anyone watch the Scientology doc?

[Riccardo]

Haha that's one of the first things I thought

Yeah, the wife and I watched it last Sunday and we were dumbfounded how anyone could allow themselves to get involved in such a wacked-out ideology. It was almost laughable if it wasn't so scary. I had never seen footage on Hubbard before and damn was that guy a freak show. The way he talked, his phucked-up teeth...uggh.

A longtime online friend told me she has three relatives who were very high up in that crazy cult until they somehow broke away around ten years ago. One of them lectures all over the country telling people what a BS cult it is.

She also said a good friend got involved in it and by the end they had taken her life savings.

In a word...bizarre.

When I saw those teef - who would take that clown seriously?

[3rd & Inches]

I drive by L.Ron Hubbard Blvd and their fucking huge temple/office building once a month. They own the whole block. A lot of cash and a lot of craziness.

[Drama Queen]

Your momma is going to feel the hand of Pimptology if she doesn't reach her stacks quota.

[Drama Queen]

Saw the documentary last night. Well done.

I had to LOL at some of the stuff because it was so bizarre. Seems like Scientology really got a foothold during the late 60's and early 70's when "almost anything goes" was the mentality of the day. It's hard to explain to people the mind set of those times. Maybe space exploration lead to people thinking openly about science fiction, aliens, etc...

Anyway, I agree about the IRS rolling over. It's a shame they basically have the power to legitimize a cult as religion.

[Cheesesteak]

I drive by L.Ron Hubbard Blvd and their fucking huge temple/office building once a month. They own the whole block. A lot of cash and a lot of craziness.

That place is a massive fortress and impossible to tell what it is if you don't know.

[Maniac]

As if we all didnt know that cult was full of wack jobs already but its worth a watch

Read Going Clear. Miscavage came off as particularly psychotic.

[Riccardo]

Only in LALA land would they name a street after that loon

Wonder where Jim Jones Blvd, David Koresh Drive and Marshall Applewhite Way are in that city?

[TerpEagle]

As if we all didnt know that cult was full of wack jobs already but its worth a watch

What's their take on people rising from the dead?

[royal]

Scientology is bat-shit crazy, but think the 3 major religions are just as far-fetched & get a pass because they aren't as new. Is a talking snake and a guy living inside a whale any more believable than the shit L. Ron Hubbard spewed?

[Diggle]

I don't have a skin in any religions game, but nice try

[Maniac]

Terp's a Scientologist!

[TerpEagle]

I'm actually glad Scientology is around.

Terp's a Scientologist!

The positive effect of Scientology is that it's a current and highly visible (thanks Hollywood) example of how religions are formed, propagated, and reliant on completely ridiculous ideas and people seeking answers.

On the whole, while's is just about as ridiculous as other religions, I'd say it's more plausible that we're on this planet due to the efforts of an inter-planetary alien than some ubiquitous omniscience.

[slag]

Where did the aliens come from?

[Riccardo]

Easy

Where did the aliens come from?

Spontaneous generation

[TerpEagle]

The same place the diety of any and every religion has been created.

Where did the aliens come from?

The minds of humans.