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Re: God(tm)
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 03:24:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> > Well, the religion Scientology (which, I state clearly and for the record,
> > is absolutely NOT a wacko fringe cult founded by a hack SF author for the
> > sole purpose of bilking money out of the credulous, the desperate, or the
> > mentally ill, nor is it a manipulative and exploitive pyramid scheme to
> > generate tax-free income at the expense of benighted aspirants) is famed for
> > its litigiousness, and while "God" and "Christianity" might not be
> > copyrighted, "Scientology" and certainly "Dianetics" already are. I grant
> > you, Scientology (though not at all an insane throng of duped cultists)
> > isn't a major religion in the sense that Christianity or Islam or Buddhism
> > is...
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> I'm sorry Dave!...you're meaning just isn't very clear here...perhaps you
> should quit beating around the bush and get down to brass tacks...if you are
> going to pussy-foot around the issue, why even post to this thread at all? I
> just don't understand...
OMG(tm) Matt, I guess you didn't know about Dave! I mean about how he was once
held hostage for hours by Scientologists in a room in which a montage of
scenes from Battlefield Earth was projected onto the walls around him while the
the theme from Welcome Back Kotter played softly in the background as they went
to work, and the door was barred shut causing him to miss his bus and have to
walk six miles home (uphill) in the snow....
Maggie C. (who was recently informed by her dentist that Earthlink(tm) is owned
by them-- can this be true?)
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| (...) In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Maggie Cambron writes: (...) Yes, it could be true as I've heard the same rumor. I've also heard that there are still alien corpses at Area 51, so I'm not sure what to believe anymore. Elvis Presley is still alive (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Look, can we just get past this? I'm sure it was as unpleasant for the Scientologists as it was for me, but I'd like to let bygones be bygones (not that I have anything against the Church of Scientology, which is unquestionably *NOT* a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I have no first-hand knowledge of that, but here's a starting link: (URL) for the record that I've never asserted that Scientology is a "crime syndicate" or a "criminal empire," nor have I described their fine website as "absurdly idiotic." I (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm sorry Dave!...you're meaning just isn't very clear here...perhaps you should quit beating around the bush and get down to brass tacks...if you are going to pussy-foot around the issue, why even post to this thread at all? I just don't (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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