Intimidation via libel

[Charlie Bell]

On 10/06/2008, at 8:34 AM, Rceeberger wrote:

>
> On 6/9/2008 6:54:35 AM, Charlie Bell (charlie at culturelist.org) wrote:
>> On 09/06/2008, at 7:24 PM, Rceeberger wrote:
>>> Certainly, he actually believes it is a religion.
>>
>> In some ways, and to some people, it is.
>
> Some people think the Earth is flat, but that does not make it so.

Thing is, religion is subjective. Some "spiritual beliefs" are treated  
as religion too. There are genuine Scientology Believers out there. We  
know their belief is based on a bunch of fiction and lies, but they  
still believe. In that sense, to those people, Scientology is  
religion. Your comparison isn't valid, because while independently  
verifiable facts (such as the roundness of the planet...) are one  
thing, religions are based on unverifiable precepts, and so just  
because the precept is misguided, wrong or a flat out fabrication,  
that says little about the religiosity of adherents.

So if someone says they believe Scientology is true, then they're  
religious and Scientology is their religion.

Correctness and religion don't operate on the same axes, I have come  
to discover. :-)

>
>>
>> It's still a perverse, corrupt and dangerous organisation, however.
>>
>
> Sure, and that is why I will be at the Texas Republican convention  
> this
> weekend, protesting Scilon.
> This Saturday is operation Sea Arrrgh, drawing attention to the Sea  
> Org. Two
> protests that day, at the local Mission and at the Convention. /me  
> is a
> total moralfag.<G>

Good. I'm glad some people are standing against this cult. Hopefully  
their influence can be diminished.

Charlie.