Disgustedman
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Ohhhhhhh.....that's beautiful!! "The Amway of religion" OMG, about peed laughing.
The Church of Scientology. A respectful, civil, sharing of thoughts.
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I fully, whole-heartedly agree with you.
Sassycakes
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Scientology brings back very heartbreaking memories to me. Over 20yrs ago my cousin donated $20,000 to Scientology to help her commit suicide. Her husband had left her for another woman. So with the help of a Scientologist, he went to her house and helped her commit suicide. He showed her exactly how to hang herself and which way to place her body that was supposed to bring her back to a better life. She did it 3 days before Valentine's day to make sure her husband would send her flowers for Valentine's day. The neighbors saw the Scientologists car parked outside her house the whole day she did it. I have been thinking of her a lot today with February coming up. This is her picture.
Oh. My. God. How utterly evil. And what a beautiful young woman she was. My heart goes out to you and your family.
StarSong
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Was he charged and/or prosecuted?
hearlady
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I'm so sorry. She's beautiful.
Sassycakes
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No. Her Mom my Aunt thought what good would it do? It would never bring her back again.
RadishRose
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“The King of Queens” star has been on a mission to call attention to what she describes as the church’s wrongdoings since she left it in 2013.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leah...cientology-top-gun_n_62a76743e4b06594c1cc66ed
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leah...cientology-top-gun_n_62a76743e4b06594c1cc66ed
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Warrigal
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I'm abstaining from this discussion because the words 'Church of Scientology' to me is an oxymoron.
And it's unlikely he would be convicted, or even charged. If he was charged, his attorney will say "He went to her house to talk her out of suicide. It's not his fault she did it anyway."
MrPants
Senior Member
I don't know much about Scientology other than my general feelings about them matchs most of the comments already posted.
Here's a Church of Scientology oddity I did witnessed myself. They own** a small cruise ship called 'Freewinds'
It's home port is Curacao, southern Caribbean. I noticed it docked as I sat in an outdoor bar last winter and noticed some strange activity on board. There were maybe 15-20 people running from place to place on one of the decks. At first I thought it might be some kind of scavenger hunt, the way that they all ran from place to place as one group but then I noticed they appeared to be cleaning very intensely with cloths or rags of some kind. I didn't know who the ship belonged to so I googled the name later and sure enough, it showed the ship is used exclusively by the Church of Scientology.
I wondered if those people on board were allowed to come & go freely or not?
(** Freewinds is owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with, and controlled by, the Church of Scientology)
Here's a Church of Scientology oddity I did witnessed myself. They own** a small cruise ship called 'Freewinds'
It's home port is Curacao, southern Caribbean. I noticed it docked as I sat in an outdoor bar last winter and noticed some strange activity on board. There were maybe 15-20 people running from place to place on one of the decks. At first I thought it might be some kind of scavenger hunt, the way that they all ran from place to place as one group but then I noticed they appeared to be cleaning very intensely with cloths or rags of some kind. I didn't know who the ship belonged to so I googled the name later and sure enough, it showed the ship is used exclusively by the Church of Scientology.
I wondered if those people on board were allowed to come & go freely or not?
(** Freewinds is owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with, and controlled by, the Church of Scientology)
IKE
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Never have cared much for Tom Cruise and my feelings for him only lessened after watching the Leah Remini documentary exposing Scientology.....he's been deeply involved in the cult / organization for many years.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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Leah Remini is a woman on a mission, for sure. I've read her books and they have a strong ring of truth.
Alligatorob
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Have to say most of my thoughts on this subject are not very "respectful" or "civil".
One of many reasons. @Sassycakes sorry to hear about your cousin, an awful thing that likely would not have happened without the Scientologists...
spectratg
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Whatever happened to the Hare Krishnas that used to hang around airports and elsewhere?
StarSong
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Since 9/11 nobody is permitted in airports unless they have business there. Hare Krishnas seem to have generally faded from the landscape. Rarely see them anymore.
Wouldn't be Baptist by any chance? I tried going to a Baptist church when I first moved to Kentucky and one Sunday the pastor was talking about the upcoming church picnic. He announced that all the females were expected to dress "appropriately", no shorts or pants were allowed. I guessed that meant all the ladies had to wear a dress to a picnic. I never went to the picnic and never went back to that church.
Jean-Paul
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Old friend and colleague, I shall call "X" for security was a very bright physicist, and diehard SCI follower
for decades. Yearly X traveled to LA and spent weeks "auditing" at the main SCI ORG.
X employed other SCI in his biz.
I always had a creepy feeing to visit his office or just to pass by an SCI building worldwide. X went on endlessly about SCI.
Despite making lots as a consultant, and mfg, eventually, X was penniless and deep in debt.
X later discovered that his SCI employees embezzled money, and failed at their jobs and stole his biz.
Incredible X is STILL a follower.
J
for decades. Yearly X traveled to LA and spent weeks "auditing" at the main SCI ORG.
X employed other SCI in his biz.
I always had a creepy feeing to visit his office or just to pass by an SCI building worldwide. X went on endlessly about SCI.
Despite making lots as a consultant, and mfg, eventually, X was penniless and deep in debt.
X later discovered that his SCI employees embezzled money, and failed at their jobs and stole his biz.
Incredible X is STILL a follower.
J
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RadishRose
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For a number of years, L. Ron Hubbard lived on a ship. Maybe that photo is the same one.I don't know much about Scientology other than my general feelings about them matchs most of the comments already posted.
Here's a Church of Scientology oddity I did witnessed myself. They own** a small cruise ship called 'Freewinds'
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It's home port is Curacao, southern Caribbean. I noticed it docked as I sat in an outdoor bar last winter and noticed some strange activity on board. There were maybe 15-20 people running from place to place on one of the decks. At first I thought it might be some kind of scavenger hunt, the way that they all ran from place to place as one group but then I noticed they appeared to be cleaning very intensely with cloths or rags of some kind. I didn't know who the ship belonged to so I googled the name later and sure enough, it showed the ship is used exclusively by the Church of Scientology.
I wondered if those people on board were allowed to come & go freely or not?
(** Freewinds is owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with, and controlled by, the Church of Scientology)
Seriously? He must've been quite an individual.
Why? 'cause he lived on a ship? Quite a huckster, IMO
Nemo2
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