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cyberpnk
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Scientology: Cult or religion?
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Aug 7 21:41 UTC 1999 |
Ok, short and simple: Scientology, cult or religion?
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happyboy
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response 1 of 9:
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Aug 10 00:12 UTC 1999 |
neither.
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i
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response 2 of 9:
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Aug 10 02:04 UTC 1999 |
Isn't "cult" just a sub-type of religion, often used by people who
consider themselves religious in reference to the religions of others?
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ryan
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response 3 of 9:
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Aug 10 17:15 UTC 1999 |
It's a cult. My mother somehow got on their mailing list (snail mail)
and she gets shit in the mail from them almost every week.
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pope
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response 4 of 9:
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Jul 21 19:58 UTC 2000 |
Sounds like Billy Graham.
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perlhckr
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response 5 of 9:
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May 12 18:09 UTC 2002 |
www.xenu.net
Go there. ;-)
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deusx23
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response 6 of 9:
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May 13 01:56 UTC 2002 |
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=cult
Every religion is a cult. It's just that some religions which claim a
monopoly on truth deny their status as cult.
As for Scientology: It's a siphon of wallets, carefully constructed
along psychological principles, and meticulously maintained. They've
got some of the best and most streamlined processes for communication
and persuasion.
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amazon
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response 7 of 9:
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May 13 18:55 UTC 2002 |
Aren't all religions cults?
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void
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response 8 of 9:
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May 24 23:24 UTC 2002 |
Technically yes, but in the last fifty years, the word cult has
taken on a number of negative connotations. It is those negative
aspects most people are referring to when they call something a cult.
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styles
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response 9 of 9:
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May 30 04:41 UTC 2002 |
there's also the anthony cult, where people like you worship people like me.
when i tell you there's an asteroid coming, you all shout "how high?"
things like that.
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