PseudoScientology

Never before seen photo of one of Scientology’s sacred artifacts

How do they use my money, you might ask?

Feeding the poor? Nope
Housing the homeless? Nope
Helping the downtrodden? Nope

Well, in the ’80’s, some of it went here:

A Place in the Desert for New Mexico’s Most Exclusive Circles

Bigger picture here. (more…)

Men in our own sociologically and psychologically oriented age have all kinds of explanations for the moral problems of man. But according to the Bible, it is not moral declension that causes doctrinal declension; it is just the opposite. Turning away from the truth — that which is cognitive, that which may be known about God — produces moral declension.
Francis Schaeffer
Death in the City (Downers Grove, InterVarsity Press: 1969)

It’s that time of the year again … take a break from the action and get ready to enjoy some football. Do Scientologists get to watch football? Don’t know, but we’ve got some sites that’ll turn your browser into a Super Bowl powerhouse (guaranteed to be more powerful than Dianetics) … (more…)

Be Wary, Be Wary, the 10th of February …

Chez Pazienza - Huffington Post

Almost since its inception as an organization, Scientology has been involved in one unscrupulous scheme or another — at various points guilty of fraud, exploitation of its adherents for financial gain, and the illegal infiltration of government agencies. It’s upheld the basic edict of its paranoid narcissist founder and set out to destroy its critics through intimidation, innuendo and impossibly dirty tricks. It was once called the “most lucrative cult the country has ever seen” by the Cult Awareness Network, a watchdog group which was eventually taken over by associates of the Church of Scientology. The whole thing, including the silly cosmology that serves as the basis for Scientology’s belief system — the kind of nonsense only a hack sci-fi writer could dream up — would be laughable if it weren’t so damn scary.

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Wow … not even the Mormons or Christian Scientists get this kind of press. You would think that some of Scientology’s “so-called” outreach programs in drug rehabilitation and education would have enough socially redeeming publicity value to save them from this kind of criticism — but alas, it’s too litte, too late. Better luck next time, Xenu!