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CooksCorner
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I just watched an old interview with Ted Koppel and the president of the church of Scientology, David Miscaviage and was frightened by what i saw. Miscaviage was psychotic and paranoid, blaming 'the field of psychiatry' for all the worlds troubles. He went so far as to say that reporters and psychologists were united in actions of attempted kidnapping and murder. Moreover his defense of Scientology was disjointed and borderline incoherent, he talked a lot but didn't say anything.

The most frightening thing was that his tone and conversational tactics held the exact same unfounded arrogence as those spoken by the one and only Tom Cruise. These people are delusional, dangerous, and far to influential. How can we stop these organized crazys from gaining to much money and to much power that they are beyond control?

This is the interview I watched. It is an entire Dateline plus about 20 minutes, the interview was so compelling they let it run over. If any of you have time please watch it and tell me what you think. These people really concern me. They are hiding behind the rights of a free society to do diabolical things.

http://www.xenutv.com/us/nightline.htm
Jul 12 2006 8:05PM
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Petey.
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us modern know that as clinically insane
Jul 12 2006 8:06PM
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Petey.
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us modern "people"
Jul 12 2006 8:07PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Agreed. Read this if you want to know more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology
Jul 12 2006 8:17PM
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4frntSkier
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you got into that shit
Jul 12 2006 8:20PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Haha, heres an excerpt from Hubbard's (the founder of the church) book, about how members believe they lived past lives:

For instance, Hubbard's 1958 book Have You Lived Before This Life documents past lives described by individual Scientologists during auditing sessions. These included memories of being "deceived into a love affair with a robot decked out as a beautiful red-haired girl", being run over by a Martian bishop driving a steamroller, being transformed into an intergalactic walrus that perished after falling out of a flying saucer, and being "a very happy being who strayed to the planet Nostra 23,064,000,000 years ago". In comparison, modern astrophysical observations have established the age of the Universe at 13.7 billion (13,700,000,000) years, to within about 1% confidence.

Jul 12 2006 8:23PM
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kingarthurs
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the whole thing is a bullshit moneymaking thing. one of the main beliefs is the more money u give to the church, the more u learn and a better person you become
what bullshit those greedy bastards
Jul 12 2006 8:27PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Hey, you have to give them some credit, it definently works. Plus, they have Tom Cruise, and he can go Mission Impossible on anyones house.
Jul 12 2006 8:30PM
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CooksCorner
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But according to the head of the Church the money isnt going to top church officials, he even says to check with the IRS. So the question then becomes: Does he have sneaky accounting practices OR are Scientologist pouring their money into something they're hiding from the world.
Jul 12 2006 8:31PM
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kingarthurs
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yea, i dont know. i just cant imagine why their philosophy would involve people giving money too them, just the concept seems greedy and corrupt. i mean, what happens if your not welathy and want to join? its a religion that basically only the wealthy can afford to be a part of
Jul 12 2006 8:36PM
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CooksCorner
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Dude thats the problem, the common moral decencey that you and i seem to posess doesnt exist in the wacky world of Scientology, and apparently people are so dense they will pay through the nose for untested, unproved, sci-fi theories.
Jul 12 2006 8:54PM
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leckett1
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yea scientology is so fucked up its unbelievable. their beliefs are so twisted. they can only believe what they can see or can be proven by science. but yet they have this wild theory of how life came to earth which could never be solved by science. also they believe heavily in reincarnation...this cant be proven by science either. bit of an oxymoron is it not?
Jul 12 2006 8:56PM
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cork13
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HAHAH

this is completely off topic, but this reminds me of the trailer for talladega nights, where ricky bobby is all like "tom cruise tom cruise use your witchcraft to get the fire off me"
Jul 12 2006 9:32PM
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skijunkiedtm
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http://www.scientomogy.info/south-park.htm
Jul 12 2006 9:38PM
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leckett1
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epic
Jul 12 2006 10:04PM
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LostCarKeys
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Possibly one of the more funny episodes of South Park
Jul 12 2006 10:09PM
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jimmychung
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http://lexownshubbard.ytmnd.com/
Jul 12 2006 11:35PM
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SteezePatrol
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but....but...the bible says under 10,000 years!

therefore, since it's in a book, you must be wrong, modern observations!

man religions are lame
Jul 12 2006 11:52PM
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whattheshit
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http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/
Jul 12 2006 11:57PM
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kingarthurs
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wow i just watched that unfunny truth thing, and that is creepy. scientology is just fucked up
Jul 13 2006 12:06AM
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Ghst
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I can't believe people beleive in scientology. The whole story with Xenu and the b-52s or whatever is straight up retarded.
Jul 13 2006 12:09AM
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OpIvy
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After you watch that, watch the sequel.  Its quite disturbing how much power they have.
http://theunfunnysequel.ytmnd.com/
Jul 13 2006 10:22AM
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[~_~]
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I'm a scientologist. What's so unbelievable about tiny aliens living in our heads?
Jul 13 2006 12:55PM
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[~_~]
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Scientology was created when a friend bet him he couldn't invent a religion.
Jul 13 2006 12:56PM
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slimbruddah
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Naw, there is more to it then just that. No normal human being would believe that stuff. Cause that is crazy shit. That sounds like shit I'd make up on the spot when I'm hyper and bored. There has to be something else to do with Scientology. The people are making money. But there must be something else. Like, they must do something for people who join. Maybe they protect them or offer them shit or something. THey sound like a crazy cult that is trying to grow or something. It's werid. Cause in my mind, no one would believe that. Like come on. It's absouloutly 2000% ridiculous.
Jul 13 2006 1:34PM
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OpIvy
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They make you pay for "self improvement" tapes and books, and when I say pay, I mean thousands of dollars.  Watch those two videos about the Unfunny Truth of Scientology, some crazy stuff in there.
Jul 13 2006 1:41PM
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leckett1
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they go after mentally unstable people and people who lack the social skills required to contribute properly to society. so scientology targets these people and brainwashes them into believing they will provide them with enlightenment through their auditing. obviously they dont bring the crazy story down on them first they approach them carefully. scientology has lots of brainpower in it thats how they still exist today. and after watching those YTMND's i have almost never been so disgusted in my life. its incredible the extents they go to. they are a cult and i pity anyone who thinks elsewise
Jul 13 2006 1:53PM
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KillerMonkey
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http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/43280/Scientology_Rally_What_Have_You_Got_To_Hide.html

check that out, pretty funny at how the scientlogy guys react
Jul 25 2006 7:00PM
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Holte
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They're neither influental nor powerful. Everybody thinks of Scientology as Tom Cruise's alien cult. Until the public's view on Scientology changes, they won't wield any real power.
Jul 25 2006 7:14PM
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freezed
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Well, the gradually ease people into it. They seriously brainwash people, so by the time they are learning about all those crazy theories and stuff, they are totally brainwashed to think everyone else in the world is brainwashed, and they are the only ones who know the truth. People really do believe that.
Jul 25 2006 7:25PM
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MLB
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yeah man, the worse part is people pay out of the ass to be in this shit. 50 000$ to be in a fucking religion.....bullshit. If there is money involved that means that you are getting fucked man.
Jul 25 2006 9:01PM
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STAUSS
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i cant begin to explain my hatred for this religion, but good thread, everyone should read it.
Jul 25 2006 10:49PM
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ry.will
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please everyone watch this, after you will think the anyone involved with scientology is completely insane.
Jul 26 2006 12:03AM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
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hahha its genious theyll make so much money
Jul 26 2006 2:34AM
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Campeador
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How the fuck does this shit make so much money? Just the amount of power this bullshit has is fucking mind boggling (I've never used that term in my life). God damn before I read this thread I just thought Scientology was just some harmless shit religion that believed in aliens and other such bullshit. I never realized the extent of this fucking scam. The fact that scientology continues to function as a religion within the United States, what the fuck.... If that is not the most blatant and obvious proof that the United States judicial system is fucked then I have no fucking clue what is. I have a scientology church a couple of blocks from my school. This fucking filth is infiltrating our society.

This thread is a great link to information on the greatest fucking swindle in history and should be kept alive.
Jul 26 2006 5:04AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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is the simpsons episode where homers joins the movementarians a parody of scientology? that is one of my favorite episodes.
Jul 26 2006 8:32AM
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=Worf=
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baaaahhhhh baaaaaahhhh baaahhhhhh

Another incident took place at the Garden Pavillion, also known as the Scientology Celebrity Center, in Hollywood, CA in May 1993:

"Tool performed at Scientology's Celebrity's Center, apparently not knowing that this was the home of the cult. Once they found out, they did not take it nicely. Between songs, Keenan, staring first at the lush grounds paid for by devoted L. Ron followers and then into the eyes of his own audience, bayed into the mic like a sheep looking for his shepherd's gate. 'Baaaaa! Baaaaa!' the singer bleated." (BAM Magazine, November 1994).


I always found that funny
Jul 26 2006 9:34AM
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tjski
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exactly thats why they have celeberties to promote it. you cant just all the sudden make up a religion.. well you can but its just retarded.
Jul 26 2006 10:01AM
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Potatoes
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yeah i did some research on that, it's fucking rediculous the shit that they actually believe.

mormons are even worse dude, they believe that a guy named joe smith, seriously, joe smith was the first person to be made by god, and it's unbelievable how they believe just some hobo who says he's the son of god.

fucking unbelievable.
Jul 26 2006 10:47AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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the southpark episode when everyone turns mormon is the greatest ever (although i havnt seen the scientology episode yet)
Jul 26 2006 10:49AM
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4frntSkier
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i agree
Jul 26 2006 11:23AM
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