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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2013 15:09:23 GMT
Well a judge seems to think it is.
Personally I think he was wrong and his ruling has given some credibility to this rather wealthy cult.
He has alos opened the floodgates to reduce business rates and taxes on them.
But who am I, a non believer to say. So, anyone want to defend it, or defame it?
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Post by jimshoo on Dec 12, 2013 16:41:58 GMT
It's a joke and Tom Cruise is another joke. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2013 9:47:45 GMT
I agree, and even the great leader L Ron Hubbard said it was not a religion.
But I suppose the judge was simply following black letter law.
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Post by ARENA on Dec 13, 2013 12:20:05 GMT
Definition: re·li·gion [ ri líjjən ] beliefs and worship: people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in the universe and human life system: an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by The latter part makes Scientology an acceptable 'religion'. It also admits all cults and non- believers such as myself! here are a few of my fellow humanists........ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humanists |
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Post by scorp on Dec 15, 2013 17:00:15 GMT
Well - it certainly makes money from the gullible, which somehow seems to put it in the religion sphere to me. However that would mean that most pop music was a religion too, and I suppose it might be for some folks. Not easy, is it?
Safer just to ignore it...
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Post by spot on Dec 23, 2013 22:07:43 GMT
I've no doubt many adherents believe what they've been told. The same could be said for the Church of England. I've no doubt many of the leaders believe the teachings to be based on fantasy. The same could be said for the Church of England. The difference is that Scientology's beliefs are hidden, secret, doled out. The Church of England has no secret teachings. Hidden teachings are the hallmark of a cult.
As for the emphasis on fundraising, that's a path trodden long ago by the Salvation Army. If it fits with a belief system that's fine. Hidden teachings, on the other hand, aren't fine at all, they're a sign of corruption.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 10:37:11 GMT
Very well put Spot
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Post by scorp on Jan 2, 2014 13:59:46 GMT
Any hidden secrets in Scientology are just the product of Lafayette Ron Hubbard's fevered imagination. Like E-Meter, which is just "a device consisting of a sensitive electric meter, a battery, a “resistor bridge,” and two metal handles. These are connected in parallel so that touching the handles together causes a maximum deflection of the meter, indicating a resistance of zero. In effect, when the handles are held by a subject, one in each hand, the device measures the resistance of his body. The reading will decrease or increase depending on the pressure of the grip and the moisture present, as well as the emotional state of the subject, via a phenomenon known as “galvanic skin effect.” ...The “galvanic skin effect” is ineffective in determining anything except skin resistance." (JREF)
Scientology charges a fair old four-figure sum for these things...
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