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		By: mwesten		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-476399</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-476170&quot;&gt;Real&lt;/a&gt;.

Care to name one? 

The conspiratorial gods and goddesses of Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, the Norse, et al., are pretty obvious.

As are the gods, demigods and antigods of Hinduism, Buddhism, et al. 

The Abrahamic god works behind the scenes on his &quot;grand plan&quot;, typically aided by a hierarchy of angels. Oppositional or antagonistic conspirators include a devil (Lucifer, Iblis, etc) and an array of demonic soldiers. 

The concept of maya (illusion), can be found in various eastern religions including Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

Occult practices should be self evident, considering the clue is in the name.

What am I missing?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-476170">Real</a>.</p>
<p>Care to name one? </p>
<p>The conspiratorial gods and goddesses of Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, the Norse, et al., are pretty obvious.</p>
<p>As are the gods, demigods and antigods of Hinduism, Buddhism, et al. </p>
<p>The Abrahamic god works behind the scenes on his &#8220;grand plan&#8221;, typically aided by a hierarchy of angels. Oppositional or antagonistic conspirators include a devil (Lucifer, Iblis, etc) and an array of demonic soldiers. </p>
<p>The concept of maya (illusion), can be found in various eastern religions including Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism and Sikhism.</p>
<p>Occult practices should be self evident, considering the clue is in the name.</p>
<p>What am I missing?</p>
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		By: Real		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-475564&quot;&gt;mwesten&lt;/a&gt;.

Almost all that I&#039;ve studied.]]></description>
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<p>Almost all that I&#8217;ve studied.</p>
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		By: Maria McC		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wonder if COS Dublin has paid the artist (gothic letters) who created the image &quot;celtic letter D&quot; for use of their art on their Irish propaganda materials. 

might have to message them to check..............looks the same to me

https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Celtic-letter-D-by-Gothic-letters/76199608.EJUG5]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder if COS Dublin has paid the artist (gothic letters) who created the image &#8220;celtic letter D&#8221; for use of their art on their Irish propaganda materials. </p>
<p>might have to message them to check&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..looks the same to me</p>
<p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Celtic-letter-D-by-Gothic-letters/76199608.EJUG5" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Celtic-letter-D-by-Gothic-letters/76199608.EJUG5</a></p>
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		By: mwesten		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-475509&quot;&gt;Real&lt;/a&gt;.

conspiracy theory. noun.
: a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators
: a theory asserting that a secret of great importance is being kept from the public

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Conspiracy theory. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theory

Which religions don&#039;t tick one or botn of the above, in your opinion? Genuinely interested.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-475509">Real</a>.</p>
<p>conspiracy theory. noun.<br />
: a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators<br />
: a theory asserting that a secret of great importance is being kept from the public</p>
<p>Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Conspiracy theory. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theory" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theory</a></p>
<p>Which religions don&#8217;t tick one or botn of the above, in your opinion? Genuinely interested.</p>
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		By: Real		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Real]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474971&quot;&gt;mwesten&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes mwestern it is clear that scamology doesn&#039;t work.  Not even the so called Grades.  As you witnessed in the SO all those execs that were &quot;OT&quot; yet  the TRs courses they took didn&#039;t work nor did even Grade 0.  Not to mention Grade 1, et al...]]></description>
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<p>Yes mwestern it is clear that scamology doesn&#8217;t work.  Not even the so called Grades.  As you witnessed in the SO all those execs that were &#8220;OT&#8221; yet  the TRs courses they took didn&#8217;t work nor did even Grade 0.  Not to mention Grade 1, et al&#8230;</p>
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		By: Real		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474408&quot;&gt;xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;It seems to cross the line of religion and state&quot;

Chuck there is no &quot;line&quot; per se. The ONLY &quot;line&quot; is this from the constitution: &quot;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;&quot;

That hasn&#039;t happened vis-a-vis what you are referring to]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;It seems to cross the line of religion and state&#8221;</p>
<p>Chuck there is no &#8220;line&#8221; per se. The ONLY &#8220;line&#8221; is this from the constitution: &#8220;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;&#8221;</p>
<p>That hasn&#8217;t happened vis-a-vis what you are referring to</p>
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		By: Real		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Real]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474964&quot;&gt;mwesten&lt;/a&gt;.

mwestern, definition of a conspiracy theory: &quot;a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event.&quot;

So, NO not all religious beliefs are rooted in that.  Thanks for playing though.]]></description>
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<p>mwestern, definition of a conspiracy theory: &#8220;a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event.&#8221;</p>
<p>So, NO not all religious beliefs are rooted in that.  Thanks for playing though.</p>
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		By: Real		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474429&quot;&gt;xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;The US Constitutional framework I thought would not allow US Govt funding to “faith” based treatment programs.&quot;  

That shouldn&#039;t surprise you Chuck.  The US Constitution doesn&#039;t allow the gov to fund ANY treatment programs except for those that serve military personal.]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;The US Constitutional framework I thought would not allow US Govt funding to “faith” based treatment programs.&#8221;  </p>
<p>That shouldn&#8217;t surprise you Chuck.  The US Constitution doesn&#8217;t allow the gov to fund ANY treatment programs except for those that serve military personal.</p>
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		By: mwesten		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474989&quot;&gt;xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty&lt;/a&gt;.

I&#039;m not so sure. A number of seemingly credible UFO sightings by navy personnel remain unexplained by US intelligence. Some of the world&#039;s most respected physicists have recently popularised the zoo hypothesis and simulated reality. I&#039;d wager that, as a religion, Scientology&#039;s wacky cosmology may soon be the one thing it has going for it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474989">xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not so sure. A number of seemingly credible UFO sightings by navy personnel remain unexplained by US intelligence. Some of the world&#8217;s most respected physicists have recently popularised the zoo hypothesis and simulated reality. I&#8217;d wager that, as a religion, Scientology&#8217;s wacky cosmology may soon be the one thing it has going for it.</p>
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		By: xTeamXenu75to03chuckbeatty		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474588&quot;&gt;safetyguy&lt;/a&gt;.

He knew of LRH&#039;s own exceptions and drinking and drug taking, if you check up on Hubbard you see in his waning years he drank and did take mild Dr prescribed drugs.

So COB&#039;s only following Hubbard&#039;s own lapses, being an on source hypocrite just like Hubbard.  

The flaws in Miscavige are minor compared to the deeper flaws in Scientology due to Hubbard&#039;s flaws.  

Miscavige is just king of the mountain, Lord of the Flies bully boss, at the top of the Hubbard created pile of pseudo-therapy/exorcism strong armed sales operation faux &quot;religion&quot; Scientology.  

Xenu and body-thetans were the biggest landmine backfiring words Hubbard crippled Scientology with, which Scientology leadership hasn&#039;t figured out how to dodge that problem.   The other deeper nastier problems in Scientology are the backfiring rules and penalties that drive people out of the scam cult.

Well, if Hubbard were here, and he lived longer, he might have concluded that his own flaws have a silver lining in that he drives people away from his scam pseudo-therapy/exorcism strong-arm sales cult, and this fact of how obnoxious Scientology treats its staffs and members is a blessing.   Since his nasty doctrines cause quitters, and quitters of the cult are the right move on the parts of the participants.

Quit fast.   And Hubbard&#039;s deeper Scientology flaws will help eject you.

Get out, wise up, find out what an even bigger scam Scientology was, once you eject out of it.

And get on with more enjoyable life in other endeavors and hobbies.  &#039;
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Telling new generations the Xenu story, and body-thetans theory, prevents Scientology from preying upon those new generations.

Tell everyone the Xenu story, and simply explain &quot;upper level&quot; exorcism of Scientology, the OT 3, 4, 5. 6, and 7 extensive exorcism, and that makes the hearers of this immune to Scientology&#039;s clutches.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-286/#comment-474588">safetyguy</a>.</p>
<p>He knew of LRH&#8217;s own exceptions and drinking and drug taking, if you check up on Hubbard you see in his waning years he drank and did take mild Dr prescribed drugs.</p>
<p>So COB&#8217;s only following Hubbard&#8217;s own lapses, being an on source hypocrite just like Hubbard.  </p>
<p>The flaws in Miscavige are minor compared to the deeper flaws in Scientology due to Hubbard&#8217;s flaws.  </p>
<p>Miscavige is just king of the mountain, Lord of the Flies bully boss, at the top of the Hubbard created pile of pseudo-therapy/exorcism strong armed sales operation faux &#8220;religion&#8221; Scientology.  </p>
<p>Xenu and body-thetans were the biggest landmine backfiring words Hubbard crippled Scientology with, which Scientology leadership hasn&#8217;t figured out how to dodge that problem.   The other deeper nastier problems in Scientology are the backfiring rules and penalties that drive people out of the scam cult.</p>
<p>Well, if Hubbard were here, and he lived longer, he might have concluded that his own flaws have a silver lining in that he drives people away from his scam pseudo-therapy/exorcism strong-arm sales cult, and this fact of how obnoxious Scientology treats its staffs and members is a blessing.   Since his nasty doctrines cause quitters, and quitters of the cult are the right move on the parts of the participants.</p>
<p>Quit fast.   And Hubbard&#8217;s deeper Scientology flaws will help eject you.</p>
<p>Get out, wise up, find out what an even bigger scam Scientology was, once you eject out of it.</p>
<p>And get on with more enjoyable life in other endeavors and hobbies.  &#8216;<br />
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Telling new generations the Xenu story, and body-thetans theory, prevents Scientology from preying upon those new generations.</p>
<p>Tell everyone the Xenu story, and simply explain &#8220;upper level&#8221; exorcism of Scientology, the OT 3, 4, 5. 6, and 7 extensive exorcism, and that makes the hearers of this immune to Scientology&#8217;s clutches.</p>
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