The cult of scientology.

[All Else Failed]

WARNING: some graphic material, NSFW.


YTMND - The Un-Funny Truth About Scientology





yeah.......

 

[TripSevens]

Sounds a lot like some other, more popular religions.

 

[All Else Failed]

There are some parallels.

 

[UncleBacon]

i guess when a church says its in the name of god it makes everything ok...I can think of things that churches/religions have done that are a hell of a lot worse than some of the shit they pulled...

 

[Reaver]

lol more like in the name of the space God

 

[All Else Failed]

This is why I'm boycotting all Tom Cruise movies. lol

 

[Reaver]

john travolta too

Except for pulp fiction. Thats a great movie, plus travolta's character dies, so its alright

 

[Maritxu]

Absolutely horrible. I don't know why it is not considered dangerous.

 

[UncleBacon]

the same reason every other religion isn't considered dangerous....or are they....

 

[TripSevens]

That's the shit end about not being the hegemonic religion.

Scientology may seem a little odd to some, but I don't agree with it being labled a criminal organization because of the actions of a few members (I believe that less than a dozen have been charged with crimes). If that is the case, then it would stand to reason that all Catholics are pedophiles.

To an atheist, Scientology is no more far fetched than Christianity or Islam. The other two are just a duo of millenia older and therefore more accepted.

 

[Peter Parka]

Personally I hate all religion because of their brain washing superior ideas, I dont dislike religious people as such, I am married to one but I think people would be much better if they wernt so damn superiour and judgemental!

 

[TheLightedPath]

I really don't think you can call scientology a religion.

 

[Peter Parka]

You can call any thing a religion no matter how crazy it is.

 

[TheLightedPath]

I can call you black and that doesn't make you so.

 

[Peter Parka]

I can call you black and that doesn't make you so.

You've got the idea of religion!

 

[HisHoliness]

There are only five religions. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, with their various sects. If I recall correctly, these groups comprise about 90% of existing religious views. Everything else is a cult, including Scientology. I don't understand how rational people can be drawn in to it. There's a reason the word "cult" carries such stigma.

In any case, my point is that we shouldn't refer to it as a religion. It doesn't do any justice to the more prominent belief structures that actually are religious in nature.

 

[Peter Parka]

How do you define a religion though and what is the difference between that and a cult?

 

[All Else Failed]

There are only five religions. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, with their various sects. If I recall correctly, these groups comprise about 90% of existing religious views. Everything else is a cult, including Scientology. I don't understand how rational people can be drawn in to it. There's a reason the word "cult" carries such stigma.

In any case, my point is that we shouldn't refer to it as a religion. It doesn't do any justice to the more prominent belief structures that actually are religious in nature.

Um, there's a lot more religions than those, and they're not cults...

 

[Peter Parka]

Think this a good topic, going to start one up about this.

 

[HisHoliness]

Um, there's a lot more religions than those, and they're not cults...

Any spiritual belief other than those five are cults. I mean it in the most strict sense of the word, one free of the negative connotations.