Director of Crash Quits Scientology/Writes Scathing Letter

One of my heroes had this today as his Facebook status update....a quote I love that seems appropriate here....of course, he's not a scientologist, but a Jesus Freak.

“Unless and until the future of the world becomes more important to the Church than it’s own future....the Church has no future in the world.”

 

The Scientologists supported Prop 8? Who knew? If they had advertised their support more, maybe it would have failed.

 

I didn't realize so many blacks were Scientologists.

 

thanks for sharing this.

good for Paul Haggis.

 

my thought is:

No ***** Sherlock

 

Better written than Crash. There's hope for him yet.

 

The Country of France is apparently fed up with Scientology as well:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html

Paris, France (CNN) -- A French court on Tuesday convicted the Church of Scientology and six of its members of organized fraud, but stopped short of banning the church.

The court also fined the members as much as 400,000 euros ($595,000) each.

The decision follows a three-week trial in May and June, during which two plaintiffs said they were defrauded by the organization, which is classified as a sect in France.

The Church of Scientology has about 45,000 followers in France, and some of them were in court Tuesday.

The church had said before the verdict that it would appeal any judgment against it.

The judge at the Correctional Court in Paris said the church may continue its activities in France, but he said those activities must remain "on the correct side of the law."

As part of the penalties, the church was ordered to publish the results of the verdict in several national and international magazines to warn people, the judge said, about what Scientology offers and what was discovered at trial.

The plaintiffs focused their complaints on the use of a device that Scientologists say measures spiritual well-being. Members used the electropsychometer, or E-Meter, to "locate areas of spiritual duress or travail so they can be addressed and handled," according to Scientology's Web site.

The plaintiffs said that, after using the device, they were encouraged to pay for vitamins and books. They said that amounted to fraud.

Prosecutors had asked for the dissolution of the church and its Paris bookstore.

 

The whole thing is an elaborate scheme.

 

wow, so now what does he do?

 

I was happy to see the French verdict. That kind of decision would be much harder to get in the US because of our approach to religion.

 

Yep. Kudos to Haggis for walking away, especially given the documented instances of the church seeking retribution against its former members. OTOH, this may be the ultimate Hollywood power move: use the power of the church to stuff ballots for Haggis' Oscar, then walk away when he no longer has use of them.

Scientology is like Catholicism, only in confession instead of offering confidential absolution, the priest is busy taking notes for use in future blackmail.

 

You really think he may have been part of the church for 35 years so that he could someday use their power (which they probably didn't have when he joined) to help him win an Oscar?

 

Actually that sort of view is routine in Europe. Scientology isnt even recognized as a religion in a lot of European countries. (and consequently lose out on tax benefits)

But yeah that wont happen in the US. The US is much more liberal with religious designations.

 

After the burka incident
I concluded France is anti-anyreligion except Catholicism
[Which I think is their major religion]

French don't seem very tolerant of different

Rocket River

 

You'd think Tom Cruise would be against it. Morons. All of them are morons.

 

everytime I hear of scientology, I think of cult suicides and a couple of x-files episodes.