Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

What are your crimes?

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

LOLWUT?



/Wicked Hot

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

You're being glib.

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

it's free.

It's almost as if they didn't want her to find something out....

What Tome Cruise may look like:

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?


That's weird. I didn't have to. Of course, I don't pay for Fark, either, so clearly I'm doing something wrong.

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

It worked fine for me; try clearing cookies in your browser. I think they throw up the login page after you read a certain number of articles.

So she gets in the door, but not but not much farther. Slow news day?

Any organization that routinely hides from the press has something to hide.

Xenu be praised. Anyone who speaks ill of Hubbard's magnificent church simply needs to take the test.

Just no reporters, please. Or bankers, I guess. Oh, and Jews.

I immediately suspect something is amiss when they want you to sign waivers on the first meeting. I don't do that for my doctor visits, just privacy forms, past medical history, do I enjoy prostate exams, you know, the usual.

Quick! Send in Agent Pubeit!

/for he was so very brave
//not obscure

Dumb-ass reporter ain't no Woodward or Bernstein. Jesus, she gets asked her name and locks right the fark up.

One of the book's main ideas is that people can learn only by questioning. Many pages are spent explaining the folly of believing something just because an authority figure said it was true. So then what about that waiver?

Sounds about right.

FTFA: "But the test said I had only average communication skills"

Your article reads like shiat so I'd say Tom Cruise's test pegged you pretty well.

In journalism school, when doing an undercover-type assignment, we were always told to give a name that was technically our own, but not necessarily the one under which we worked.

For this reason, perhaps, my parents gave me two middle names.

But the test said I had only average communication skills and was overly critical: Interesting, given my job.

To be fair, the average news story does seem to have been written by someone who lacks communication skills.

12maverick21: One of the book's main ideas is that people can learn only by questioning.

Instead of calling a Scientologist a dumbass, phrase it as a question: "What are you, a dumbass?"

My journalism teachers told us not to f**k around with the Scientologists. Not worth the hassle.

SpiderQueenDemon: In journalism school, when doing an undercover-type assignment, we were always told to give a name that was technically our own, but not necessarily the one under which we worked.

For this reason, perhaps, my parents gave me two middle names.

Why do you have to give your own name? Just because you have to tell the truth to the public doesn't mean you have to tell the truth when going undercover does it?

AirForceVet: I immediately suspect something is amiss when they want you to sign waivers on the first meeting. I don't do that for my doctor visits, just privacy forms, past medical history, do I enjoy prostate exams, you know, the usual.

Someone else who reads what they want you to sign. My first visit to my present psychiatrist, they gave me a stack of forms that included an agreement to follow the doctor's treatment plan. Hey, I haven't even met the guy, I can't decide whether I want to agree to do whatever he tells me without even meeting him. He could be a Scientologist for all I know! (You wondered how I was going to make this relevant, admit it.) I filled in all the blanks and just didn't sign it. The secretary didn't notice the lack of signature, and somewhere in my file is that form with no signature.

It's not like they have any reason to worry about the press...
Link (new window)
Links to a St Petersburg Times report on Scientology

I'm a member of the Church of Malt & Hops so I believe I'll have another.

/bitach should take a creative writing class down at the community center.

I used to live by the Scientology center in downtown San Diego. I never saw anyone walk in or out of there.

You would see the occasional /b/ member out in their Guy Fawkes mask, but not much more than that.

My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.

All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

nytmare: SpiderQueenDemon: In journalism school, when doing an undercover-type assignment, we were always told to give a name that was technically our own, but not necessarily the one under which we worked.

For this reason, perhaps, my parents gave me two middle names.

Why do you have to give your own name? Just because you have to tell the truth to the public doesn't mean you have to tell the truth when going undercover does it?

Makes it harder to get sued. They call it the Lord Peter Wimsey Rule, from all the times he went undercover as 'Death Bredon,' the actual name being Peter D.B. Wimsey. Interesting, idn't it?

/I don't use the j-school degree for much besides cocktail party anecdotes.
//lately, neither does anyone else, I see, at least going by TFA.

bingethinker: My journalism teachers told us not to f**k around with the Scientologists. Not worth the hassle.

Hmm, sounds like something a Scientologist would say to keep you off their trail. I would investigate further if I were you.

Rickerkioz:

My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.



Yeah, hopefully as short chapter in a history book.

Rickerkioz: My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.

All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

The eighties are over. Greed isn't accepted as a religion anymore.

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

BugMeNot is your friend.

Sudlow: It's not like they have any reason to worry about the press...
Link (new window)
Links to a St Petersburg Times report on Scientology

I have it on good authority that Scientology is currently emailing ex-Times employees looking for any dirt on current staff there.

That's why you don't mess with Scientology. They do bite back.

I took the free personality test a few years ago; there was a problem with every aspect of my personality. Thankfully, the kind lady assured me, Scientology could help me with that. I smiled and nodded and walked out of there without giving them a cent. I got junk mail from them for a few years until I sent them a letter asking about Lisa McPherson. I no longer hear from them.

"I said that I knew some were critical of the church ("a few groups of people," she said, "mostly manipulators, like bankers"), but that I wanted to learn more."

Nice, good to see they're keeping up with the bugbears and key popular enemies of our times. I would expect no less of these scum.

Rickerkioz: All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

All religions should be killed before they get off the ground.

Hail Xenu!

FTFA
The building looks more like a modern corporate headquarters than a religious outpost,

Maybe because Scientology is more of a business than a religion.

MrSinister: Seriously Subby? I have to pay to read the article?

/I hope Tome Cruise eats you...

You do NOT have to pay to read this article. You CHOOSE to pay to read this article. There is a world of difference there!

Rickerkioz:
My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.

All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

Right..... Because all religions have done things like infiltrating 136 US government agencies using over 5000 covert agents in order to purge unfavorable files.

Link (new window)

6 month membership and a waiver...these people are evil, only because they believe their own BS.

NobleHam: FTFA
The building looks more like a modern corporate headquarters than a religious outpost,

Maybe because Scientology is more of a businesstax shelter than a religion.

FTFY.

You want me to join your group, but you will not tell me what you believe in with out paying you lots of money? At least Christians will tell you everything for free.

I've never heard of a "church" that "charges" and makes you take a test before you can be a part of it. Let alone the pages that detailed how "you should not trust the word of people in authority" even though the dogma of the church told you to believe them.

/Ill just live in my own happy place, thanks.

I don't know why anyone pays attention to them. For example, I live down the street from the Scientology office here in Montreal, but never would have noticed if not for the protesters every Saturday afternoon.

I once took their test when I was 18, ended up sitting through a crappy movie and did a bizarre exercise where I had to hold two tin cans while they did a reading of some sort. I was so embarrassed when I left I never told anyone about it for years.

More stuff Scientology doesn't want you to know about.

Scientology Casualty list (new window)


Scientology Criminals list (new window)


Scientology Domain name list (new window)

yeastinfarktion: Rickerkioz:
My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.

All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

Right..... Because all religions have done things like infiltrating 136 US government agencies using over 5000 covert agents in order to purge unfavorable files.

Link (new window)

No thread about Scientology should neglect to mention Operation Snow White. The largest infiltration of the U.S. government ever. The Commies would have drooled/

My favorite religions are Mormonism, Scientology and Pacific island cargo cults. Religions we've watched being pulled out of someone's ass right in front of our eyes. Proof that people will deeply believe anything. They put the entire "religion" meme in perspective.

Rickerkioz: My guess in fifty or so years, we'll look at Scientology the same way we look at Mormons now.

All religions have their bumps when they got off the ground.

Yeah, everyone here is hoping they go the way of the Quakers and Shakers.

I frequently stay at the hotel right next to that Scientology Outlet - the guys in front handing out pamphlets are really annoying.

StuckInTO: I once took their test when I was 18, ended up sitting through a crappy movie and did a bizarre exercise where I had to hold two tin cans while they did a reading of some sort. I was so embarrassed when I left I never told anyone about it for years.

The e-meter is the best part.

You squeeze it, the indicator moves, then he wiggles the knobs around. You squeeze it again, the indicator moves, and then he starts asking you really inane questions about whether or not you've had a troubled past. Scientology gets a lot of flak on the internet, but their centers are a great place to troll if you're bored at night.