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more about #scientology korybing: I'll be the first to say I don't know much about Scientology outside a giant wealth of hear-say, stories, second-hand information, reading the Wikiped... more » chicklys: Dear Trai Dep. Aztec sacrifices are not what you thought. The victims were enemy soldiers from other tribes, examples: Zapotecs, Otomi, Nahuas and Mix... more » Seth Williams: I'd say this story gets about twenty cool points for involving someone called "Senator Xenophon." more » burlybax: "They say their freedom of religion is being threatened." I'm with the Senator, religious freedom does not allow Nazi-like behavior, or negligence th... more » Trai_Dep: At the risk of being seen as a god-hater, I'm hesitant to put murdering (or manslaughtering) toddling children under the umbrella of Freedom of Religi... more » Klebert L. Hall: Well, I can't really see any way that the Scientologists could possibly force anyone to do anything, since membership is voluntary and they have no le... more » Saberpilot: I wish I was shocked by this. Unfortunately, I've known about the labor camps and other atrocious acts Scientology produces for years, but again, if y... more » phiphax: "Not only was Scientology founded by a scifi writer, but its greatest enemy - the Anonymous group - models itself after a comic book character. Now me... more » bakana: Scientology has been killing people for years. [www.cs.cmu.edu] It would be nice for them to finally get some comeuppance, if only to prevent others... more » Daniel-Midnight: Xenophon vs. Xenu? Priceless. Get those couch-jumping weasels. more » spoogy: If the name "Scientology" didn't tip people off to the fact that it was a big load of crap (was "Scientronomy" taken?) "electropsychometer" really sho... more » Lizardman: And let's not forget the thinly-veiled allegory of aliens-as-Scientologists in the new "V" series. Look up "R6 implant" on the Wikipedia Scientology ... more » (Starman) NONAME: "They say their freedom of religion is being threatened." Pretty ironic as they're censoring freedom of speech themselves. more » Impkicker: A friend of mine once visited one of these 4chan street protests to interview them, only to find out that the majority of the "protesters" know very l... more » DocSeuss: "In Australia there are not limits on what you can believe but there are limits on how you can behave. It's called the law, and no one is above it." ... more » IGPNicki: Interesting that I haven't heard more about this stuff with the Sydney Scientology church. Could it be that they're so well funded here in the States,... more » disatess: another cult that needs to die off . more » Bootknife-Jackson: we always used to go down to the big Scientology building in downtown Hollywood when we didn't have any money, and take free E-Meter tests, and just g... more » rek: They always say their religious freedoms are under attack when someone targets... well anything *but* their religious freedoms. more » Shampyon: Quick primer on Australian slang: Wog is a derogatory term used to refer to people of Meditteranean (and occasionaly Lebanese) descent. While the ter... more » -
#crime
Scientology Trial Reveals Alleged Work Camps and Baby-Killing
Not only was Scientology founded by a scifi writer, but its greatest enemy - the Anonymous group - models itself after a comic book character. Now members of the alien-loving religion are on trial in Australia for torture and baby-killing. More » -
#scientology
What If Philip K. Dick Was Worshipped As A Prophet Instead Of L. Ron Hubbard?
Over on an anti-Scientology forum, someone asked a really good question: What if Philip K. Dick had become a religious figure instead of the much worse science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard? The resulting religion would be a lot cooler. More » -
#deadspace
EA Denies Scientology Subtext in Dead Space
Does the new scifi horror game Dead Space have a hidden agenda against Scientologists? We've told you all about EA's sci-fi horror game Dead Space - including the tragic romance that led up to its release, and even written about the game being banned in Germany, Japan and China. But now we've started hearing rumors about the game's hidden references to Xenu and the gang. More » -
