Senor Fancy Pants wrote: » Is this like a Starbucks?
learn_more wrote: » What is it about Merrion Square ? IONA Institute are based there as well I believe. Should be renamed Squares Square.
Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: » Yes, it's like a Starbucks but without the coffee or muffins.
Pickpocket wrote: » So it's just like Starbucks then.
corner of hells wrote: » Will there be a monorail? If there's no monorail , I'm not going.
The_Valeyard wrote: » I think we can all agree that South Park episode about Scientology is brilliant.
sjb25 wrote: » Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car Monorail! What'd I say?
entropi wrote: » That, and the one about Mormons. Why people flock to this shiny distraction from reality is beyond me. They should have stayed with the Promise Keepers...
valoren wrote: » Agreed. Some use it as a means of self improvement, personal development etc. Nothing at all wrong with that. But the cult part of Scientology and the trap so to speak is their auditing sessions. You begin to reveal personal or private feelings, thoughts and experiences. It is all written down and documented. When people expose their inner beliefs in such a way, then toxic cults like that use it as a means of control. You start to fear that if you want to leave they might (and do) publicise these private feelings. You feel compelled to stay to prevent that from happening. They can then ask for anything they want. They are particularly fond of tax free 'donations' from uber wealthy members. My mother was (thankfully) part of a sect in the Catholic Church which does something similar. It's the neocathechumenate way. It's where you have these groups of people called 'communities' who meet weekly to pray and have mass. You read the gospels, talk about what it means to you personally and sing and dance. So far so good. The whole idea is that you are following the way of Christ, which is the way to be a christian according to the founder. You are made to feel unique, special. When you've become inculcated over the course of a year or so, then to complete your indoctrination you are asked to reveal what your cross in life is. If you are reticent then you are repeatedly told that this is necessary. They insinuate that you are not special and are not part of God's way etc if you fail to reveal the truth in the eyes of Christ. Guilt tripped on a divine scale so to speak. This is usually a private and very personal thing. They don't accept anything like 'I got a speeding fine last week and my wife doesn't know'. It must be your biggest sin. And the juicier the better for them, particularly anything sexual from what I've read. It could be that you were sexually abused as a child, are an alcoholic or drug addict, you beat your wife, you cheated on your husband, you get the idea. That is the trap. When you reveal to a group something like that then it has a profound effect. You are far more likely to remain in case such information was made public. After this is done, the time taken up in activities within the sect really ramp up and it get's to the point where you feel that your life is taken over by activities within the Way. It's toxic dangerous stuff and Scientology with it's bull**** auditing sessions using similar techniques of control. Approach with caution.
tinkerbell2310 wrote: » Its scary to actually think how scientology alienate families and basically brainwash these poor people who really r only looking for somewhere to belong. N as for the money they look for... I dunno how this Miscavige gets away with it
LongCatSilver wrote: » Grand opening at 4 Merrion Square at 12:00 this Saturday, October 15th: imgur.com/kXH1scT.jpg tonyortega.org/2016/09/25/scientology-in-ireland-is-nearly-dead-heres-how-tom-cruise-and-the-gang-plan-to-bring-it-back/ dialogueireland.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/sw2.jpg
What is Dudeism? While Dudeism in its official form has been organized as a religion only recently, it has existed down through the ages in one form or another. Probably the earliest form of Dudeism was the original form of Chinese Taoism, before it went all weird with magic tricks and body fluids. The originator of Taoism, Lao Tzu, basically said “smoke ’em if you got ’em” and “mellow out, man” although he said this in ancient Chinese so something may have been lost in the translation. Down through the ages, this “rebel shrug” has fortified many successful creeds – Buddhism, Christianity, Sufism, John Lennonism and Fo’-Shizzle-my-Nizzlism. The idea is this: Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do about it. So don’t do anything about it. Just take it easy, man. Stop worrying so much whether you’ll make it into the finals. Kick back with some friends and some oat soda and whether you roll strikes or gutters, do your best to be true to yourself and others – that is to say, abide. Incidentally, the term “dude” is commonly agreed to refer to both genders. Most linguists contend that “Dudette” is not in keeping with the parlance of our times.
