Sunday, December 18, 2005
Scientology, the world's funniest pseudo-religion.
"At these higher levels - and at a potential cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars - Scientologists learn Hubbard's secret theory of human suffering, which he traces to a galactic battle waged 75 million years ago by an evil tyrant named Xenu.
According to court documents made public by The Times in the 1980s, Hubbard espoused the belief that Xenu captured the souls, or thetans, of enemies and electronically implanted false concepts in them to keep them confused about his dirty work. The goal of these advanced courses is to become aware of the trauma and free of its effects.
At Cruise's high level of training, ex-members say, devotees also are charged with actively spreading the organization's less secretive beliefs and advancing its crusades, including Hubbard's deep disdain for psychiatry, a profession that once dismissed his teachings as quackery." - L.A. Times
I love Scientology. I was going to say you can't make up stuff like that, but it's apparent that you can.
Just to review...
Psychiatry - Bad.
Xenu - Bad, but perfectly logical.
Tom Cruise - Rapidly closing in on Michael Jackson's title as the weirdest man on earth.
You have to wonder how long it will be (if, in fact, it hasn't happened already) someone will claim innocence by reason of Xenu in a court of law.
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