New Posts For Thread: Russia declares Scientology extremisthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremistNow here for some US-Russia discrepancies... the nation where religion once was deemed "opiate for the masses" is picky about psycho-sectarian activities that in the USA can thrive under the "freedom of religion" blanket:A Moscow region court has decThis thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=502232977#502232977This thread was moved from the Hot Topics ZoneMon, 11 Jul 2011 22:20:26 -0500Howdy Arlieg "Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human beinhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501564465#501564465Howdy Arlieg "Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human beinMon, 04 Jul 2011 10:54:39 -0500Scientology is not Russian Orthodoxy, therefore, it is suspect.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501557953#501557953Scientology is not Russian Orthodoxy, therefore, it is suspect.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:28:16 -0500"Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human being as the earmarkhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501528125#501528125"Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human being as the earmarkSun, 03 Jul 2011 20:44:20 -0500Howdy Arleig "Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human beinghttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501522177#501522177Howdy Arleig "Ron" aka LRH aka Layfayette Ron Hubbard may not be worshipped same way that a Christian worships Jesus Christ, but he is highly admired and held in great reverance by his followers. Excessive reverance and admiration for a human beingSun, 03 Jul 2011 18:19:31 -0500A cult is a religion that hasn't become respectable yet. [/quote] Scientology has nothing to do with a cult. There is nothing and no one to be worshipped, believed or obeyed blindly. It is more about psychological exploration rather than what ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501518921#501518921A cult is a religion that hasn't become respectable yet. [/quote] Scientology has nothing to do with a cult. There is nothing and no one to be worshipped, believed or obeyed blindly. It is more about psychological exploration rather than what iSun, 03 Jul 2011 17:21:40 -0500A cult is a religion that hasn't become respectable yet.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501500865#501500865A cult is a religion that hasn't become respectable yet.Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:08:04 -0500Howdy EverybodyFirst of all I have heard that people do not get religion from a book. Second I would like to state that in addition to being I a very lapsed Catholic I am also a very lapsed Scientologist(appox 40 years lapsed). I was involved in thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501500477#501500477Howdy EverybodyFirst of all I have heard that people do not get religion from a book. Second I would like to state that in addition to being I a very lapsed Catholic I am also a very lapsed Scientologist(appox 40 years lapsed). I was involved in thSun, 03 Jul 2011 13:02:42 -0500Now, see, all that is fairly straightforward and relatively understandable (especially if you understand the technicalities of literary law). But I've met a few Mormons/LDS (is either term considered disparaging?) and the ones I went to college withhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501417325#501417325Now, see, all that is fairly straightforward and relatively understandable (especially if you understand the technicalities of literary law). But I've met a few Mormons/LDS (is either term considered disparaging?) and the ones I went to college withSat, 02 Jul 2011 13:39:20 -0500Actually, I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, better known as the Mormons.The LDS faith also maintains copyrights on its works, but for more forthright reasons:*The scriptures have been reworked as "study" editions that chttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27956969/Russia_declares_Scientology_extremist?post_id=501416697#501416697Actually, I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, better known as the Mormons.The LDS faith also maintains copyrights on its works, but for more forthright reasons:*The scriptures have been reworked as "study" editions that cSat, 02 Jul 2011 13:31:31 -0500