Got a L. Ron Hubbard tract in the mail from the "Voice of Bart Simpson"

[Liberal_in_LA]

This padded envelope came in the mail a few days ago from a "happiness center" located in Glendale CA. The envelope said it contained a gift from the "honorary major of Northridge" (Northridge is a Los Angeles Suburb). Enveloped contained a tract with instructions on how to achieve family happiness. On the back of the tract is a picture of the women who is the voice of Bart Simpson and a statement from her.

It was a bit of a shock to find out the the voice of such an irreverent character is a Scientologist.

[Hydra]

1. Bart!

I told you to fix that MPD problem! Now you have scientologists speaking through you!

[shain from kane]

2. Evidently, she's paid to talk, not to think.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. Apparently! The Scientologists must be rolling in dough from their cut of her Simpson wages.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. They're everywhere!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporgery

[Taverner]

4. Scientologists will whore themselves out for anything, unless Miscavage deems it bad

Isaac Hayes played Chef, even after the Closet ep - until Scientology stepped in for his publicist, said he quit and basically ended his career for him.

Mind control cults are funny things, they are...

[nonconformist]

6. So, what were the instructions to achieve family happiness?

Let me guess... give them money and they'll tell you?

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. Book has 21 instructions: Don't murder, Love Children, Be worthy of trust. Wants me to pass on book

instructions are called 'the first nonreligious moral code based wholly on common sense". advertises the website or phone number to get more booklets and attend workshop.

NO mention of scientology.. it's "Happy house, building better families".

[Autumn Colors]

8. I feel the need to post this link

... any time Scientology comes up as a topic on a board I frequent:

http://www.clambake.org/

[Hekate]

15. Okay, why is the site called "Clambake"?

:shrug:

Hekate

[whistle]

9. Scientology and fascism have to be a near perfect match

...as the psychiatric techniques are the same :yoiks:

[Lint Head]

11. They also wear uniforms and salute each other during their

conventions. It's very 'seig heil' like. I caught one of their 'C' dish embargoed satellite broadcasts once. They accidentally left the encryption off for a while. It was exactly like old archive footage of Hitler giving a speech during one of his rallies. Very scary. I couldn't believe I had stumbled across such an overtly fascist display of mind control. That is why they are so secretive.
Someone needs to infiltrate this phony religion and expose them for what they are. :crazy:

[Lint Head]

10. There is nothing reverent about Scientology.

They intimidate and threatened people. Per L. Ron Hubbard the quickest way to get rich is to start your own religion. All organizations like this, even AMWAY, recruit high profile people because it brings validity to what they are saying and makes the average gut think, "Hey, if it's good enough for my favorite actor it's good enough for me." The more doctors, lawyers, law officers and professional people they can convince to join the more money they make. It's very expensive to reach that anti theta fuck XENU level. :dem:

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. The tract is very deceptive. No mention of Scientology.. named: "the way to happiness foundation"

I had to squint to see L Ron Hubbard's name in small print.

[gatorboy]

12. Don't have a cow, man!

[Elidor]

13. Oh, how odious

The concern of others for our souls is like a curdled milk: sweetness gone sour.

My older sister sent me, for Christmas, The Case for Christ, a book by a supposed "investigative journalist" who swallows uncritically almost every tenet of fundamentalist Christianity with only the most cursory investigation. Sadly, my little sister gave me this same book years ago. There appears to be a genetic defect in our family: both of my father's daughters (by two wives) have become extreme fundies, despite being raised in a very open-minded, liberal, non-religious household.

I have to refrain from asking my sister if she's aware that she lives just 5 miles from the Highway to Heaven (I-35). She means well, and she's a sweet person, so I'll be nice.