Lisa Marie's (Presley) Scientology Pop

Fox ^ | 1/22/03 | Roger Friedman

[hoosierskypilot]

I broke the news a couple of weeks ago that Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the King and Priscilla, would be releasing her first album on April 8. What would the songs be about, we wondered? Certainly a couple of them concern Elvis, according to available lyrics.

[hoosierskypilot]

Hmmm. I used to have a crush on her mom till I found out she's a scientology loony-tune.

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[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

[Petronski]

Find all you need to know about the Scientology cult right here.

[oyez]

I really don't know how they can even live given their fishbowl situation in life. Maybe Scientology gives them some kind of grip. Lisa Marie seems to be very private and rather timid. I bet she dosn't make a move or say a word without advice from her councelors.

[Revelation 911]

and whether his millions of fans have any idea where their money has gone. Scientology seems to be in direct conflict with Elvis Presley's own personal credo, which was "Shake, rattle and roll" with a barbiturate twist.

Huh ? - you mean its still my money even after I bought all that junk? - wont my builder get an eye opener tomorrow

FYI - "Shake rattle and roll" - was Bill Haley - not Elvis

As much as Scientology is hooey - The Presley clan can spend it how they see fit - it aint my money ! - thangyaverymuch for the article

[Quilla]

My oldest sister is a Scientologist - as is her husband, her four daughters and their husbands. They all just visited me this past weekend and I'm here to tell you - they are a bunch of kooks. Not only do they spout the Ritalin line mentioned in the article, they are convinced that Saddam's handlers are giving him psychotic drugs - hence, the problem with Iraq. Oh, and they all claimed President Bush was a warmonger. I love these folks, but this had to be the longest, most miserable weekend of my life.

[Cicero]

Frankly, I'm mistrustful of Ritalin myself, and I don't much like psychiatrists.

But Scientology is a dangerous and destructive cult, no doubt about that. I hope your family gets loose from it.

[rep-always]

Pray for them. May the Lord have mercy on their souls.It is sad.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

"Shake rattle and roll" - was Bill Haley - not Elvis

The King did cover it on an early album - nice rockin' version too!

[Quilla]

Thanks for the kind words, but I'm afraid they are too deep into the cult. My sister and her husband have been members for at least 20 years. They have an incredibly successful business, yet live like paupers. All their money goes to the church, and all the children and spouses work for the church. The children had attended Scientology schools from day one and the tuition was incredibly high. They leave the business (one at a time, the other spouse will run operations) and live in some huge complex in Los Angeles for months on end trying to attain some level of achievement within the cult. Basically, they have good hearts, I'm afraid though, that their minds are lost.

[thetruckster]

"But at least one song will preach the Scientology cause that tries to stop parents from giving their children drugs like Ritalin to treat Attention Deficit Disorder."

I do believe that many children benefit from taking Ritalin and related drugs. However, we have a public school district down here in Southeast Texas that had 33% of its elementary students on that type of drug (how ya doing out there Fort Bend??). This made it much easier for the teachers to control kids, and the parents had to put forth less effort to get homework results from the children.

Don't forget, I am old. We apparently had ADHD children when I was growing up. Were I growing up today, I'm sure everyone would have recommended that I be doped to keep me under control. These children were called "high-strung."

Instead, I had a mom who recognized that children need a lot of outdoor time to burn off energy. I also attended a school where the bus dropped us off at least 30 minutes before school started in the morning, and we were allowed to play (supervised) outside. We had a recess in the morning, 30 minutes to play outside at lunchtime (if you ate your lunch quickly), and another recess in the afternoon. The recesses were in addition to P.E. I never took a drug for my excess energy, and with this environment, made all A's and B's throughout my primary education.

My son today attends a public school that allows fifth graders to get one 15-minute recess per day and P.E. three times a week. He was first recommended to take Ritalin in the second grade. I said, "Not no, but hell, no." We put him in extracurricular athletic activities, gave him consequences for disrupting class, and rewards when he behaved. He remains drug-free.

Dope the children or change their environment. I bet Elvis was ADHD from what I've read about him. And wouldn't it suck bad to see him sing "Hound Dog" like a Ritalin zombie?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

CLICK AND SING Ta Ra Ra Boom De Aye , Scientology is a load a crock a crap... I'm hear to say!

[Stingray51]

Just because these wack jobs think something doesn't make it wrong.

[MotleyGirl70]

That's an excellent little jig. Makes me want to put on a plaid skirt, dance and have a stein of german bier.

[MotleyGirl70]

This goes along the likes of John Travolta and Tom Cruise.

I think I'll make Festivas a religion and start my own cult.

[MotleyGirl70]

ALERT

[montag813]

But at least one song will preach the Scientology cause that tries to stop parents from giving their children drugs like Ritalin to treat Attention Deficit Disorder

Scientologists are hardly alone in this. There were parents groups who opposed this well before the cultists did.

[Phantom Lord]

I like the commercials for L Ron Hubbards books.

Whats the meaning of life? Page 123

How do you attain success? Page 326

Man, if only it was that easy.

[hoosierskypilot]

Wasn't Hubbard the guy who wrote science fiction before he started brainwashing people?

Wasn't Hubbard the guy who boasted to a reporter something to the effect of, "If you want to make a million dollars, start your own religion?"

Wasn't Hubbard the guy who demanded his followers give huge amounts of $ sacrificially to his cult, yet, himself, lived in a yacht in Fla?

I thought it was the same guy.