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Scientology Has A New TV Ad Campaign And It's Very Creepy watch!

gawker.com — The Church of Scientology has launched a deeply creepy advertising campaign. They're buying spots on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, and seem to have stolen the ad playbook from their arch-enemies in the pharmaceutical industry.

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  • therusher, on 06/17/2009, -4/+555"Unexplainable emptiness"? You mean in our wallets after converting?
  • mrgreenjeans, on 06/16/2009, -1/+334Bring cash!
  • cambob76, on 06/16/2009, -2/+330I'm feeling incredible emptiness. Please Scientology, sell me some truth to fill it.
  • Bakedwafer, on 06/16/2009, -5/+304I'm on my way to my local Scientology center!
  • nsanidy, on 06/17/2009, -3/+275[This comment removed due to a copyright claim by the Church of Scientology]
  • dvsbastard, on 06/17/2009, -16/+267I actually wish there was a law against advertising of any religious group on television... if it's about spirituality and NOT business, then you shouldn't be "advertising"...
  • RicardoWilliams, on 06/16/2009, -9/+215not very creepy, but if anything its a little cheesy
  • Rain12913, on 06/17/2009, -2/+192So this was a trailer for the Matrix, right?
  • JohnnyKdiggs, on 06/17/2009, -4/+164For every action...

    http://seaarrrgh.com/
  • BM7876, on 06/17/2009, -0/+153Scientology is a business...
  • Druid72, on 06/17/2009, -0/+128"THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT SCIENTOLOGISTS BELIEVE IN"
  • babalonanon, on 06/16/2009, -7/+131Scientology practices medicine w/o license and advertises all about it.
  • Branchex, on 06/17/2009, -3/+120CNN should be ashamed for airing this.
  • inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+109the truth will set you back.
  • acegi, on 06/17/2009, -3/+101and guy fawkes mask...
  • hurpdurp, on 06/16/2009, -5/+97Scientology is full of frowns and disappointment.
  • blackjack75, on 06/17/2009, -1/+93The cameranman had to sell his red and green components to buy more scientology books.
  • HermitZidler, on 06/17/2009, -11/+101lol. "real religion".
  • dafragsta, on 06/17/2009, -1/+85So many people are telling me that I'm looking for something and I don't know what it is on TV. If only they could combine themselves into one product for my convenience. Zololoftjesusology of Latter Day iPhoneagra.
  • KayinAngel, on 06/17/2009, -0/+82no problem, but it will cost you $10,000 to get to the next level.
  • miamiman84, on 06/17/2009, -1/+82And by truth you mean complete *****
  • KILLSTRUCTO, on 06/17/2009, -0/+75or a taco bell commercial... are you empty? do you feel like there is something missing? then grab this huge ***** mega beef and bean burrito... it' ll save your life...
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  • MikeOxbigg, on 06/17/2009, -4/+78The truth to the universe is an episode of CSI: New York?

    What's up with that blue tint?
  • slyzxx, on 06/17/2009, -8/+80Might as well join the church of FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER!

    http://www.venganza.org/about/

    The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, while having existed in secrecy for hundreds of years, only recently came into the mainstream when this letter was published in May 2005.

    With millions, if not thousands, of devout worshippers, the Church of the FSM is widely considered a legitimate religion, even by its opponents - mostly fundamentalist Christians, who have accepted that our God has larger balls than theirs.

    Some claim that the church is purely a thought experiment, satire, illustrating that Intelligent Design is not science, but rather a pseudoscience manufactured by Christians to push Creationism into public schools. These people are mistaken. The Church of FSM is real, totally legit, and backed by hard science. Anything that comes across as humor or satire is purely coincidental.

    LOL!
  • inactive, on 06/17/2009, -1/+64sounds like WoW
  • sleuce, on 06/17/2009, -1/+64I put an E-meter across my ballsack once.
    Measured about 10.8 Mega-Ohms.
  • dhenke, on 06/17/2009, -4/+66Xenu help us
  • bicyclethief, on 06/17/2009, -1/+61He comes down from the ceiling on straps.
  • Hazardc, on 06/17/2009, -3/+57You mean to tell me there's a religion that's based on a fake story and has become nothing but a giant money making scam?!

    Amazing!
  • christoast, on 06/17/2009, -0/+53The truth is beautiful. Everyone can relate to the basic message, If only the website at the end was something else. I'd be funny if it was "www.google.com" or was an ad for car insurance.

    "You've been looking for it your whole life, nationwide car insurance"
  • mrdeadhead, on 06/17/2009, -0/+53What a nice compilation of stock footage
  • dvsbastard, on 06/17/2009, -5/+56If it is creepy, then at least it accurately represents the cult of Scientology...
  • ASFx, on 06/17/2009, -0/+46@ryanhayn careful, if they see you saying things like that they might accidentally kidnap and kill you.
  • chetoflep, on 06/17/2009, -4/+49Religion is business :)
  • Trickybunny, on 06/17/2009, -12/+55Scientology is not a real religion.
  • inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+42What is the conversion rate?
  • tomjm5000, on 06/17/2009, -0/+41The truth?! I can't handle/afford the truth!!
  • firesights, on 06/17/2009, -1/+41That's the haze caused by your disbelief in Xenu.

    If you convert now, you'll see the world in full color.
  • SpeedSteamBoat, on 06/17/2009, -1/+41Uh, guys, donations are a LITTLE different from required payments of thousands upon thousands of dollars.
  • jrobbi, on 06/17/2009, -6/+46I'm actually really upset by this, I'm Jewish and I'm wondering why we can't fund our own prime time cable news commercials. Oh that's right, it's because my religion isn't a huge greedy scam that requires its members to pay excessive fees for its services!
  • Drazzim12, on 06/17/2009, -1/+38*Logic Fail*
  • blackjack75, on 06/17/2009, -0/+37m3arvk, you should read about the fundamentals of a free mind. That includes not repeating the same sentences over and over like a ***** robot.

  • blackjack75, on 06/17/2009, -2/+39Because scientology has guys like you register accounts just to comment on this story and nothing else?
  • jeremymccurdy, on 06/17/2009, -0/+37Why is Agent Smith wearing a tiny sombrero?
  • firesights, on 06/17/2009, -0/+37I thought it was a pretty well-produced piece of advertising.

    But that's exactly what this is. They're selling a product. Not attempting to instill faith in individuals.
  • ivansusanin, on 06/17/2009, -3/+40that would be a pretty sick car commercial if the "scientology.org" was taken out.
  • argagarg, on 06/17/2009, -1/+35What a bunch of garbage.
  • smrekar, on 06/17/2009, -0/+34because it is a cult that kills people and steals their assets.
  • KILLSTRUCTO, on 06/17/2009, -0/+33about $50,000+
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