04-07-2015, 12:40 PM
We watched the HBO documentary "Going Clear" last night. It's 2 hours long and a great watch, if you like documentaries and insider observations.
I was very familiar with L. Ron Hubbard, was somewhat familiar with a few of Scientology's tenets, and had read about the constant harassment of Scientologists who left the church.
Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg. What goes on in the name of Scientology is some truly freaky, uncool, probably criminal shit.
And, after literally blackmailing the IRS with 2000+ simultaneous (yet frivolous) lawsuits that would have tied all of their agents up in court for years, Scientology was granted religious status back in 1993. So, for the last two decades the head of the "church" is carrying out all of that freaky, uncool, highly profitable shit without paying a dime in tax and instead investing the revenue in "church" real estate. The church of Scientology boasts assets of well over a billion dollars. I think Scientology may be the biggest and oddest scam that I've ever read or heard about, though the ones doing the scamming seem to fully believe in the righteousness of their cause.
It was very interesting to get a first hand look into Scientology's influence and hold on John Travolta and Tom Cruise. Scientologists aren't allowed to view material that's critical of the organization and John Travolta claims he hasn't watched the documentary and has no cause to -- he doesn't think that Tom Cruise is likely to watch it either. Too bad, they really need to open their eyes, IMO.
Tom Cruise's Scientology recruitment video; Scientology's brain scramble on full display.
Anybody watched Going Clear or have any thoughts on Scientology?
I was very familiar with L. Ron Hubbard, was somewhat familiar with a few of Scientology's tenets, and had read about the constant harassment of Scientologists who left the church.
Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg. What goes on in the name of Scientology is some truly freaky, uncool, probably criminal shit.
And, after literally blackmailing the IRS with 2000+ simultaneous (yet frivolous) lawsuits that would have tied all of their agents up in court for years, Scientology was granted religious status back in 1993. So, for the last two decades the head of the "church" is carrying out all of that freaky, uncool, highly profitable shit without paying a dime in tax and instead investing the revenue in "church" real estate. The church of Scientology boasts assets of well over a billion dollars. I think Scientology may be the biggest and oddest scam that I've ever read or heard about, though the ones doing the scamming seem to fully believe in the righteousness of their cause.
It was very interesting to get a first hand look into Scientology's influence and hold on John Travolta and Tom Cruise. Scientologists aren't allowed to view material that's critical of the organization and John Travolta claims he hasn't watched the documentary and has no cause to -- he doesn't think that Tom Cruise is likely to watch it either. Too bad, they really need to open their eyes, IMO.
Tom Cruise's Scientology recruitment video; Scientology's brain scramble on full display.
Anybody watched Going Clear or have any thoughts on Scientology?