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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 06/07/2006 : 03:45:53
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Yes, the Scientology quacks have invaded NASCAR. quote:
Scientology Goes NASCAR With Dianetics Race Car
By LINDSAY FRIAGLIA and LESLIE YERANSIAN
June 6, 2006 — - The Church of Scientology is gearing up to bring its message to a whole new arena: racing fans.
"Ignite Your Potential" is the mantra Scientology uses to get Tom Cruise and other Hollywood celebs jumping up and down. Now that message will be used to fuel the engines of a new NASCAR race team.
The venture is called "The Dianetics Racing Team," named after the best-selling self-help book written by the movement's founder, science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
Kenton Gray, a California race-car driver who has said Dianetics helped his life and driving performance, will head up the Dianetics team.
"It's markedly improved my focus and my consistency," said Gray in a statement. "Through Dianetics I've handled stress and increased my performance and ability to compete -- both on the track and in life."
Gray finished first in five regional races over the last year and ranked in the Top 5 in dozens of other races.
How long, I wonder, before the unfortunate Gray is pressured to qualify for the Bush Series and ultimatly NEXTEL Cup?
He's sold them his soul as so many have; soon, I think, they'll want his body along with it. And they'll get it too, if they haven't already. 
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HalfMooner
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 Posted - 06/07/2006 : 06:20:36 [Permalink]
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Pretty hilarious, Filthy. Maybe Scientology will sponsor a private space launch next. Hire the Ruskies or Rutan to launch Tom on a cruise. That could ruin my lifetime love of space. Uh, oh, I just gave them the idea...
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 06:44:57 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Pretty hilarious, Filthy. Maybe Scientology will sponsor a private space launch next. Hire the Ruskies or Rutan to launch Tom on a cruise. That could ruin my lifetime love of space. Uh, oh, I just gave them the idea...
Heh, indeed.
The biggest reason I posted this crap is in the hope that some errant Scientologist sees it and tries to pick a fight. 
I don't think they've got the 'nads.....!
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 07:33:28 [Permalink]
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Well, do you think a venture like that would rise above say a Derrick Cope or Kirk Shelmerdine showing?
Do you think they'd survive a Scott Riggs or Robby Gordon momment?
How about the Busch brothers?
I forsee the Dianetics Dodge messed up against the turn 2 wall in the first 50 laps. Even less at Bristol.
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 07:34:14 [Permalink]
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 08:02:20 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by woolytoad
Launch Tom Cruise into space? Hmmm .... sounds good to me1
Yeah, at escape velocity. And I don't care where he escapes to, so long as we can also escape him in the process.
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Kil
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 08:52:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Pretty hilarious, Filthy. Maybe Scientology will sponsor a private space launch next. Hire the Ruskies or Rutan to launch Tom on a cruise. That could ruin my lifetime love of space. Uh, oh, I just gave them the idea...
Heh, indeed.
The biggest reason I posted this crap is in the hope that some errant Scientologist sees it and tries to pick a fight.
I don't think they've got the 'nads.....!
You know what? That doesn't seem to happen. I don't know why but we have never had a Scientologist here that I know of. And I have not seen them debating on other boards either. And yet they do proselytize. I wonder if they are actually told not to do this sort of thing…?
It wouldn't really surprise me much if they were told to avoid debate as they are secretive and, well, a cult. How better to avoid embarrassing questions then to not engage and let their legal department handle any real challenge.
They might not debate, but they are litigious.
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 09:46:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
You know what? That doesn't seem to happen. I don't know why but we have never had a Scientologist here that I know of. And I have not seen them debating on other boards either. And yet they do proselytize. I wonder if they are actually told not to do this sort of thing…?
It wouldn't really surprise me much if they were told to avoid debate as they are secretive and, well, a cult. How better to avoid embarrassing questions then to not engage and let their legal department handle any real challenge.
They might not debate, but they are litigious.
I've "debated" a scientologist at IMDB on the Battlefield Earth message board. All it really consisted of was "there are a lot of misconceptions about Scientology out there, please read Dianetics and decide for yourself."
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 11:23:05 [Permalink]
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| And there are a number of links from a Google search for Scientology forums. If we posted on some of these once in a while it's possible a crossed path would lead some of them here. Not that I care mind you. Perhaps they aren't out there preaching on the net as much as Christians. As a matter of fact, who else is preaching on the net besides Christians? |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 11:26:07 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
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Originally posted by filthy
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Pretty hilarious, Filthy. Maybe Scientology will sponsor a private space launch next. Hire the Ruskies or Rutan to launch Tom on a cruise. That could ruin my lifetime love of space. Uh, oh, I just gave them the idea...
Heh, indeed.
The biggest reason I posted this crap is in the hope that some errant Scientologist sees it and tries to pick a fight.
I don't think they've got the 'nads.....!
You know what? That doesn't seem to happen. I don't know why but we have never had a Scientologist here that I know of. And I have not seen them debating on other boards either. And yet they do proselytize. I wonder if they are actually told not to do this sort of thing…?
It wouldn't really surprise me much if they were told to avoid debate as they are secretive and, well, a cult. How better to avoid embarrassing questions then to not engage and let their legal department handle any real challenge.
They might not debate, but they are litigious.
Great minds think alike, Kil. That is exactly what occurred to me when I stumbled across that article.
From what I know of them, they are merely another rip-off traveling under a cult's cloak, like some diseased crab louse in the crotch of a whore's skivvies; apologies for the mixed metaphor.
Here's a good collection of articles concerning this most despicable of organizations.
But I still think that they don't have the avocados to go head to head on any board, nor in the alley out back, either, comes to that. As you noted, they'd rather hide behind some lawyer and snivvle than show a little spine. If they weren't so hagfish slimey, you'd think they were Democrats....
I will never understand how anyone could be so stupid as to join them -- say, didn't I put something in my signature on Hubbard a while back? If I didn't, I should have. He was one world-class fuckup.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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Randy
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 16:31:30 [Permalink]
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Hm, imagine if the Jehova Witless pick up on this and enter a car.
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R.Wreck
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 17:28:34 [Permalink]
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Hm, imagine if the Jehova Witless pick up on this and enter a car.
They wouldn't win many races, what with having to stop every lap and disgorge a half dozen Witnesses to go thump bibles in the infield. |
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Randy
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 18:28:02 [Permalink]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Randy
Hm, imagine if the Jehova Witless pick up on this and enter a car.
They wouldn't win many races, what with having to stop every lap and disgorge a half dozen Witnesses to go thump bibles in the infield.
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sts60
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Posted - 06/07/2006 : 20:13:31 [Permalink]
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I dunno. The last time a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door, I told them politely I wasn't interested and they departed with almost no further ado - they just offered to leave me a booklet, but I told them politely I wasnt going to read it and they were on there way. Rather anticlimactic!
As for the $cientology car - well, gee, if you could do all the stuff they say that driver would win every race. The reason he won't is that rather than any kind of science, it's all just made up. All the jargon-laden ramblings are simply big ol' heapin' helpins' o' word salad from the off-kilter mind of an avaricious, unstable, paranoid, grade-C pulp sci-fi writer. |
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Pernicious
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Posted - 06/09/2006 : 00:04:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by sts60
I dunno. The last time a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door, I told them politely I wasn't interested and they departed with almost no further ado - they just offered to leave me a booklet, but I told them politely I wasnt going to read it and they were on there way. Rather anticlimactic!
I've always wanted to really tear into one of those guys showing up at my house. Last time one came I was taking care of my baby daughter who was screaming her head off, I just resigned to a "No thanks" and shut the door.
Maybe I could make my own little Agnostic pamplets, shove them into their hands next time.  |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2006 : 02:06:49 [Permalink]
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Well, I tried, I tried. I gave it a shot. But it looks like we're not going to get any angry Scientologists in here to defend their ignorance, stupidity, and outright criminal behavior. A pity. It would have livened things up considerably.
The only actual experience I have with the JWs was a very pleasant couple that dropped by and gave me a Watchtower, one day some years back. I told them I was an atheist and not interested, but then the conversation turned to history as concerned their church. Later, curious, I researched them a bit.
Those poor bastards get shat upon by everybody! Of course, they bring much of it upon themselves, but what the hell?
Of further interest, when they get organized to build one of their Kingdom Halls, they can get the thing up in next to no time. I've been told that they can get it done in a day, given the foundation, but haven't verified that.
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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