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Scientology's Credibility Questioned Over Video Channel

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the scientology-and-shady-almost-synonyms-these-days dept.

stonyandcher writes to share that the Church of Scientology has come under fire for some items on their recently launched video channel. Most notably, claims have been leveled that dignitaries in one of their videos were faked and at least one of the people featured in the video is claiming their statements were taken out of context.

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  1. Credibility??? by Naughty+Bob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientology's Credibility...
    (Splutter!) That got me.... Also questioned this week-

    Bears' woodland sanitary habits
    Pope's Nazi youth
    Apple enthusiasts' devotion....
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    "Be light, stinging, insolent and melancholy"
    1. Re:Credibility??? by Gat0r30y · · Score: 4, Funny

      Scientology's senior leadership replied saying: "Bears use outhouses just like all the other woodland creatures"
      "The Pope was on vacation to Bermuda during the youth in question"
      "And whats with those Apple enthusiasts, damn, like seriously, there more devoted than Xenu!"

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      Prediction: The real iPhone killer is going to be sex robots from Japan. Think about it.
    2. Re:Credibility??? by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 3, Funny

      Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 - January 24, 1986)
      Not sure about you, but I am pretty impressed that this guy was writing bad sci-fi years before he was born...

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      "But this one goes to 11!"
    3. Re:Credibility??? by mav[LAG] · · Score: 3, Funny

      None of them are based on any factual evidence at all. That is what faith means. Belief in the absence of logical proof, and material evidence.

      No factual evidence at all - riiight. A handful of frightened men just suddenly started a movement that was large enough to attract the attention of Nero within a generation? And those thousands of copies of eyewitness accounts just sprang from nowhere I suppose?

      Besides, faith in the New Testament documents means either forensic proof, loyalty or faithfulness - just the opposite of your definition. Do I believe William Ramsay who spent a lifetime digging up the Middle East verifying the accuracy of the NT documents or some random slashdotter? Choices, choices...

      If this is what passes for reasoned scepticism these days, then bring it on.

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      --- Hot Shot City is particularly good.
  2. Video? Nice! by rrohbeck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do they have any cool vids of Xenu and the starships? Volcanoes? That could rival the Sci-Fi Channel.

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    thegodmovie.com - watch it
    1. Re:Video? Nice! by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Do they have any cool vids of Xenu and the starships? Volcanoes? That could rival the Sci-Fi Channel.

      Yes, but it didn't go over very well.

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      Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  3. Yes, it's the video channel that's done it by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Prior to that screwup, they were a vast reservoir of credibility.

  4. Judgment shall cometh by spungo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Be warned. I have recorded all your names. Thou art but Thetans on the sleeve of humanity. Praise Xenu... and retain decent counsel.

  5. Re:The last frantic grapsing of a desperate group by ardle · · Score: 4, Funny

    those suckers will continue to buy penis enlargement products from poorly written emails, and give their remaining money to Scientology I'm sure Tom Cruise won't appreciate you broadcasting his secret ;-)
    Wouldn't it be mad if the penis enlargment companies were owned by the COS or a subsidiary?
  6. Re:The main issue is lying liars. by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Nietzsche is God" - Logic

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  7. Re:Won't be the first time a religion did this. by Schnapple · · Score: 5, Funny

    A phrase that gets passed around: Calling Scientology a 'religion' really is an awful lot like calling Dunkin' Donuts a 'restaurant'

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    Schnapple

  8. Re:Scientology is the quintessential religion by gnarlyhotep · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scientology is no more ridiculous ... killing your first born.

    Pretty sure my parents didn't consider that too terribly rediculous at several points during my youth...