Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic John Travolta - Inside Scientology Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post woodlands1234 Posted at 5:26 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I've been told this is not appropriate to post in the religion forum so I'll give it a go here... After recent events I wondered what everyone's views on young people involved in scientology are. Does it do more harm than any other 'religion'. Interesting piece on a teen site here- http://readplatform.com/scientology-ruined-my-life

Replies blufindr Posted at 6:14 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 1:08 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:55 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:49 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Who knows maybe Unicorns exist.    Or maybe Scientology isn't a religion. Well, I think it is one. I don't. And you're never going to convince me that it's any more than a cult. FightingForTheGood Posted at 6:08 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:55 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:49 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Who knows maybe Unicorns exist. Or maybe Scientology isn't a religion. Well, I think it is one. blufindr Posted at 5:55 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:49 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Who knows maybe Unicorns exist. Or maybe Scientology isn't a religion. FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:49 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from Heather100 at 5:45 am on Jan. 7, 2009 It's so sad what happened to John Travolta's son but perhaps some good will come out of it if it focuses some light on the Scientology cult. I live in Tampa Bay and the Scientologists have this huge headquarters in Clearwater where they all go to have their brains audited. Come on people, get a life. L. Ron Hubbard was a third-rate fiction writer and scam artist extraordinaire. Hubbard is my hero. You want to make money? Pull a Hubbard. InsaneBlue Posted at 5:49 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 5:39 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:37 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:29 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I think it does do more harm that other 'religions'. It actually encourages people to spend huge sums of money on BS. It also relies on L. Ron Hubbard's solutions for many illnesses, most of which are ineffective.   More harm? Wait... Look at the Muslims, once and a while they blow themselves up. or the Christians through the years, have killed alot. Then we have the Jewish religion, which used to commit cannibalism and that type of stuff.    You can't just compare it to Islam like that. Now if Scientology were to be scaled up to the size of Islam, I believe it would cause more harm, yes.  And Jewish Cannablism is no more than a legend. Possible, but unlikely. Jewish Cannibalism is not legend. Islam can be compared like that. I know it doesnt sound right, but Im doing the same thing you are doing about Scienology, just making assumptions. That's exactly what everyone needs to do in these cases. There aren't any statistics for how many people someone or something has killed / ruined. FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:49 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:45 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:43 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:42 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:32 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion.       Of course it does = a religion.       People who say not are just silly.   It really, really isn't.    Well I think it is. I think unicorns exist. Thinking things do not make them so. Who knows maybe Unicorns exist. blufindr Posted at 5:45 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:43 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:42 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:32 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion.   Of course it does = a religion.   People who say not are just silly.    It really, really isn't. Well I think it is. I think unicorns exist. Thinking things do not make them so. Heather100 Posted at 5:45 am on Jan. 7, 2009 It's so sad what happened to John Travolta's son but perhaps some good will come out of it if it focuses some light on the Scientology cult. I live in Tampa Bay and the Scientologists have this huge headquarters in Clearwater where they all go to have their brains audited. Come on people, get a life. L. Ron Hubbard was a third-rate fiction writer and scam artist extraordinaire.   FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:43 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:42 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:32 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion.    Of course it does = a religion.    People who say not are just silly. It really, really isn't. Well I think it is. blufindr Posted at 5:42 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 12:32 am on Jan. 8, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion. Of course it does = a religion. People who say not are just silly. It really, really isn't. FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:39 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:37 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:29 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I think it does do more harm that other 'religions'. It actually encourages people to spend huge sums of money on BS. It also relies on L. Ron Hubbard's solutions for many illnesses, most of which are ineffective.    More harm? Wait... Look at the Muslims, once and a while they blow themselves up. or the Christians through the years, have killed alot. Then we have the Jewish religion, which used to commit cannibalism and that type of stuff. You can't just compare it to Islam like that. Now if Scientology were to be scaled up to the size of Islam, I believe it would cause more harm, yes.   And Jewish Cannablism is no more than a legend. Possible, but unlikely. Jewish Cannibalism is not legend. Islam can be compared like that. I know it doesnt sound right, but Im doing the same thing you are doing about Scienology, just making assumptions. InsaneBlue Posted at 5:37 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from FightingForTheGood at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:29 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I think it does do more harm that other 'religions'. It actually encourages people to spend huge sums of money on BS. It also relies on L. Ron Hubbard's solutions for many illnesses, most of which are ineffective. More harm? Wait... Look at the Muslims, once and a while they blow themselves up. or the Christians through the years, have killed alot. Then we have the Jewish religion, which used to commit cannibalism and that type of stuff. You can't just compare it to Islam like that. Now if Scientology were to be scaled up to the size of Islam, I believe it would cause more harm, yes. And Jewish Cannablism is no more than a legend. Possible, but unlikely. FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:32 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from blufindr at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion. Of course it does = a religion. People who say not are just silly. blufindr Posted at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Scientology =/= religion. FightingForTheGood Posted at 5:31 am on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from InsaneBlue at 5:29 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I think it does do more harm that other 'religions'. It actually encourages people to spend huge sums of money on BS. It also relies on L. Ron Hubbard's solutions for many illnesses, most of which are ineffective. More harm? Wait... Look at the Muslims, once and a while they blow themselves up. or the Christians through the years, have killed alot. Then we have the Jewish religion, which used to commit cannibalism and that type of stuff. Most recent 15 of 18 previous replies displayed.