Originally posted by in_limbo
I for one feel better knowing Tom Cruise won't go on vacation so he can make the world a better place for me....screw WMC, im following his lead!....lol
If you feel that Tom Cruise not going on a vacation to supposedly 'make the world a better place' is such a noble act, worthy enough of joining the Scientology movement, take a look at what Mother Theresa and her nuns did for helping the poorest of the poor and the most unwanted of all, then consider whether on the scale of positive contribution their actions do not far outweigh this media celebrity's PR stunt.
Mother Theresa and her nuns devoted their whole lives to the helping of the people in the most desperate conditions, sick and dying old beggars on the streets of India and orphaned children who no one wanted; they lived among them and cared for them daily with their own hands. If you feel that someone's actions (which are sometimes only supposedly) geared toward 'helping people' provide a worthy enough cause to join any religious or sectarian movement, then at least judge them on the true good actions and real positive difference they made, not on just some gibberish talk... remember, just words are cheap!
MikeyN
teufel-man
was it just me or was he just basically rambling on about nothing the whole time? or was I just not paying attention?
MikeyN
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Originally posted by teufel-man
was it just me or was he just basically rambling on about nothing the whole time? or was I just not paying attention?
thats what happened when i watched it. i got fairly bored after the first three minutes and skimmed through the rest.
TheVrk
What Abercrombie posted is in dispicable:whip:
But i've found the best way for me to deal with Scientology is simple: ignore them.
They're a farce and its disgusting what they are all about... I just don't let myself be bothered
in_limbo
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Originally posted by Kamka
If you feel that Tom Cruise not going on a vacation to supposedly 'make the world a better place' is such a noble act, worthy enough of joining the Scientology movement, take a look at what Mother Theresa and her nuns did for helping the poorest of the poor and the most unwanted of all, then consider whether on the scale of positive contribution their actions do not far outweigh this media celebrity's PR stunt.
Mother Theresa and her nuns devoted their whole lives to the helping of the people in the most desperate conditions, sick and dying old beggars on the streets of India and orphaned children who no one wanted; they lived among them and cared for them daily with their own hands. If you feel that someone's actions (which are sometimes only supposedly) geared toward 'helping people' provide a worthy enough cause to join any religious or sectarian movement, then at least judge them on the true good actions and real positive difference they made, not on just some gibberish talk... remember, just words are cheap!
i think you may have missed my sarcasm when i wrote that...lol...i absolutely agree with you that his wanting to help people, PR stunt or not, in no way measures up to the real work that others (Mother Theresa et all) have done to help those less fortunate......the thing that really turns me off from scientology, or any religion for that matter is this crazy fundamentalist behaviour...that tries to force people into converting/accepting their truth when they themselves wind up distorting whatever positive message may have originally been there to begin with......
Kamka
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Originally posted by TheVrk
What Abercrombie posted is in dispicable:whip:
But i've found the best way for me to deal with Scientology is simple: ignore them.
They're a farce and its disgusting what they are all about... I just don't let myself be bothered
Originally posted by TheVrk
What Abercrombie posted is in dispicable:whip:
Has somebody actually verified all the allegations on that animated gif though?
There's at least two sides to every story.
Kamka
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Originally posted by in_limbo
i think you may have missed my sarcasm when i wrote that...lol...i absolutely agree with you that his wanting to help people, PR stunt or not, in no way measures up to the real work that others (Mother Theresa et all) have done to help those less fortunate...
Oh I see then, so you meant this thread to be taken sarcastically the whole time? I guess I didn't know, cause I didn't watch the Tom Cruise video - I am totally uninterested. I thought you were serious :nervous:
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...the thing that really turns me off from scientology, or any religion for that matter is this crazy fundamentalist behaviour...that tries to force people into converting/accepting their truth when they themselves wind up distorting whatever positive message may have originally been there to begin with......
I agree with this too... except that I don't believe that scientology ever brought anything good to society - as you can see from Abercrombie's video, I think the intentions of the original founder of this sect, and of many of his followers, were and are very murky and despicable, and are reflective more of the desire to exploit and harm people rather than to help them.
in_limbo
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Originally posted by Kamka
Oh I see then, so you meant this thread to be taken sarcastically the whole time?
yup...I guess that may have gotten lost somewhere along the line...:)...anyways here's the video of that oprah animated gif...the sound is what sells it...lol....
