Wayback Machine Purged of Scientology Criticism

muldrake writes "The Wayback Machine, an archive of websites as they appeared in their past incarnations, is reported by CNET in this story as having censored the Scientology-critical Xenu.net, in a repeat of the heavy-handed tactics used against Google as reported in this previous Slashdot thread."

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Re: Scientology is worse than you think

[gerardrj]

You are comparing a mature and settled RCC against a young COS. I think it would be much more appropriate to consider the actions of the RCC in the dawning years, a time when if you didn't show up for mass, didn't tithe a large enough sum, or violated any rules you where cruicified or stoned to death. If you where lucky, you would just be harrased by your peers until you moved away or took your own life.

When the RCC was started, it was laughed upon and its members scorned. Slowly the church grew in power through monetary donatios, political intruige and war. You ask me not to compare the two, yet the comaprisons are undeniable and plentyful.

Perhaps this is a common starting point for what will become the 'great religions' on the future. Maybe it's common for new religions to force themselves upon the masses, at least until they reach critical mass in members and mindset. Those that don't are destined to languish as a minor player in the spiritual arena. In 1500 years, perhaps some new 'cult' will be coming to power and the COSers will be saying 'but we've paid for our crimes'. Only time will tell.

Finally: you can be a Buddhist and anything else as the same time. But then I always use hte more universal definition of religion that defines the word as a set of tenets used to shape ones actions and goals in life. Buddhists do not worship Buddha as a god, but I think few would contest it as a religion. To my knowledge the teachings of Buddha are not incompatible with any of the major religions of the world.

All I know is that in the end we all die. Only then is the truth about all this known... or not.