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[Cult] Woman “imprisoned” on Scientology cruise ship for 12 years

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by tmoney1101, Nov 30, 2011.

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  1. tmoney1101

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    #1 tmoney1101, Nov 30, 2011
  2. boomboom

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    This.
     
    #2 boomboom, Nov 30, 2011
  3. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    MLM or religion?
     
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  4. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Cult..for sure....bad mojo.

    DD
     
    #4 DaDakota, Nov 30, 2011
  5. Johndoe804

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    You'd think they could be prosecuted for coercion, or false imprisonment.
     
    #5 Johndoe804, Nov 30, 2011
  6. RedRedemption

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    Its hard for me to follow my self-imposed "Be respectful to all religions" stance when stupid religions like these are actually in practice.
     
    #6 RedRedemption, Nov 30, 2011
  7. DonkeyMagic

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    She's being glib
     
    #7 DonkeyMagic, Dec 1, 2011
  8. across110thstreet

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    I'll sue you in England!
     
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  9. Bandwagoner

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    Why are you calling it a religion exactly?
     
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  10. DonnyMost

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    Because it is.
     
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  11. Cannonball

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    It depends on your criteria for what a religion is. Scientology meets some definitions but not others. So while it's generally accepted as a religion, it's not hard to see why some people wouldn't classify it as one.
     
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    Not according to dozens of governments around the world.
     
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  13. DonnyMost

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    It's not hard to see why some people wouldn't classify it as one (i.e. trying to distance mainstream religions from the Church of Scientology), doesn't mean that they're correct in doing so, though. You don't get to make up your definition of what a religion is, we kind of already have that down on paper. Any reasonable, unbiased interpretation of Scientology would lend itself to being classified as a religion according to modern cultural definition.
     
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  14. DonnyMost

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    Cool, but government can be wrong (shocking, I know). When a state classifies religions, their criteria are typically not based around what the cultural or philosophical definition is, but instead around things like money. Big surprise, huh. This is why I can start the Church of Rocketology in my garage as long as I watch my P's and Q's when it comes to the record keeping.
     
    #14 DonnyMost, Dec 1, 2011
  15. Major

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    Ummm, if the mom quit Scientology, why didn't she tell anyone that her daughter was on a ship for 12 years?
     
    #15 Major, Dec 1, 2011
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    That's what I'm saying. It just seems like Scientology preys on the weak of mind, and that's why you hear about so many cases of people being held against their will. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time believing that if this lady TRULY wanted to escape, she would have figured out a way. But unfortunately, they've figured out a way to manipulate people who have loads of other issues, and can't really fight for themselves.
     
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    *couldn't have figured out a way.

    Sorry for the double post.
     
    #17 Fyreball, Dec 1, 2011
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