sumire
Blueblood
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Mar 7, 2005 18:45:40 GMT -4
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Post by sumire on Sept 14, 2013 13:56:07 GMT -4
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Post by kostgard on Sept 14, 2013 15:06:03 GMT -4
Ha! I gotta love how this ballsy chick keeps sticking it to the clams. Between her and Bill Nye I may have to actually watch Dancing with the Stars this season.
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Oct 2, 2024 4:17:21 GMT -4
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 10:13:40 GMT -4
In the documentary about Anonymous called We Are Legion it shows the important role Tom Cruise's leaked video and Scientology's intensive efforts to keep that video off the internet had in helping Anonymous become a more cohesive and powerful group. The segment on Scientology starts at 27 minutes. One of the hackers convicted for his actions against Scientology talked about the DA making a big deal about Scientology being a religion and their right to believe what they want to believe. The key to Scientology surviving the age of the internet when they can no longer keep their secrets about Xenu and thetans under wraps is the tax exempt status and the power it gives them to defend themselves as a religion. If that's taken away, Scientology would fall apart financially and legally. I don't understand why there hasn't been more of an effort to snatch the title of official religion away from them. How hard can it be at this point?
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gremlin45
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Dec 9, 2008 19:29:13 GMT -4
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Post by gremlin45 on Oct 13, 2013 17:34:00 GMT -4
If that's taken away, Scientology would fall apart financially and legally. I don't understand why there hasn't been more of an effort to snatch the title of official religion away from them. How hard can it be at this point? It's probably not a case of it being hard; it's probably a case of the people who could do it having dirty, dirty secrets that the Scientologists know and will reveal if they try to do anything.
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Post by kostgard on Dec 10, 2013 23:56:39 GMT -4
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Post by eclair on Dec 11, 2013 0:51:35 GMT -4
Great find! I wonder if now that L. Ron is dead they're stealing from J. K. Rowling? Like, is the student hat like the sorting hat?
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Post by kostgard on Dec 11, 2013 1:47:55 GMT -4
Great find! I wonder if now that L. Ron is dead they're stealing from J. K. Rowling? Like, is the student hat like the sorting hat? I only saw it because Martha Plimpton retweeted it (proving how awesome she is). Someone kindly linked a Clam-ese glossary. A "student hat" is apparently "an approximately $1,500 dollar course that teaches students to never go by a word they don't understand, and do little clay demos out of Plasticine (tm). A good revenue source, as most of the course is done from audio tapes, and requires little effort from the Supervisor or teacher." Well, of course it is. I've never had my church (when I attended as a kid) write a letter to my mom demanding that she tell me to get started on my listen to tapes/play with clay class. They're totally normal.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 2:34:14 GMT -4
Jenna Miscavige Hill wrote about "hats" in her memoir. The term is taken from the phrase "[so-and-so] wears many hats". The "hat" you wear is the role you've taken on in the organization. Being told you have to do your "student hat" means you have to take a course but it implies that it's your job. It's not voluntary or to be half-assed. It's your duty to Scientology to wear that hat and succeed. So if you're broke and can't pay for the course, Pat's Husband, Ben doesn't want to hear about it! Student hat! NOW!
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Post by bklynred on Dec 11, 2013 22:50:07 GMT -4
I could not retweet that fast enough! Thanks.
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Post by pathtaken on Jan 21, 2014 16:56:13 GMT -4
Interesting Cracked articleon growing up in $cientology.
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