RE: Scientology
July 24, 2010 at 1:40 pm
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2010 at 1:41 pm by DeistPaladin.)
(July 24, 2010 at 6:04 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Technically it's not even a religion since it doesn't profess belief in a supreme deity.
Many religions don't feature a god. Buddhism is one example. I don't think Wicca does either.
(July 24, 2010 at 7:54 am)Gfailure Wrote: Yes indeed, and as far as I am aware of, it is only considered a religion in the U.S and they got that status after a long court trial! In the rest of the world it is still officially considered a cult, though it seems to piss them off extremely when you call it a cult!
All religions are cults. The only difference between the two words is that "cult" is never used in the first person, as in "my" or "our".
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