Comments on: Scientology Spokesman Storms Out on Nightline, Refuses to Answer Questions about Emperor Xenu

By: torgman

torgman — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:23:45 +0000

Puter Boi: I missed the part where Davis explained why his questions were offensive.

By: Kevin Bradley

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:58:00 +0000

Robert Heinlein (another sci-fi author) gave his view of Scientology in what is arguably his best work, “Stranger In A Strange Land,” published in 1961. Having lived in California at the same time as Hubbard, it’s an interesting read to get a different point of view.

By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:31:58 +0000

“…that I find offensive.” D’oh… I could have fielded that better. That’s their spokesman?

By: exitflag

exitflag — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:12:09 +0000

“m says:
October 24, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Or our planet created through magic 6000 years ago, followed by a space god zombie.
The only difference is societal norms. If we’d all been Scientologists we’d think all Christians were complete nuts.”

It’s more complex than a flippant “societal norms”. Assuming both are false one comes from our cultural past developed through the need for a primitive, then somewhat literate society’s need to explain the world around it, our place in it, our fears and hopes. It incorporates centuries old themes, myths many based on Roman, Persian, Greek or other pagan belief systems revolving around crops, astronomical observations, etc. It’s a part of our cultural, artistic, religious and even intellectual heritage whether we believe in it or not.

The other was founded by a Sci-Fi author on a bet while playing cards. There is a bit of a difference.

By: Sunnyr

Sunnyr — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:37:06 +0000

Scientology is a secretive cult and when you get too inquisitive, you will be chastised. Nutjobs, all!

By: Seattle Dave

Seattle Dave — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:43 +0000

@ atsah: “Salivation?” That may be more accurate than you realize.

By: sarainitaly

sarainitaly — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:09:31 +0000

m says:
October 24, 2009 at 8:13 pm

Don’t get me started… ;O)

By: atsah

atsah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:10:51 +0000

I have the written testament that my parents handed down to me for my salivation, did not cost me anything.

By: Cactus

Cactus — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:39:31 +0000

I don’t buy for a minute that Scientology is “no more, no less a Cult” than any religion, or just a matter of societal norms. If you wish to restrict the discussion to the craziness of beliefs, fine, I’ll take it. But Scientology isn’t even a cult; it’s a scam.

Fact remains that Scientology asks you for money up-front; it’s not a basket going around the pews, there’s a cash register right up front and the fees are not negotiable. And to this day, they go after anybody who dare publish or independently spread any of their “scripture”; I don’t see any actual cult or religion objecting to their “gospel” getting publicized.

And as you drop thousands of dollars along the way, you reach OT levels the crux of which are “everything we’ve told you till now — yeah, made it all up”.

By: m

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:13:04 +0000

>it’s hard to defend the idea that aliens swooped down 75M years ago, and are still lingering, and led by some alien Xena dude, and not sound batsh*t.

Or our planet created through magic 6000 years ago, followed by a space god zombie.

The only difference is societal norms. If we’d all been Scientologists we’d think all Christians were complete nuts.

By: Trickletown

Trickletown — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:28:46 +0000

Thank you Zeke!

By: Zeke Turner

Zeke Turner — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:02:36 +0000

try: http://www.mediaite.com/wp-admin/profile.php

By: Trickletown

Trickletown — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:54:23 +0000

sara or Zeke, please help me with pointers as to putting up avatar here. Usually I figure it out easily enough. Thank you so much.

By: sarainitaly

sarainitaly — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:01:38 +0000

it’s hard to defend the idea that aliens swooped down 75M years ago, and are still lingering, and led by some alien Xena dude, and not sound batsh*t.

Do you suppose that’s why Scientologists are against Psychiatry? HA

He stormed off because he gets rich selling this crap to gullible fools and doesn’t want to have to explain the lunacy of it.

By: Trickletown

Trickletown — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:01:23 +0000

It seems to me Scientology is no more or no less a Cult than any organized religion, it’s tenets no more or no less far fetched.

By: Yephora

Yephora — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:39:39 +0000

It was a “Do you believe, yes or no?” question, nothing offensive about it. The interviewee hid behind being ‘offended’ instead of giving a truthful Yes or No.

By: Puter Boi

Puter Boi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:11:26 +0000

I dunno, Zeke…I went through Hurricane Andrew…now THAT was stormy…Davis was more of a breezy night on the beach in Key West.

By: homie

homie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:54:26 +0000

“He even informed Bashir why these questions were offensive.”

Is it unreasonable to explain *why* such questions might be offensive, given the fact that they are derived from the published doctrine of the cult?

By: Exasperated

Exasperated — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:51:30 +0000

Tommy Davis is a bug-eyed cultist.

By: mrbean

mrbean — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:40:15 +0000

Watch for the official Scientology spin on this story. Or has Puter Boi already started it. ??

By: Zeke Turner

Zeke Turner — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:38:34 +0000

I don’t know … I thought it was a little stormy when he tore his microphone off and dropped it on the floor.

By: Puter Boi

Puter Boi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:13:15 +0000

He didn’t storm off anywhere……he told Bashir that if Bashir asked another offensive question that he was leaving….he stood up…and he left. He even informed Bashir why these questions were offensive. Bashir ignored him.

Missed the storming part….perhaps a little exaggeration there, Zeke?