 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: ModelBreaker
... and galactic overlord Xenu. I vaguely remember that name. Is he a good guy or a bad guy?
Bad guy according to the sciencefictionologists, so I give a hearty "Hail, Xenu!"
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:04:17 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
To: null and void
They found you?
Time for the plan then.
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:09:05 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
To: ArrogantBustard
I agree...
There is a fine line, because once Government becomes involved, they can use that power to intimidate and threaten legitimate faiths.
But when a “religion” has multiple, credible accounts of bullying, intimidation, kidnapping, and threatening, it should be raided and investigated like any corporate entity.
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:12:51 AM PDT
by
Heavyrunner
(Socialize this.)
To: RummyChick
That MIG really screwed up Cougar; it must have really screwed up Maverick also.
49
posted on
07/03/2012 11:17:25 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
("The writing is on the wall - Unions are screwed. reformist2 10:04 PM #27")
To: Darksheare
Time for the plan then. Not just yet...
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:26:45 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1259 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: Heavyrunner; ArrogantBustard
I agree... I don't.
Scientology is a religion.
(So is Satanism and islam, but I repeat myself)
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:29:09 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1259 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: null and void
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:40:39 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
To: null and void
Communism is a religion (worship of the State) masquerading as a political ideology.
Mohammedanism is a political ideology (government of everybody by and for the benefit of the black-robed elites) masquerading as a religion.
Scientology is a religion.
Scientology looks to me like a ponzi scheme masquerading as a religion. I understand that you have a closer perspective on it than I do.
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:46:17 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: dennisw
This money grubbing cult is banned in Germany. Nope. But it is not granted the status of a church/religion, and it is under observation by the BfV (constitutional watchdog authority against political extremism).
I've always found this bio of L. Ron pretty entertaining:
http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/cult/l-ron-hubbard/
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posted on
07/03/2012 12:01:20 PM PDT
by
Moltke
(Always retaliate first.)
To: Moltke
Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera My boss R.Murdoch takes on Scientology as creepy cult. Now theyre coming after him. Bad move Cruise&Travolta vs Murdoch=Murdoch by knockout
Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera Does Scientology have special program to provide cover for closeted gay super stars? Great marketing device- In few yrs it'll be mainstream
To: samtheman
Hubbard's basic idea for the ‘Sea Org’ was that if he could stay beyond the three mile limit most of the time or if his pretty extensive intel operation turned up information on an indictment that was coming he could stay outside the grip of the law indefinitely. Hubbard was an evil paranoid but not a fool. His followers are fools.
To: RummyChick
To: ArrogantBustard
Scientology looks to me like a ponzi scheme masquerading as a religion. No, not quite, in a Ponzi scheme the first few tiers get there money back.
The Germans are more accurate in describing it as a multi-level marketing scheme.
I understand that you have a closer perspective on it than I do.
Yes. Lucky you.
I consider it a religion because it deals with one's spiritual nature and relationship to the universe as such.
That being said, I do NOT say that it is a "good" religion, it is about as amoral a religion as a religion can be.
And an amoral religion run by inherently flawed and intrinsically evil people is...?
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posted on
07/03/2012 12:33:30 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1259 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: null and void
To: RummyChick
Thanks. That’s a lawyer’s perspective. Certainly the church used/s abused/s every tool they could/can to avoid governmental oversight and interference.
Personally, I am at a loss to find a better word to describe an organization that addresses one’s spiritual nature and claims to offer improvements in one’s spiritual state than the word ‘religion’.
Keep in mind I am NOT saying ‘religion’ like it’s a good thing!
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posted on
07/03/2012 1:01:33 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1259 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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