Comments on: Scientology and Legal Conservatives

By: gorillavee

gorillavee — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:37:14 +0000

CoS is not good people. The government is mostly worse people (at least those who control most of it). I’d rather put up with Scientology’s BS than give the government more power to arbitrate the Bill of Rights

By: Andy S

Andy S — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:45:16 +0000

Couldn’t some high-profile Exs write an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, just a thought.

By: Me

Me — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 01:22:36 +0000

Justice Thomas does not consider Scientology a religion.
I remember during his nomination we were told make calls to the Senate to not confirm him.
The CofS using Federalist Society lawyer for this, does not bode well since most of the conservative justices were chosen from the Federalist Society. Not sure Thomas and Alito are though. Outside of these points, I wouldn’t call them super-conservative either.

By: Peridot

Peridot — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 19:28:57 +0000

For these professors/legal scholars, C of S is an odd wagon to which to hitch their personal brand and professional reputation. It smells like there may be some pay involved. On this point, I agree with @Geoff Levin speculation.

These amicus brief authors are undoubtedly clueless about the abuses and bullying of C of S. It will catch up to them, just as this will catch up to SCOTUS justices, if SCOTUS agrees to take the case. One of them will be tasked with writing the opinion in favor of C of S, whether it turns out to be the majority or dissent opinion.

I continue to see an “odd bedfellows” arrangement between many active scientologists and MAGA Republicans* and QAnon adherents. Even so, I find it hard to imagine that any sitting US Supreme Court justice will want to—for now and into the annals of history—go on record as a de facto member of Team Church of Scientology.

You are right, Mike: We stay tuned.

*which is not all Republicans

By: Fred G. Haseney

Fred G. Haseney — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:59:59 +0000

At least I know which side of the fence I sit on, cult-wise, Mike. I preordered your book today. The clerk who placed the order said that she noticed there have been a lot of preorders for “A Billion Years.” Hip hip horray!

By: otherles

otherles — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 13:31:15 +0000

Mr Rinder,

I just read about your tweet on the Confront And Shatter blog.

By: otherles

otherles — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 13:12:27 +0000

What has to be understood is that Scientology is a criminal organization and has NO religious rights.

Also.

I spent two weeks working in a political fundraising call center. My job was essentially the same as a Reg. The dropping of a F-Bomb was grounds for termination from employment. We had to exercise care in the call in the language we used in general. One day I tacked up in my cubicle the following verse:

Yea though I travel in the Valley of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I’m the kind of person whose character and conduct may not be discussed in the call center.

Of course after two weeks of listening to a bunch of family farmers and elderly whine on and on about how they were entitled to a piece of the taxpayers money I was ready to start dropping some F-bombs myself.

By: Geoff Levin

Geoff Levin — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 12:55:24 +0000

Scientology has the money to entice these armchair academics to buy into the cults propaganda BS because their agenda is to protect religious organizations not freedom of religion. Big difference.