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Grex > Agora56 > #2: General Announcements - Winter 2005/06 | |
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bru
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response 236 of 253:
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Mar 20 13:47 UTC 2006 |
I am just ticked about Tom Cruise killing a South Park Eposode because it
pokes fun of his religion.
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nharmon
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response 237 of 253:
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Mar 20 15:22 UTC 2006 |
How did he kill it?
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mary
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response 238 of 253:
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Mar 20 16:02 UTC 2006 |
Re: 236 It's easily found on internet film sites. Quite clever
actually, and I'm not surpised he's upset about it because it's
spot-on.
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rcurl
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response 239 of 253:
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Mar 20 16:54 UTC 2006 |
Re #236: are you insinuating that Tom Cruise is liberal? You have forced me
to remind you what a liberal is:
liberal (adj). 1. Possessing or manifesting a free and generous heart;
bountiful. 2. Appropriate or fitting for a broad and enlightened mind. 3.
Free from narrowness, bigotry, or bondage to authority or creed, as in
religion; inclined to democratic or republican ideas, as opposed to
monarchical or aristocratic, as in politics; broad, popular, progressive.
and just to make the distinction clearer
illiberal (adj.). 1. Not liberal; not generous in giving; parsimonious. 2.
Narrow-minded. 3. Lacking breadth of culture; hence, vulgar.
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edina
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response 240 of 253:
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Mar 20 16:59 UTC 2006 |
Well, I have heard that Cruise is kind and gracious...but like I said, "I've
HEARD it" - and it's not like I consider Starr Jones the be all and end all
of opinions.
Cruise creeps me out.
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mcnally
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response 241 of 253:
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Mar 20 17:21 UTC 2006 |
re #237: The claim (I have no idea whether it's true) is that Cruise
threatened Viacom that he wouldn't promote MI:3 (due out this summer)
unless they pulled the episode from their rerun schedule. The entire
episode is available for download by special permission of the show's
creators if you want to see it.
Another recent Scientology vs. South Park development is that Isaac
Hayes, who provides the voice for the character of "Chef", has chosen
to leave the show, citing "religious intolerance" as one of his prime
motives. Hayes, who is a Scientologist, apparently was able to tolerate
the level of "intolerant" humor as long as it was directed at Mormons,
Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, or any other members on the long,
long, list of groups that South Park has offended.
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slynne
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response 242 of 253:
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Mar 20 17:49 UTC 2006 |
Well, people always notice it more when it is a group they are part of
that is being made fun of.
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rcurl
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response 243 of 253:
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Mar 20 18:02 UTC 2006 |
..but they don't seem to notice their own inconsistency.
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tod
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response 244 of 253:
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Mar 21 00:06 UTC 2006 |
Scientology is not a religion; its a philosophy.
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mcnally
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response 245 of 253:
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Mar 21 01:30 UTC 2006 |
I would like to announce that unless I'm misinformed, today was the
first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere.
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rcurl
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response 246 of 253:
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Mar 21 01:54 UTC 2006 |
Re #244: you are incorrect. From the Scientology web site:
"Scientology is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to
itself, others and all of life. The Scientology religion comprises a body of
knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths."
Note "The Scientology religion".
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fudge
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response 247 of 253:
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Mar 21 09:15 UTC 2006 |
re:244&246 actually, it's a pile of pseudo science any educated 10 year old
could see through. It baffles me how people fall for it. Then again mainstream
religions make even more fantastic claims in their "holy" books...
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happyboy
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response 248 of 253:
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Mar 21 09:27 UTC 2006 |
"certain fundamental truths"
rotflmao
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scholar
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response 249 of 253:
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Mar 21 09:56 UTC 2006 |
sometimes, i can be REALLY fucking charming, and sometimes i can't be.
the days when the latter is the case are usually far outnumbered by those of
the former, but i get along.
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rcurl
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response 250 of 253:
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Mar 21 19:11 UTC 2006 |
We noticed...
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tod
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response 251 of 253:
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Mar 23 04:05 UTC 2006 |
re #246
Nice to see where you get your info from...
I stand by my definition, though.
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rcurl
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response 252 of 253:
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Mar 23 05:15 UTC 2006 |
"Scientology addresses the spirit not simply the body or mind and is
therefore completely apart from materialistic philosophies which hold that
man is a product of his environment or his genes."
"Scientology is a religion by its basic tenets, practice, historical
background and by the definition of the word religion itself. It is
recognized as such by courts in country after country around the world,
including the highest courts in the United States, Australia, Germany,
Sweden, Italy, Denmark and many others."
(http://www.theta.com/csla/whatis.html)
So if all those countries and their courts consider scientology a
religion, why doesn't tod?
The ultimate criterion for a religion is that it asserts the existence of
a supernatural entity. Here's what they say about that
"Most definitely. Scientology affirms the existence of a Supreme Being,
although its dogma is unique and does not include the worship of one.
Scientology believes that only through total spiritual enlightenment can
one then truly discover and understand the Supreme Being."
(http://www.scientology.org/en_US/religion/catechism/pg008.html)
So, scientology is by definition a religion.
I am, of course, not defending scientology in any way. I'm just lumping it
in with all the other cults of the supernatural.
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wilt
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response 253 of 253:
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May 16 23:51 UTC 2006 |
HACKED BY GNAA LOL JEWS DID WTC LOL
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