Sorry for offending Scientologists!

[elshiva]

:( Just a crazy myself. I am a Jewish-Episcopalian, so maybe it is craziness to be religious. But it does give me a sense of belonging....

[Left Is Write]

1. Nor will I.

[elshiva]

2. Sorry!

[Left Is Write]

6. They are definitely weird.

[Floogeldy]

26. What is this? The fucking Jerry Fallwell hour?

This is AMERICA. People are free to believe, OR NOT BELIEVE, in whatever the fuck they want.

What is this place? FUCKING GUANTANAMO BAY?

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[Left Is Write]

28. Yeah, and I'm free to believe it's weird.

Plenty of people think what I believe is weird too, and have no problem saying so here.

[Floogeldy]

30. Start a thread bashing a belief . . .

. . . or a religion, or a non-religion, or the failure to believe, or believing in the wrong fucking thing.

That would be so great. It would fill my fucking heart with joy and the love that the American people have for each other and the First Amendment.

[Left Is Write]

31. Look. I think Scientology is weird.

I have a great love for the First Amendment myself, which, oddly enough, protects my right to state that I think Scientology is weird.

Like I said, I've seen my beliefs "bashed" from here to Sunday before on this place. Why is this different?

[Floogeldy]

32. This isn't different

You are no different from the people that bashed your beliefs.

[Left Is Write]

33. You seem to have some particular problem with me.

Maybe it would be better for your blood pressure if you just put me on ignore.

[Floogeldy]

34. Belief or non-belief bashing are the issues.

True, you have included yourself in those issues.

But my blood pressure is fine.

[Left Is Write]

36. There are plenty of other people in this thread

who have scathing things to say about Scientology, and yet you chose me to berate for simply saying I think it's weird.

I do think Scientology is weird. And I do think it's a scam that preys on the weak and vulnerable.

What about Jim Jones and the People's Temple? Would it be okay to "bash" the bill of goods HE sold people? 900 people died Jonestown because of him.

What about people whose beliefs include following the ideals of the KKK? Is it okay to "bash" those beliefs?

What about the political ideas the Republicans believe in? It's okay to "bash" those, right?

[Floogeldy]

37. You're gonna have to run a lot harder and faster than that.

You forgot "rapist" and "murderer" bashing.

[Left Is Write]

38. You didn't answer my questions.

[Floogeldy]

39. Is it okay to bash mass murderers?

[Left Is Write]

40. Knock yourself out.

But you still didn't answer my questions.

[Floogeldy]

41. Ah! The old Sean Hannity ploy. ANSWER THE QUESTION

ANSWER THE QUESTION ANSWER THE QUESTION ANSWER THE QUESTION ANSWER THE QUESTION ANSWER THE QUESTION.

[Seabiscuit]

9. Yes to the first Q. If a tomatoe is truly a vegetable, yes to Q2 too.

I had a horrible experience with scientologists when I was a student at Berkeley. They were my landlord for a semester!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. And why would you? It's a seriously weird, cultish "religion"

that costs a lot of money to get mixed up with. I can't figure out why some of those Hollywood types (Cruise, Travolta, Kirstie Ally) are so into it.

[elshiva]

5. Sorry!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. ? You have nothing to be sorry about.

[kanrok]

4. Me either

[Floogeldy]

7. Well, I'm sure that Jesus Fucking Christ thanks you.

Now, send some money to Jimmy Swaggart.

[elshiva]

8. HUH? Please do not insult me, dear sir...

I like you very much and if this offends you I will delete it.

[Redstone]

11. That was HORRIBLY rude, and quite unlike you.

You feeling OK?

Redstone

[elshiva]

13. Sorry, Redstone. I did change the thread. Religious prejudice

stinks, I apologize!

[Redstone]

16. No, I was talking to floogedly. NOT YOU.

Redstone

[elshiva]

19. OK. But I was stupid to take out my annoyance of Cruise on

all Scientologists... Just because I am an Episcopalian, please do not hate on other Episcopalians just because of me...

[Redstone]

27. No. All Episcopalians are NOT the same, but all

Scientologists paid thousands to hear about the ALIENS IN THE VOLCANOES.

They deserve ridicule.

Redstone

[Maddy McCall]

10. There are Scientologists on DU?

This place never ceases to amaze me.

[sundog]

12. i'm not

:)

[Redstone]

14. How do you suppose you can really offend people who pay

thousands of dollars to get someone to tell them that there are ALIENS IN THE VOLCANOES!!!

Really,THAT'S THE BIG SECRET THEY PAY BIG BUCKS TO FIND OUT!!

Hard to feel sorry for people who are that deluded.

Redstone

[elshiva]

17. Yes, that is terrible, but I must be a bit of an idiot too to be

an Episcopalian. Who am I to judge?

[carpetbagger]

21. I agree with that one.

Aliens in the volcanoes is ok with me. Heard weirder stuff in my life by more mainstream religions.

But when they start pretending like they know what's good for everyone else, but won't dare say why they know that (aliens...audience laughs...), it's beyond the realm of legit religious advocacy and in the realm of a sham.

[xmas74]

18. it's ok.

Most Scientologists probably don't come to DU in the first place. Their "Scieo Sitter" programs on their computers probably block this site.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Why be sorry? It's a fucking bullshit non-religion

If they just said it was a form of psychotherapy or new ageness or something, I wouldn't mind so much.

But that they have the chutpah to call it a religion - that absolutely offends me. Religions don't make you buy copyrighted "scripture."

[elshiva]

24. Just being sorry because what I said was not polite or constructive.

[Floogeldy]

35. Apply today

Jim Jones needs you.

[khashka]

22. Ya better be sorry

Unless you want your butt handed to you on a plate in a courtroom. The crazy bastards have lotsa money and lotsa lawyers. Remember CBS? anon.penet.fi?


Khash.

[philosophie_en_rose]

23. Why are you sorry? They shouldn't be here anyway.

Scientologists have computer screening programs that censor the net from "enturbulating" forces. :)

And it's only slander, if it isn't true. :)

[elshiva]

25. Well, I hope that they did not read my insulting words, before...

[philosophie_en_rose]

29. That's very thoughtful of you.

Scientologists are in the boat as the Bush administration, in my opinion. However, it is very kind and considerate for you to be thoughtful of feelings.

[njdemocrat106]

42. Religion is such a touchy subject

I'll be the first to admit I have some reservations about Scientologists, but people are free to believe in whatever they want, so I try to keep my big mouth when it comes to stuff like Scientology.

BTW, elshiva, I think Bishop Gene Robinson is a great American (I'm a Catholic who's saying that, too :) ).

[gordontron]

43. freedom of religion is good...

except when you have a leader who was a crazy loon:

"Fair game.
May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.

--Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter of 18 October 1967"
edit: http://www.xenu.net/archive/co_pls.html


damn scarry group when you get into the inner workings if clambake is to be believed at all