Scientology; More from John Sweeney

Aside from being a seedy little cult, I still don't understand why the members of this cult follow the writings of a crap SF writer as though they were fact. It's about as sad and lonely as people thinking LOTR is real. Has anyone ever tried reading a Hubbard book? They are embarrassingly awful.

Anyway - good on Sweeney for not letting the aggressive and bullying antics of this nasty little cult get him down. A good balanced documentary.
 
I remember the row Issac Hayes (was he a scientoligist?) had about South Park, I thought at the time he had a fair point, he said the creators wanted different standarRAB for beliefs other than their own.
 
That was the reason he quit. He was fine with South park ripping into Christians, Jews, Muslims and Mormons but as soon as Ron L Hubbard was the target he seemed to have a revelation and decided it was wrong to poke fun of religions. Hypocracy or not, you decide ;)
 
Why haven't these people actually been done for intimidation and harassment?

I mean filming people once in a public place is one thing but following them around everywhere and constantly? That is intimidation and harassment.

I'd call the Police.
 
He also said, many years ago, if you want to be rich start a religion. Seems he followed his own advice.

I have never read his books but I did have the misfortune to see Battlefield Earth, which is the worst film I have ever witnessed.
 
That part, though laughable, IMHO says more about the nature of religious scripture than Scientology in particular. Supernatural myths and legenRAB are clearly fictional, in that they depict things which are physically impossible. The only reason we give them credence is that so many million people believe in them, and that in most cases these stories were created many centuries ago so their method of production and origins are only partially understood, or lost entirely.

The thing that seems to set Scientology apart is its apparent reluctance to share its knowledge and scripture unless people are prepared to pay. That is the antithesis of the evangelical, proselytizing religions.
 
Got to say i've got huge respect to John Sweeney too. He could have stopped at the first one, but he's carried on.

In any other world, he's being harrased and stalked - but because it's a "religion", nothing will get done.

I hope he continues the fight and refuses to be intimidated.
 
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