Jazzmoose Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 brooke's response is terrific! ← Amen! As one of the millions of Americans who has benefited from these "bogus drugs" and this "discredited science", I'm proud of her for making a public stand on this jackasses comments. And no, I never thought I'd say I was proud of Brooke Shields... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 And no, I never thought I'd say I was proud of Brooke Shields... ← I never pictured that happening all those years ago while watching Blue Lagoon. Me thinks she paid attention in them there classes at Princeton. And in all seriousness it is a serious problem. More power to her for trying to help and for standing up to that little dork Cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 And no, I never thought I'd say I was proud of Brooke Shields... ← I never pictured that happening all those years ago while watching Blue Lagoon. Me thinks she paid attention in them there classes at Princeton. And in all seriousness it is a serious problem. More power to her for trying to help and for standing up to that little dork Cruise. ← Right on!!!! Good for Brooke and fuck Tom Cruise-fuck that pompous Jackass!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 The Onion had a wickedly clever parody of scientology a while back. It's behind their subscriber firewall now, but I found a link. LOS ANGELES�According to a report released Monday by the American Institute of Religions, the Church of Scientology, once one of the fastest-growing religious organizations in the U.S., is steadily losing members to the much newer religion Fictionology. [image Above: The paperback that has already sold two million copies. Imaginetics: The New Pipe-Dream of Modern Mental Make-Believe] "Unlike Scientology, which is based on empirically verifiable scientific tenets, Fictionology's central principles are essentially fairy tales with no connection to reality," the AIR report read. "In short, Fictionology offers its followers a mythical belief system free from the cumbersome scientific method to which Scientology is hidebound." Created in 2003 by self-proclaimed messiah Bud Don Ellroy, Fictionology's principles were first outlined in the self-help paperback Imaginetics: The New Pipe-Dream Of Modern Mental Make-Believe. Fictionology's central belief, that any imaginary construct can be incorporated into the church's ever-growing set of official doctrines, continues to gain popularity. Believers in Santa Claus, his elves, or the Tooth Fairy are permitted�even encouraged�to view them as deities. Even corporate mascots like the Kool-Aid Man are valid objects of Fictionological worship. "My personal savior is Batman," said Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Greg Jurgenson. "My wife chooses to follow the teachings of the Gilmore Girls. Of course, we are still beginners. Some advanced-level Fictionologists have total knowledge of every lifetime they have ever lived for the last 80 trillion years." "Sure, it's total bullshit," Jurgenson added. "But that's Fictionology. Praise Batman!" While the Church of Fictionology acknowledges that its purported worldwide membership of 450 billion is an invented number, the AIR report estimates that as many as 70 percent of the church's followers are former Scientologists. Church of Scientology public-relations spokesman Al Kurz said he was "shocked" when he learned that Fictionology is approaching the popularity of his religion. [image Above: A recent Fictionology rally in Clearwater, FL.] "Scientology is rooted in strict scientific principles, such as the measurement of engrams in the brain by the E-Meter," Kurz said. "Scientology uses strictly scientific methodologies to undo the damage done 75 million years ago by the Galactic Confederation's evil warlord Xenu�we offer our preclear followers procedures to erase overts in the reactive mind. Conversely, Fictionology is essentially just a bunch of make-believe nonsense." Hollywood actor David McSavage, who converted to Fictionology last year, attempted to explain. "Scientology can only offer data, such as how an Operating Thetan can control matter, energy, space, and time with pure thought alone," McSavage said. "But truly spiritual people don't care about data, especially those seeking an escape from very real physical, mental, or emotional problems." McSavage added, "As a Fictionologist, I live in a world of pretend. It's liberating." A tax-exempt organization, the Church of Fictionology stands poised to become a great moneymaking power if it continues to grow at its current rate�a situation Kurz called "outrageous." "In recruiting new members, Fictionology preys on the gullible with fanciful stories and simple-minded solutions," Kurz said. "Fictionology is depriving legitimate churches of the revenue they need to carry out charitable works worldwide�important charitable works like clearing the planet of body-thetan implants." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Thanks Guy. Dig this one. It's real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 So anyway what's the word on 'War Of The Worlds' ? Is it any good or what ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 My thetan told me to give it a pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 July 3, 2005 N.J. Governor Comes to Shields' Defense By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 3:47 p.m. ET TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Actress Brooke Shields has an ally in her war of words with Tom Cruise over her use of prescriptions drugs to treat postpartum depression: New Jersey's acting governor. ''Tom Cruise knows as much about postpartum depression as I do about acting, and he should stick to acting and not talk about women who need help,'' said Richard J. Codey, whose wife, Mary Jo, has struggled with the illness. Cruise criticized Shields for taking antidepressants, and became particularly passionate about the issue in an interview on ''Today.'' Cruise is a follower of Scientology, which teaches that psychiatry is a destructive pseudo-science. Cruise said there was no such thing as chemical imbalances that need to be corrected with drugs, and that depression could be treated with exercise and vitamins. Shields has called that ''a disservice to mothers everywhere.'' Mary Jo Codey, 49, a kindergarten teacher, has openly discussed her struggles with postpartum depression, speaking about the ordeal that started when she was diagnosed 28 years ago. During a public appearance last fall, Mary Jo Codey told of driving to a pharmacy four towns away from her home to fill a prescription for antidepressants. She said she ''wore dark sunglasses and prayed really hard to God that no one would see me.'' Oh, and by the way...screw Tom Cruise. Wack job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 And to get a perspective on an even weirder set of beliefs (politics forum link). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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