Scientologists at Gun Show?

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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I went to a local gun show today.
There was a guy in a wheelchair with a Scientology table and an E-Meter.
He was selling L Ron Hubbard books and shirts.

WTF... why the hell would the promoters allow a Scientologist into a gun show?

I wanted to do his E Meter test and mess around with him, but I felt bad because he was in a wheel chair.
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Presumably he paid his booth fee so the promoter is happy. If the dilution of good dealers gets bad, customers will stop coming, and the promoter will be sad.
 

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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While out of place, if he paid for a booth he can promote what he wants within the laws.
 

LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
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how many Scientologists have bombed clinics and government buildings?

Come on now. Those people were not ordinary everyday practicing christians. They didn't attend your local First Baptist or Methodist Church. They're people who are doing "in gods name" and are people who are sick.

The entire Scientology "religion" is cult like and their members are wacky. It's not the same as Christianity as a whole.

There are a bunch of reports that Scientologist do evil things like this:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/08/2838959.htm
 

zerocool84

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Nov 11, 2004
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Come on now. Those people were not ordinary everyday practicing christians. They didn't attend your local First Baptist or Methodist Church. They're people who are doing "in gods name" and are people who are sick.

The entire Scientology "religion" is cult like and their members are wacky. It's not the same as Christianity as a whole.

You've met every Scientologist member??? You know they all act like the ones we've seen? You say all Christians all don't act like that so it's fine to say that all Scientologists all don't act like the ones we've seen or heard either.
 

LikeLinus

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You've met every Scientologist member??? You know they all act like the ones we've seen? You say all Christians all don't act like that so it's fine to say that all Scientologists all don't act like the ones we've seen or heard either.

IMHO - Scientology is cult like. Christianity has many groups that teach in different ways. You have people who abuse it and brainwash people (cult), then you have some that teach nothing but good. You can't say Christianity as a whole is inherently bad because of one sect or set of people.

But the practices of Scientology are based off one Science fiction writer with no history or proof or . A lot of things that are coming out about their "religion" has a dark side. They are very secretive about things. There is only one group/following of people in Scientology.

Hubbard wanted Dianetics to be considered science. I don't think it was started as a religion. It evolved into it, but his original basis was for science. Hubbard self proclaimed revelation that he had discovered the human soul.

I don't think he ever intended Scientology to be a religion. It made money and that was that. The followers worship him (a mortal) as much as they worship their higher calling. As the sole source of the Scriptures, he has no successor. In addition, no one else is allowed to alter his issues. They are to remain intact. Only Hubbard can revise them.

So the entire "Religion" is based on the writings of one guy from the 50's and his word is it. Doesn't sound like a religion to me...sounds like a cult.

IMHO.
 
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zerocool84

Lifer
Nov 11, 2004
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IMHO - Scientology is cult like. Christianity has many groups that teach in different ways. You have people who abuse it and brainwash people (cult), then you have some that teach nothing but good. You can't say Christianity as a whole is inherently bad because of one sect or set of people.

But the practices of Scientology are based off one Science fiction writer with no history or proof or . A lot of things that are coming out about their "religion" has a dark side. They are very secretive about things. There is only one group/following of people in Scientology.

Hubbard wanted Dianetics to be considered science. I don't think it was started as a religion. It evolved into it, but his original basis was for science. Hubbard self proclaimed revelation that he had discovered the human soul.

I don't think he ever intended Scientology to be a religion. It made money and that was that.

cult:

1 : formal religious veneration : worship
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator <health cults>
5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : the object of such devotion c : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion

Seems like pretty much every religion falls under that.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult
 

Gibsons

Lifer
Aug 14, 2001
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I went to a local gun show today.
There was a guy in a wheelchair with a Scientology table and an E-Meter.
He was selling L Ron Hubbard books and shirts.

WTF... why the hell would the promoters allow a Scientologist into a gun show?

Easy targets like that will make people more likely to buy guns.


... too much?
 
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