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Scientology Founder Slams Drugs That Might Have Saved Travolta's Son
Ostensibly fearing liver damage, John Travolta removed his teenaged son from the anti-seizure medication Depakote. Jett Travolta later succumbed to convulsions and died. Why wasn't he put on other medication? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by lil red: I have been religiously tolerant for years, only for the sake of maintaining a relationship with my family who were... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance
The tragic death of John Travolta's teenage son Jett could spell the end of Scientology, sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard's loopy, medicine-hating cult from the 1950s.
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By Owen ThomasComment by ian spiegelman: Gosh. I'm shocked at how ugly it's getting around here. Nick, no reason for you to keep an eye on... 83 Responses | Other threads
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HP provides the printers which power Scientology
The cult of Scientology can't keep the pulp science fiction and quack psychology of founder L. Ron Hubbard in print merely through sheer force of will. Instead, it's with a state-of-the-art production facility in Commerce, Calif. featuring the latest printers from Hewlett-Packard. The plant is owned by the church through a company called Bridge Publications, whose unique experience in modern print production was enough to land Blake Silber, vice president of production at Bridge, a seat on a discussion panel for print-production professionals sponsored by Hewlett-Packard scheduled for September 10th. How does HP help Bridge churn out thousands of copies of Dianetics and related books in multiple languages to use as gateway texts for indoctrination? More »
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By Jackson WestComment by tippytoe: I wonder if beverage manufacturers would have invited the "Rev." Jim Jones to a panel discussion on the best way... more » | Other threads
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L. Ron Hubbard's unearthed "goof the floof" explanation of Scientology's "Supreme Rulah" Xenu—remixed into something danceable. [YouTube]
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By SheilaComment by ambitious heckler: Too bad L. Ron Hubbard couldn't be interviewed by drunk Larry King. more » | Other threads
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The History Of Xenu, As Explained By L. Ron Hubbard In 8 Minutes
Most of what we know about Scientology's "supreme ruler" we learned from South Park: 75 million years ago, the evil alien brought humans to earth in a spaceship and killed them; the psychic trauma of the event has affected us ever since. The Church of Scientology, embarrassed by the story, has always tried to hide its existence. Until now. The Church has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with YouTubers, getting it removed in many cases; we have the audio of founder L. Ron Hubbard explaining it all, his creepy voice sounding like it's narrating the weirdest Power Point presentation of all time.
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By SheilaComment by EliasSandoval: Even Gene Roddenberry, in his most alcohol-addled dreams, couldn't have come up with such utter crap as presented by LRH.... more » | Other threads
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At Will Smith Learning Academy, Nothing Can Hold Your Child Back Except Their Stupidity-Thetans
What would a week at Defamer HQ be without a Scientology scandal? To wit: What do you get when you cross closet case Will Smith and an old high school in Calabasas? Try the New Village Academy, which the star reportedly underwrote this week with an $890,000, three-year lease of the former Indian Hills High School and a curriculum comprising a little bit of everything — Montessori here, constructivism there, and a liberal dollop of something called "study technology" developed by none other than education pioneer "L.R. Hubbard." More » -
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L. Ron Hubbard Stole His Religion From A 1934 German Book
At least according to some anti-Scientology forum, where a user uploaded nine scanned pages but provided no backstory. But Boing Boing picked it up so now it's Certified Internet True. Who cares, it's not like Scientology was viewed as the Holy Writ before. So Hubbard remixed someone's work! He sampled! Which is exactly why the Church is fine with all those Tom Cruise spoofs, right? A translated page of the stolen gibberish (or maybe it's deep metaphysics; I'm a dropout) after the jump. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by HiredGoons: Cant we all just go back to worshiping Zoroaster? There's so little controversy surrounding fire, and its wrath is quite... more » | Other threads
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