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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:59 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:10 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:19 am
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The following is said by Irving Hexham; Professor of Religious Studies, University of Calgary:
When I was first asked to pass judgment on the religious nature of Scientology I conducted a small random sample survey of people participating in the activities of the Church of Scientology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (197 cool . The results of this survey plus qualitative interviews with Ms. Davidson, a number of other local Scientologists, and an examination of a number of key texts published by the movement convinced me that in terms of Ninian Smart's definition Scientology is a religion. Looking at the data again it should also be noted that Scientology also qualifies as a religion in terms of Stark and Bainbridge's definition.
Thus in terms of two standard and widely used definitions of religion there is no doubt that the Church of Scientology at that time qualified as a religion. I have no reason to believe that in the last twenty years things have changed. In fact, if anything the religious aspects of Scientology have increased.
Further, even using those definitions which see religions as at total way of life or act of faith, cf. Rev. F.B. Welbourn, "Towards ELIMINATING the Concept of Religion," Lancaster University, January 1968, and theologian Paul Tillich,.The Dynamics of Faith, London, George Allen and Unwin, 1957, leads to the conclusion that Scientology is a religion.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:36 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:23 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:25 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:08 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:53 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:58 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:06 am
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deppfan Ok, so here's what Scientology is about: L. Ron Hubbard came up with the idea that aliens came to earth. They were lizard beings with special abilities and super intelligence. They interbred with humans, and so only some special have these special I guess you could say particles in them. Once you embrace them, and learn what you can do with them and how to control them- only through the Scientlology church- you become a better person, and in a way, transcend to a higher level. Sounds a lot like the mitochlorians crap brought into the Star Wars universe to try and explain The Force. And @ Luna- Yes, we do believe in something... evolution, the big bang, etc.
hmmm, sounds alot like some of the theories of Michael tsarion, a famous modern conspiracy theorist (whos views actually make sense, in a way....)
oh, and about the beliefs of athiests: I am a christian, and I too belkieve in those things. I see them as explainations of how God did it, not proof that he didnt.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:12 pm
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azrael the reaper deppfan Ok, so here's what Scientology is about: L. Ron Hubbard came up with the idea that aliens came to earth. They were lizard beings with special abilities and super intelligence. They interbred with humans, and so only some special have these special I guess you could say particles in them. Once you embrace them, and learn what you can do with them and how to control them- only through the Scientlology church- you become a better person, and in a way, transcend to a higher level. Sounds a lot like the mitochlorians crap brought into the Star Wars universe to try and explain The Force. And @ Luna- Yes, we do believe in something... evolution, the big bang, etc. hmmm, sounds alot like some of the theories of Michael tsarion, a famous modern conspiracy theorist (whos views actually make sense, in a way....) oh, and about the beliefs of athiests: I am a christian, and I too belkieve in those things. I see them as explainations of how God did it, not proof that he didnt.
I know quite a few people who believe the same. And if I did believe in God and all that, I'd probably have that viewpoint too.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:38 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:14 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:45 pm
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deppfan Ok, so here's what Scientology is about: L. Ron Hubbard came up with the idea that aliens came to earth. They were lizard beings with special abilities and super intelligence. They interbred with humans, and so only some special have these special I guess you could say particles in them. Once you embrace them, and learn what you can do with them and how to control them- only through the Scientlology church- you become a better person, and in a way, transcend to a higher level. Sounds a lot like the mitochlorians crap brought into the Star Wars universe to try and explain The Force. And @ Luna- Yes, we do believe in something... evolution, the big bang, etc.
one thing. notice the bolded portion? Humans have 46 chromosomes. Lizard Aliens have who knows how many chromosomes. if you understood HIGH SCHOOL GENETICS, you'd realize how unlikely the rest of the paragraph is.
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