Moscow court bans Hubbard’s Scientology works as extremist

Benny_Cake · 22-03-2012 02:55PM

Biggins wrote: »

What is just as damning for the American government is that if any other organisation infiltrated the USA government as this org/cult has done, they like any other modern day bad organisation, be banned and everything related to it also taken off the public shelves.
...But seeing as its stuffed with celebs, is about making millions yearly in profit and actually managed to get a tax-free status, is just about laughable.

Sadly its not laughable by its many, many victims, be they in the cult itself or its naval slavery organisation "Sea-Org".

...Think about that - a "Religion" (cult!) with a navy!

...All tax free too!

Daftness of the highest order and the longer this stupidity continues, the American government allows itself to be seen as equally further complicit in this madness.

I remember reading in a report once that the "church" hired private investigators to dig around in the personal lives of IRS officials - they are an extremely nasty bunch.

RichieC · 22-03-2012 02:57PM

Biggins wrote: »

What is just as damning for the American government is that if any other organisation infiltrated the USA government as this org/cult has done, they like any other modern day bad organisation, be banned and everything related to it also taken off the public shelves.
...But seeing as its stuffed with celebs, is about making millions yearly in profit and actually managed to get a tax-free status, is just about laughable.

Sadly its not laughable by its many, many victims, be they in the cult itself or its naval slavery organisation "Sea-Org".

...Think about that - a "Religion" (cult!) with a navy!

...All tax free too!

Daftness of the highest order and the longer this stupidity continues, the American government allows itself to be seen as equally further complicit in this madness.

People are afraid of them. you need to be clean as a whistle to take them on, even then you have to be prepared to have your life scrutinised and lies published about you. It's no surprise politicians in the US don't confront them. they all have skellies in their closets.

Biggins · 22-03-2012 03:03PM

Benny_Cake wrote: »

I remember reading in a report once that the "church" hired private investigators to dig around in the personal lives of IRS officials - they are an extremely nasty bunch.

They have complete towerblocks which consist of purely investigators in their much owned town Clearwater alone!
They even infiltrated that city by infiltrating government offices and media centers - known as Operation Normandy.

Now if this was a foreign group - the whole lot would be frogmarched off to 'Gitmo' in a flash!

...But this is a RELIGION!
Yea... Right!

P.S.
They don't like me!
Fcuk them!

Capt'n Midnight · 22-03-2012 03:44PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

As much as I despise scientology , no books should be illegal, its the same level of bullshiít as any other religion.

no IMHO it's a worse level, as there are lots of claims that people are targeted

you didn't see that episode of Millenium with the Selfosophy and the lads stashing away books so their books would survive into the future ?

I'm one of those people who thinks that theta is an angle.

NiallFH · 22-03-2012 03:50PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

no IMHO it's a worse level, as there are lots of claims that people are targeted

Which is different to other religions that dont target but rather brainwash the masses via the school system, much less evil

Biggins · 22-03-2012 03:50PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

...you didn't see that episode of Millenium with the Selfosophy and the lads stashing away books so their books would survive into the future ?

Thats fiction - this is fact: Scientology-The Bunker Footage
(...of which they have three. Two others elsewhere.)

Video footage: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=08b_1186419752

A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles
From: washingtonpost.com

From the state that gave us Roswell, the epicenter of UFO lore since 1947, comes a report from an Albuquerque TV station about its discovery of strange landscape markings in the remote desert. They're etched in New Mexico's barren northern reaches, resemble crop circles and are recognizable only from a high altitude.

Also, they are directly connected to the Church of Scientology.

The church tried to persuade station KRQE not to air its report last week about the aerial signposts marking a Scientology compound that includes a huge vault "built into a mountainside," the station said on its Web site. The tunnel was constructed to protect the works of L. Ron Hubbard, the late science-fiction writer who founded the church in the 1950s.

The archiving project, which the church has acknowledged, includes engraving Hubbard's writings on stainless steel tablets and encasing them in titanium capsules. It is overseen by a Scientology corporation called the Church of Spiritual Technology. Based in Los Angeles, the corporation dispatched an official named Jane McNairn and an attorney to visit the TV station in an effort to squelch the story, KRQE news director Michelle Donaldson said.

The church offered a tour of the underground facility if KRQE would kill the piece, the station said in its newscast. Scientology also called KRQE's owner, Emmis Communications, and "sought the help of a powerful New Mexican lawmaker" to lobby against airing the piece, the station reported on its Web site.

More: http://cryptome.org/cst-bunker.htm

http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=1538

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trementina_Base

...Then there is Tom Cruise's bunker: http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?1980-Tom-Cruise-builds-10M-shelter-to-hide-from-Xenu

Capt'n Midnight · 22-03-2012 04:24PM

NiallFH wrote: »

Which is different to other religions that dont target but rather brainwash the masses via the school system, much less evil

In Ireland the religious run the schools because no one else put money into setting up schools.

quite a few parents in south west Dublin are alleged to have lied about their religious preference to get their kids into what they perceive as a better school

NiallFH · 22-03-2012 04:36PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

In Ireland the religious run the schools because no one else put money into setting up schools.

quite a few parents in south west Dublin are alleged to have lied about their religious preference to get their kids into what they perceive as a better school

That doesnt really change the fact that the school place is being used to drill these beliefs into children who are too young to know better. I almost feel violated knowing how I was taught religion in school and its scary to think not everyone cops onto it 'in my opinion' being a load of garbage fairy tales.

I reckon doing it in a school is worse than these books, at least your a free thinking adult picking up the book of your own free will

Benny_Cake · 22-03-2012 05:07PM

NiallFH wrote: »

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

In Ireland the religious run the schools because no one else put money into setting up schools.

quite a few parents in south west Dublin are alleged to have lied about their religious preference to get their kids into what they perceive as a better school

That doesnt really change the fact that the school place is being used to drill these beliefs into children who are too young to know better. I almost feel violated knowing how I was taught religion in school and its scary to think not everyone cops onto it 'in my opinion' being a load of garbage fairy tales.

I reckon doing it in a school is worse than these books, at least your a free thinking adult picking up the book of your own free will

Given that you have now rejected the beliefs that were "drilled into you" at school, surely it indicates that the school was unsuccessful? And surely the blame, if any, for sending you to such a school would lie with your parents. Ultimately, you, as an adult, have made the decision to reject those beliefs, and I'm sure that you haven't faced harassment or anything goes like that. Those who get sucked into Scientology wouldn't be able to say the same.

seamus · 22-03-2012 05:16PM

Benny_Cake wrote: »

And surely the blame, if any, for sending you to such a school would lie with your parents.

For the vast majority of people currently using boards, their parents had no choice. It was either religious school or no school.

For many parents this is still the situation.

Beano · 22-03-2012 05:24PM

RichieC wrote: »

It's what ever you wish, Darling.

No, its Xenu. was i not clear?

RichieC · 22-03-2012 05:27PM

Beano wrote: »

No, its Xenu. was i not clear?

Like I said, anything you wish.

RichieC · 22-03-2012 05:29PM

I like to call him Frank.

JohnMarston · 22-03-2012 05:32PM

Tbh i have no idea how they have credibility in the first place, even to be labelled as 'extremist'
Its credibility is on par with the Jedi religion

RichieC · 22-03-2012 05:33PM

JohnMarston wrote: »

Tbh i have no idea how they have credibility in the first place, even to be labelled as 'extremist'
Its credibility is on par with the Jedi religion

Money and star power. Frank needs more money.

Cork24 · 22-03-2012 05:33PM

NiallFH wrote: »

Just like every other religion

what do you class as Religion ?

would you class Hindu, Buddism Religion, to me Buddism & the japanese style to it is a way of life.. Hindu would be in the lines of Religion but not a cult

Beano · 22-03-2012 05:34PM

RichieC wrote: »

Like I said, anything you wish.

So Xenu it is. Thank you sweetie.

Chuck Stone · 22-03-2012 05:46PM

Banning **** is usually counter productive. Better to subject Scientology et al to ridicule and stigmatise it.

Here's my favourite bat-**** crazy religion of recent times.

Temptamperu · 22-03-2012 05:46PM

Benny_Cake wrote: »

I really don't get the enthusiasm about this decision. While Dianetics is obviously a nonsensical form of pseudoscience, it's hardly dangerous. Freedom of expression breaks down if it only applies to expression that one agrees with. It would be far more worthwhile if the finances and business activities of Scientology were investigated.

Number one reason: They make you sign a billion year contract... you know because we are immortal beings :rolleyes:

Number two reason: you can sign up anytime you want but if you leave or say something derogatory they will make your counciling/auditing sessions public.

Number three reason: you have to put money into raising your thetin level. If you want to raise with no money you are made become a soldier of sorts and cut of completely from your family that don't support nonsense.

Number four reason: Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

Benny_Cake · 22-03-2012 05:47PM

seamus wrote: »

For the vast majority of people currently using boards, their parents had no choice. It was either religious school or no school.

For many parents this is still the situation.

In fairness, that's a valid point and there needs to be far more choice in terms of schooling.

Seaneh · 22-03-2012 05:49PM

RichieC wrote: »

http://www.rt.com/news/court-ban-scientology-extremist/

leave the dianetics books on the shelves as fiction. which is what they are.

It's a dangerous and blood sucking cult that ruins lives.

It's Dianetics that allows them to be dangerous, blood sucking feckers though, Dianetics is basically psychological torture, it's extremely effective at make people dependant on an organisation and a process.

It is used to find "flaws" in the persons personality and life and to poke and prod those flaws until the person breaks.

Dianetics is the practice of the church.
Dianetics is a form of unlicensed psychotherapeutic practice which uses a crude lie detector (an e-meter) to know when a person is trying to hide a "flaw" or lie form the person giving the "therapy" (or auditing).

Seaneh · 22-03-2012 05:50PM

seamus wrote: »

It's as religiousy valid as any other. If you're going to ban it, there's no good reason not to ban every other religious text.

Absolute bull****.

Temptamperu · 22-03-2012 05:52PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Absolute bull****.

How is it bull****? most religions are based on books written by man for man. There is none written by a deity and handed down.

Biggins · 22-03-2012 05:56PM

Seaneh wrote: »

It's Dianetics that allows them to be dangerous, blood sucking feckers though, Dianetics is basically psychological torture, it's extremely effective at make people dependant on an organisation and a process.

It is used to find "flaws" in the persons personality and life and to poke and prod those flaws until the person breaks.

Dianetics is the practice of the church.
Dianetics is a form of unlicensed psychotherapeutic practice which uses a crude lie detector (an e-meter) to know when a person is trying to hide a "flaw" or lie form the person giving the "therapy" (or auditing).

Just to be clear though - and I agree with you as regards some possible dangers of Dianetics (but thats also separately debatable)...
As you say "Dianetics is the practice of the church."
100% correct.
There is a distinction however that a GOOD or better church could also use good or bad practises.
Its an important point.

One (others) can argue that Dianetics can be used for good, through the practise of a good organisation - unlike the Scientology cult which is currently using Dianetics as an additional tool in order to control and profit from.

I just want to be sure that others see the distinction.
Hope I am making sense in what I'm trying to say.

Seaneh · 22-03-2012 05:59PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

How is it bull****? most religions are based on books written by man for man. There is none written by a deity and handed down.

Because most religions weren't formed by a sciencefiction writer who was practicing an unlicensed form of psychotherapy in southern california who, to prevent his practice being shut down by the state and federal government, invented an organisational structure which he borrowed from traditional christian churches (origianally "auditors" were called misisters and priests, with bishops above them), call it a religion and then invent a back story to invent the religion.

Most religions don't make people sign 1billion year contracts.
Most religions don't kidnap people who try to run away and lock them in room for weeks at a time untill they die of a mixture of dyhyradtion, starvation and bloodloss from flea bites!

Scientology is not a religion, it is a business.

seamus · 22-03-2012 06:02PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Most religions don't make people sign 1billion year contracts.

No, they do away with contracts altogether and just claim ownership from birth until the end of time.

Most religions don't kidnap people who try to run away and lock them in room for weeks at a time untill they die of a mixture of dyhyradtion, starvation and bloodloss from flea bites!

They sure don't. Most religions don't go to such lengths, they just murder them by stoning or banish them instead.

Scientology is not a religion, it is a business.

All of the major religions are just businesses. If they didn't have money coming in, they'd be dead. In every single organised religion you have a core group of people at the top with a lot of power whose only motivation is maintenance of that power, and nothing to do with any beliefs.

Seaneh · 22-03-2012 06:02PM

Biggins wrote: »

Just to be clear though - and I agree with you as regards some possible dangers of Dianetics (but thats also separately debatable)...
As you say "Dianetics is the practice of the church."
100% correct.
There is a distinction however that a GOOD or better church could also use good or bad practises.
Its an important point.

One (others) can argue that Dianetics can be used for good, through the practise of a good organisation - unlike the Scientology cult which is currently using Dianetics as an additional tool in order to control and profit from.

I just want to be sure that others see the distinction.
Hope I am making sense in what I'm trying to say.

I honestly don't think it can be argued that a dangerous form of unlicensed psychotherapy practiced by people whit no psychological or conseling qualifications, which makes people confess all of their deepest, darkest secrets and exploits that, on top of emotional flaws, to make the person completely dependant upon others and the "therapy" for selfworth and love, could ever be used for good.

RichieC · 22-03-2012 06:03PM

So pissed my thread didn't attract a creep apologist... Mod, have her shut

seamus · 22-03-2012 06:05PM

Seaneh wrote: »

I honestly don't think it can be argued that a dangerous form of unlicensed psychotherapy practiced by people whit no psychological or conseling qualifications, which makes people confess all of their deepest, darkest secrets and exploits that, on top of emotional flaws, to make the person completely dependant upon others and the "therapy" for selfworth and love, could ever be used for good.

Yep, that's christianity for you.

(Not getting at you Seaneh, I just find it funny that you're accusing Scientology of exactly the same things that most religions do. No qualifications as therapists/counsellors - check. Make you confess secrets - check. Make you base your self-worth on outside influences - check)

Seaneh · 22-03-2012 06:05PM

seamus wrote: »

No, they do away with contracts altogether and just claim ownership from birth until the end of time.

Oh wow, the catholic church doesn't let you leave (which in itself is bull****, the second you stop believing, you aren't christian anymore, who the **** cares if some organisation still claims you as a member)...

Do they force you to go to church, give them money, do they force you to cut yourself off from your family?
Do they make you work for less than €1 a day?
Do they keep you in solotary confinement for months at a time because you tried to leave?

Get some ****ing perspective Seamus, you're a smart lad but at times you, like the rest of us, can say the most retarded things.

Moscow court bans Hubbard’s Scientology works as extremist

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