You're painfully uneducated in this argument, Keg. There are plenty of reasons why Scientology is not a religion. And even if it *were* a religion, it doesn't matter. It is the practices of this so-called 'religion' that I'm protesting, not the whacky beliefs themselves. I mean, you don't see me ragging on the Raelians, do you? Hell - a polyamorous UFO cult with hot asian girls? Sign me up!
But when you get dipshits like this making children work eighteen hours a day and keeping them away from their parents, I get pissed and I start making noise.
Do you want to drop shit on any of the other causes I happen to care about? Barnaby's Black Cockatoo, perhaps? Feminism? Whaling?
Oh hey, don't me wrong, I am 100% behind you in agreeing that Scientology is amazingly wrong and bad.
I was just pointing out that people tend to ignore other groups that do the same things as scientology. Largely because they are 'Religions' and people get offended when you start to question them too much.
I in no way wish to cause you to get cranky or be offended. :P
Oh and I happen to think Whaling is very bad and that we should be giving Japan a darn good spanking for being dicks.
As for Feminism... I'm a big fan of feminist movies. I'm something of a connoisseur ;)
I think religion, when treated sensibly, is a relatively good thing; it teaches morals (you do agree that 'it is wrong to commit murder' is a moral precept, right?), encourages the development of a community (congregation, community, same diff) and offers emotional support within its community.
I won't say they are perfect, and everyone must review their beliefs and decide for themselves if they really believe them. But there are weak people out there who can't say 'I won't steal because I know it is wrong'; if it's them saying 'I won't steal because God tells me not to' that keeps my wallet in my purse, then I'm all for the Church that drummed it into their heads.
Just because you side with Today Tonight on this story doesn't change the fact that they are still invasive in their investigations, manipulative in their presentations and completely biased.
*applauds* That's exactly what I would have said! Since I'm ahead of you in time zone I thought I should give you the heads up. If your channel 9 is showing 'wipe out' at 7:30 (or anytime tonight) you have to check it out. This is hilarious
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancing_serpent
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-07 02:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-07 02:51 pm (UTC)Scientology isn't a religion, it's a scam.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-07 03:09 pm (UTC)It still doesn;t mean that it is any more or less legitimate than any of the other religions screwing people out of money and brain cells.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-07 03:17 pm (UTC)But when you get dipshits like this making children work eighteen hours a day and keeping them away from their parents, I get pissed and I start making noise.
Do you want to drop shit on any of the other causes I happen to care about? Barnaby's Black Cockatoo, perhaps? Feminism? Whaling?
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-07 04:49 pm (UTC)I was just pointing out that people tend to ignore other groups that do the same things as scientology. Largely because they are 'Religions' and people get offended when you start to question them too much.
I in no way wish to cause you to get cranky or be offended. :P
Oh and I happen to think Whaling is very bad and that we should be giving Japan a darn good spanking for being dicks.
As for Feminism... I'm a big fan of feminist movies. I'm something of a connoisseur ;)
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 03:28 am (UTC)http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0826,Scientologys-Cru,487758,2.html/full
thought you might like
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 12:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 12:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-12 03:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 03:22 am (UTC)I think religion, when treated sensibly, is a relatively good thing; it teaches morals (you do agree that 'it is wrong to commit murder' is a moral precept, right?), encourages the development of a community (congregation, community, same diff) and offers emotional support within its community.
I won't say they are perfect, and everyone must review their beliefs and decide for themselves if they really believe them. But there are weak people out there who can't say 'I won't steal because I know it is wrong'; if it's them saying 'I won't steal because God tells me not to' that keeps my wallet in my purse, then I'm all for the Church that drummed it into their heads.
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 09:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:17 am (UTC)That's exactly what I would have said!
Since I'm ahead of you in time zone I thought I should give you the heads up. If your channel 9 is showing 'wipe out' at 7:30 (or anytime tonight) you have to check it out.
This is hilarious
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:19 am (UTC)What is hilarious?
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:27 am (UTC)By the way, did you happen to recieve a parcel recently?
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:30 am (UTC)Oh shit, it IS at 6:30!! *runs off to watch it*
(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-08 10:37 am (UTC)