Sunday, July 08, 2012

Inside Scientology's Scrotum



Inside Scientology's Scrotum

Res Ipsa Loquitor

Given that Katie Holmes had reportedly just ended her marriage amid fears Tom Cruise planned to send their daughter Suri to Clearwater – known to Scientologists as ‘Land Flag Base’ – my curiosity was piqued and we decided to go along. [full fun]

My interest in Scientology goes back to 1991, when Time Magazine published a rare article about them, and especially their teaming up with Ralph Nader to suppress the sale of Prozac.  Rare because the "church" would spend whatever it took to fight any criticism.  If you spoke negatively using the fledgling internet, for instance,  you'd most likely find police at your door with a court order to seize your computer and  floppy disks. 

Founder, and science fiction writer L/Ron Hubbard harbored "long harbored a profound and obsessive hatred for psychiatrists"  They also see pharmaceutical companies and doctors as competition.  Ralph Nader sold "lawsuit kits" to tort lawyers, and laid the groundwork for myriad suits, including Prozac.

Scientology, Islam, and the Italian Mafia  share the common trait of treating apostates as mortal  enemies.  Unlike the others, Scientology is a comic opera bizarre.  I mean that in the good way.



2 comments:

rickn8or said...

Somewhere Nicole Kidman is laughing her ass off.

DougM said...

See also: scienglobalwarmingtology

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