Comments on: Scientology recognition could open floodgates

By: Alfster

Alfster — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:09:56 +0000

Paul says "Itâ€s not that they hate psychiatry, they hate seeing peopleâ€s lives destroyed in the name of â€˜helpâ€ " Echoes of "We don't hate gays we just hate thinking about them sticking thier willies inside each other." Scientology shouldn't be recognised alongside religions as this is how in a few years it will suddenly become 'a religion'. They already have their 'supernatural' woo-woo part - Xenu etc. Rational people may realise that religions are just myths etc but have a look around...they are still massive controlling forces around the world. Scientology already controls places in the US: Clearwater. They are getting a foot-hold in the police in London, which is what they did in Clearwater. Scientology do not look for control simply via brainwashing etc like other religions they also do it via litigation and threats.

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:50:47 +0000

By the way, I`m in complete agreement with Mark and George on this one. Why SHOULDN`T the Scientology gits` belief system be recognized alongside other completely irrational and totally unbelievable religions like Christianity and Islam, which are also based on fairy tales, myths, legends, and outright lies? It may be an uncomfortable thought for the Archbishop of Cant and his cronies, but the only real difference betwen a religion and a cult is numerical. Once you acquire enough adherents you also acquire “respectability”!!!

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:35:50 +0000

I thought that Paul had said “the Scientology gits” at first, but it was just a typographical error!!!

By: j.r.

j.r. — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:06:40 +0000

Thanks Kamera.

By: Kamera

Kamera — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:35:09 +0000

Paul is a standard issue Scientologist propagandist. As someone who campaigned against them for a while you came across a lot of people online who sounded exactly like him. The CCHR is an anti-psychiatry front group for the Church of Scientology. They hate psychiatry since the American Psychiatric Association pointed out that Church founder L. Ron Hubbard’s book “Dianetics” was a load of garbled nonsense without an ounce of research accompanying it.

Psychiatrists have been hated by Scientologists since before Xenu existed, although according to LRH psychiatrists have existed since before humanity and aided the evil alien overlord in his project of massive genocide via their sinister mind control techniques.

Hubbard, by the way, had psychiatric medication in his blood when he died.

By: j.r.

j.r. — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:44:30 +0000

Paul, if you knew families who have been financially ruined by a member giving all their money to the scientologists, as I do, then you might have an issue with people like you trying to whitewash this disgusting cult. Scientology preys on people with psychological problems and the demonisation of psychiatry is patently part of this strategy. Do you work for CCHR, whatever that is?

By: Netcensor

Netcensor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:22:39 +0000

It’s like a cult to an outsider in my opinion!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:02:17 +0000

The fact that some of those posting above don’t want to allow others freedom of thought is the very reason the Scientologits should receive the same treatment under the law as any religion. No one is forcing you to study Scientology so why can’t you allow them the freedom of choice to believe as they wish.

The Scientologists have documented evidence that psychiatry is responsible for many criminal acts and has brought justice where deserved. What’s wrong with them helping to bring justice where criminal acts have taken place. CCHR the branch that helps in investigating such criminal acts has all the documentation for anyone who cares to look.

If one of your family or friends had say for instance been forced in to sex while under psychiatric ‘care’ and drugged would you not be pleased that such a group as CCHR existed that would give their help to bring the guilty parties to justice.

It’s not that they hate psychiatry, they hate seeing people’s lives destroyed in the name of ‘help’ and unfortunately its endemic in psychiatry and that’s why there are 1000s of criminal cases bought against psychiatry each year and this is decided in the courts that crimes have been commited.

By: Martin Belam

Martin Belam — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:25:13 +0000

Looking on the bright side for a moment, surely it means there can be a renewed push to get people who believe in the Jedi Religion to be treated as fairly and as equally under the law as any other group of people who have faith in a work of fiction?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:07:22 +0000

Now that the law is passed, I’m not sure that one made-up-with-no-evidence religion is any different to another, in terms of what they believe. This is exactly the sort of troubles that were inevitable with this law.

On the plus side, maybe this will help generate more opposition to the law. But it shouldn’t be a case of “The law’s okay, it just shouldn’t apply to CoS”.