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Old 07-01-2007, 09:34 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Actually heard this on the radio today, 105.7 in the DC area. Current media spin is that "Germany is banning religion again" based on this debacle. Yeah there's such an obvious similarity between rejecting a film request on their military bases and... the Holocaust?
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Old 05-29-2009, 03:23 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Church of Scientology banned on Wikipedia | News | TechRadar UK
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Old 05-29-2009, 06:22 PM   #33 (permalink)
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The "church" is also on trial in France (it started on the 25th). They are being accused of "fraudulent abuse of a state of ignorance or weakness" which is something that appeared in 2001 with an anti-sect legislation. It's important to note that it is not a person that is on trial, but the organization, meaning that if it is found guilty it could be disbanded (only in France obviously). It was a pretty long procedure and most of the original plaintiffs got bought into withdrawing, but a couple people are still here to testify...
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Old 05-30-2009, 12:20 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Maybe germany is planning another holocaust but this time on scientologists instead of jews. I would actually be for that!!!
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:18 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Maybe germany is planning another holocaust but this time on scientologists instead of jews. I would actually be for that!!!
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:46 PM   #36 (permalink)
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What's the difference between Scientology and Catholicism? Is either more legitimate than the other?
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:52 PM   #37 (permalink)
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What's the difference between Scientology and Catholicism? Is either more legitimate than the other?
for a start, the catholic church doesn't charge you for their services in the 5 figure range or demand that you cut off all your contacts to the non-catholic world. Their current leader also is Emperor Palpatine, which is just way cooler than Tom Cruise.
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:59 PM   #38 (permalink)
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for a start, the catholic church doesn't charge you for their services in the 5 figure range or demand that you cut off all your contacts to the non-catholic world. Their current leader also is Emperor Palpatine, which is just way cooler than Tom Cruise.
Also, Catholics won't sue you for not liking them.
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Old 06-03-2009, 02:09 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Catholics may not charge you in the thousands but they are far from new at getting people to give them excess amounts of cash. Throughout time they've gathered massive capital and gold and spent it on many lavish things.

Rather the only difference is the amount of money they charge newcomers, Scientology in essence just has a different business model.
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Old 06-03-2009, 02:11 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Catholics may not charge you in the thousands but they are far from new at getting people to give them excess amounts of cash. Throughout time they've gathered massive capital and gold and spent it on many lavish things.

Rather the only difference is the amount of money they charge newcomers, Scientology in essence just has a different business model.
They don't charge anything. You might want to familiarize yourself with the difference between donations and charges.
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Old 06-03-2009, 03:14 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Catholics may not charge you in the thousands but they are far from new at getting people to give them excess amounts of cash. Throughout time they've gathered massive capital and gold and spent it on many lavish things.

Rather the only difference is the amount of money they charge newcomers, Scientology in essence just has a different business model.
There is a huge difference between (A) requiring church goers to pay before they can learn church doctrine and (B) dispensing church doctrine and then trying to make church goers feel guilty for not paying for it.
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:11 PM   #42 (permalink)
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I grew up a catholic and going to church a bit, and we never got asked for money ever. Donations at the end of church, but that was what a dollar or 2. They never ever said, pay for this punk! Check, they would even give you a bible if you wanted it free of charge.
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:13 PM   #43 (permalink)
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These Scientology commercials are fucking bad ass they make me want to go and join right now because of that hot chick at the end!
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:19 PM   #44 (permalink)
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I grew up a catholic and going to church a bit, and we never got asked for money ever. Donations at the end of church, but that was what a dollar or 2. They never ever said, pay for this punk! Check, they would even give you a bible if you wanted it free of charge.
You're "supposed" to tithe 10% of your earnings, though I don't have the verse offhand.
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:23 PM   #45 (permalink)
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I grew up a catholic and going to church a bit, and we never got asked for money ever. Donations at the end of church, but that was what a dollar or 2. They never ever said, pay for this punk! Check, they would even give you a bible if you wanted it free of charge.
Yeah, I've always known Catholics and protestant denominations to happily give out bibles/literature for free. Last time I checked, the majority of priests/pastors/whatever aren't raking in the dough. Generally, these denominations spend a lot of money on funding missionaries as well. You don't hear too much about scientology sending missionaries over to Africa to save the children, unless you're talking about 1 at a time through adoption.
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