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Christianity

17 (23.3%)

Islam

1 (1.4%)

Hinduism

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Taoism

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Buddhism

0 (0%)

Scientology

2 (2.7%)

Other (please tell)

7 (9.6%)

Athiest

35 (47.9%)

Undecided

1 (1.4%)

Agnostic

10 (13.7%)

Total Members Voted: 70

[Starver]

In religious news... (Feel free to put 'scare quotes' on that...)

[hector13]

Wasn’t there another religion thread somewhere round these parts?

Ah well. Piston Testicle Warfare.

[wierd]

sciorg is just a bunch of greedy sociopaths using religion as a front to hurt people. (Physically, financially, and mentally.)

At least with most other religious groups, the higherups actually believe what they are preaching. I somehow seriously doubt that Miscavige believes that Xemu blew up billions of people in space 747s, in a giant volcano crater, and that their tortured souls latch onto people and drive them crazy. He seems more than happy to charge people hundreds of thousands of dollars on auditing and tithes though.

Hilariously enough, there are former scientologists, who dissatisfied with the church leadership, have attempted to practice their religion free from Miscavige and his cronies, only to be attacked with copyright law and worse at every turn. To me, this clearly demonstrates that it is NOT about the religious belief, it is about the money, as far as SciOrg is concerned.

If people want to believe that a space tyrant solved galactic overpopulation by blowing up billions of people on a tiny planet in the unfashionable part of the spiral arm of the milky way using nukes and space 747s, that is their business. It is when they cause real harm to people, (again, physically, mentally, and financially), are shameless in doing so, and are opposed to the free (outside of their direct, totalitarian control) practice of those beliefs, that I call bullshit on their operation, and refuse to acknowledge them as a real religion. (I am not disqualifying the faith of the people who want to practice freely; I am disqualifying their leadership from being allowed to claim religious protection status to cover their crimes.)

[Paxiecrunchle]

sciorg is just a bunch of greedy sociopaths using religion as a front to hurt people. (Physically, financially, and mentally.)

At least with most other religious groups, the higherups actually believe what they are preaching. I somehow seriously doubt that Miscavige believes that Xemu blew up billions of people in space 747s, in a giant volcano crater, and that their tortured souls latch onto people and drive them crazy. He seems more than happy to charge people hundreds of thousands of dollars on auditing and tithes though.

Hilariously enough, there are former scientologists, who dissatisfied with the church leadership, have attempted to practice their religion free from Miscavige and his cronies, only to be attacked with copyright law and worse at every turn. To me, this clearly demonstrates that it is NOT about the religious belief, it is about the money, as far as SciOrg is concerned.

If people want to believe that a space tyrant solved galactic overpopulation by blowing up billions of people on a tiny planet in the unfashionable part of the spiral arm of the milky way using nukes and space 747s, that is their business. It is when they cause real harm to people, (again, physically, mentally, and financially), are shameless in doing so, and are opposed to the free (outside of their direct, totalitarian control) practice of those beliefs, that I call bullshit on their operation, and refuse to acknowledge them as a real religion. (I am not disqualifying the faith of the people who want to practice freely; I am disqualifying their leadership from being allowed to claim religious protection status to cover their crimes.)

Do they think harassing these people will get them more adherents or something?

[wierd]

No, they want all people interested in scientology to come to THEM, and PAY MONEY. (after they have abused social engineering and peer pressure to isolate and pressure people so that they can never leave, even if they want to.)

[Reelya]

I somehow seriously doubt that Miscavige believes that Xemu blew up billions of people in space 747s, in a giant volcano crater, and that their tortured souls latch onto people and drive them crazy.

Of course Miscavige doesn't believe in "Space 747s". That would be sacrilege. They were Space DC-8s.

[wierd]

Bazinga!!

[TD1]

You people are weird.

[Hanslanda]

Scientology is one of the more insidious modern cults.

[Imic]

Reset the poll, since it's been open for a long time npw, and I want to reset it.

[TheDarkStar]

Sorry, I just did my part in unresetting it.

[Teneb]

Soon, the Church of Other (please tell) shall oust the abrahamics and achieve poll domination!

[ChairmanPoo]

Soon, the Church of Other (please tell) shall oust the abrahamics and achieve poll domination!

Still far away from the numbers of the devotees of Athe

[TD1]

Huh. My denomination tends to place the blood-stained sacrificial stone to the left of the imposing Altar of Doom, not in front of it.

[Dunamisdeos]

Huh. My denomination tends to place the blood-stained sacrificial stone to the left of the imposing Altar of Doom, not in front of it.

Hahaha. Ha.

Warm up the pitchforks.