You've never been involved with a cult, have you?Originally Posted by bobgadjet
Until i start seeing loads of people wearing yellow jackets , I wont worryOriginally Posted by TiggsTours
Although I did see loads of men with black jackets at Ashtons recently, maybe that was more sinister
You've never been involved with a cult, have you?Originally Posted by bobgadjet
Don't encourage him....Originally Posted by bobgadjet
I am, definitely. Deep as a puddle, me. I get persuaded to do silly things all the time by this evil marketing and advertising stuff - I'm now in the middle of a detox GI diet, that's how easily influenced I am by fads and trends.Originally Posted by bobgadjet
As another example, at the moment I'm trying to fight off the urge to point out that USE of CAPITALISATION doesn't ALWAYS work to MAKE your POINT. Oops...
I'd rather keep the subject of religion out of Ceroc venues. I don't want to be handed any leaflets for any church, mosque, synagogue, while I'm dancing.
I don't go to church social nights, for that reason. I find it unpleasant.Originally Posted by bobgadjet
And by the way, do, please, take a moment to explain exactly to whom you are referring when you say "people like me".Originally Posted by bobgadjet
Scientologists are very pushy people and can easily brainwash anybody. It's a very strange cult. They say they are christians, but it ain't! Try not to have anything to do with them and stay away.Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
I think Barry finds it funny that L.Ron Hubbards utterings could be considered "teachings"Originally Posted by Lynn
Stop reading between the lines for things that arent there. It is generally accepted that most religions do have a specific world view but "most" not "must". There are lots of other criteria that could sugest something is a religion. Personally I have no trouble accepting Scientology as a religion as it meets quite a lot of the criteria of one. Just because the guy who wrote down everything about it was alive in living memory is no reason to discount it.Originally Posted by stewart38
I just wish people like you wouldnt question people like usOriginally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
Maybe it's just me, but nobody has every tried to convert me to scientology. Perhaps they just don't want me I have however had plenty of people trying to convert me to 'ordinary' christianity - whether it be from singing or preaching in the street, leaflets given to me, or friends inviting me to events. On the whole, my evidence is that it's the ordinary christians who are pushy, not the scientologists...Originally Posted by Donna
Originally Posted by Donna
But again, that's my advice regarding anybody peddling any form of religion...
Donkeys questioning Smurfs?Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe
About what exactly?
It's a strange world.
If you are on the forum ...Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
Christians at least ask you if you're interested in God. They don't peddle you a fake personality test supported by whizz-bang snake-oil powered skin galvanometers then tell you you're being manipulated by aliens and only they know how to make you 'clear'. After they take your money.Originally Posted by TheTramp
Another religious debateOriginally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
All I want to know is...............
Is it safe to take my tin foil hemet off yet.
Ah. Again, I was just speaking from personal experience. I've never had any of that happen to me. Except for your first sentence. Which I've been asked both directly, and indirectly on far too many occasions...Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
At the risk of sounding monomaniacal, there is nothing 'enlightening' about Scientology. It's utter balderdash from start to finish.Originally Posted by bobgadjet
That is not, however, to say that there are no pleasant, well-meaning and perfectly wonderful people who believe in it, nor that it has never done good works.
Not sure how I feel about Scientologists proselytising at Ceroc events. The gullible cannot always be protected from the faithful.
Absolutely not. I hope you have enough to line your bedroom as well.Originally Posted by stewart38
They're not proselytising (had to look that one up!) they're just playing their music, dancing, and happy to talk to anyone who asks, nothing wrong with that, surely?Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov
No, not at all. What I'm saying is ((pace Salsero G. who thinks they are proselytising) I'm not even sure it's possible to stop that.Originally Posted by TiggsTours
I'd be a bit upset to see them with one of their auditing devices on a table at the back of a hall, but otherwise...?
IASNAL*...Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov
But we have had something come up recently where an employee (not of my organisation, I was just present at the work-related meeting) was asked to leave a client site because he was distributing religious literature. So "No promotion or distribution of non-company-related stuff without written permission" is now in the employment contract. Presumably the banana men could be told that the booking terms from the hirer include a similar condition. Of course, the only way that the hirer would know if they were breaking that condition is if someone complained
*I am still not a lawyer
Originally Posted by LMC
But, whenever I've seen the "banana men" anywhere, they just leave their leaflets on the door, like anyone else, and there is a reference to scientology on it. They always ask if they can leave their leaflets, they always get told yes. I have never once witnessed them handing their leaflets out, or hassling anyone. Has anybody ever actually witnessed any such behaviour from them first hand? Honestly? Or is everybody just a bit scared that they're going to get unwittingly sucked in to a mumbo jumbo cult? Personally, I know my own mind, I know I'm not interested, and if somebody started talking to me in a way that led me to believe they were trying to suck me into their evil cult, I'd have no qualms in politely saying "I'm sorry, I respect your personal beliefs, I would appreciate the same respect in return. I would rather not discuss religion with you." If they continued, I'd walk away and complain to the franchise manager, without any bad feeling about myself.
Well, perhaps if you re-read the first post in this thread which I started, you'll understand why I was aking questions. I don't have any problems with anyone's personal beliefs, but I do have issues with cults, especially cults who try to infiltrate organisations which I'm pleased to belong to. If that's not what's going on, then there's really no problem is there?Originally Posted by TiggsTours
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