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- shutaro, on 10/27/2009, -6/+559***** SCIENTOLOGY!
- decker12, on 10/27/2009, -3/+456Now if only the USA would revoke the tax-exempt status of this "church", we'd be getting somewhere.
- garvallagh, on 10/27/2009, -10/+392viva la France
- MattBlackCat, on 10/27/2009, -1/+346Church of Scientology = Fraud
Quelle surprise - Mujokan, on 10/27/2009, -2/+331"Unlike the US, France has always refused to recognise Scientology as a religion, arguing that it is a purely commercial operation designed to make as much money as it can at the expense of often vulnerable victims"
- ProjectGSX, on 10/27/2009, -29/+302Wait, did the French just WIN a battle?
- newes, on 10/27/2009, -27/+250we should revoke the tax exempt status of all churches.
- XTomTomX, on 10/27/2009, -9/+220Lord Xenu will not be pleased.
- junkwheel, on 10/27/2009, -3/+198Eric Roux, a spokesman for the Celebrity Centre, urged France to recognise Scientology's "legality".
"The freedom to run an insane, brainwashing, ponzi scheme, cult is in danger in this country," he said. - FiveIronFlip, on 10/27/2009, -13/+127Actually, I think you meant to say "Vive la France."
As far as I know, "vive" is the subjunctive of "vivre," meaning "to live," and is used because of a lack of a third-person imperative form. Thus, "vive la France" means "long live France."
Viva doesn't really mean anything in French. - Telionis, on 10/27/2009, -1/+102Lord Xenu will be ecstatic. Without the Church of Scientology to protect them, France will be an easy target. Muhahahahaha....
- Gixxer18, on 10/27/2009, -3/+102Scientology is a joke. Watch the South Park episode that makes fun of it.. then do some research.. what South Park says is ACTUALLY what they believe.. and normally the creators have to TRY to make fun of something.. scientology just makes fun of itself with its beliefs.. hahahahaha
- BoneheadFarker, on 10/27/2009, -10/+107Not all churches went about gaining their tax exempt status by infiltrating and blackmailing the US government.
- str1fe, on 10/27/2009, -30/+122Nickelback sucks.
- JoLanTru, on 10/27/2009, -5/+91I've changed my mind, I love french people.
- swizzcheez, on 10/27/2009, -1/+76A 600k Euro fine? That's giving them the evil eye not a real punishment. I don't think they're going to lose any Thetians on this one...
- barcelonaKiz, on 10/27/2009, -4/+77Vive your virginité
- Telionis, on 10/27/2009, -2/+74Indeed. CoS should have gotten in serious trouble for that alone.
Nevertheless, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". How then can you reconcile this decree with the action of granting special tax-exemption privileges to religious organizations? - korbendallas16, on 10/27/2009, -6/+73scientology is closet gay.
- inactive, on 10/27/2009, -3/+67Scientology is a cult. Long live ANONYMOUS.
- nostalgichero, on 10/27/2009, -2/+63I think any "church" that mandates I pay them, isn't a "church" at all. At least catholics just hand a little dish around and only guilt trip you, maybe slap you on the wrists. With an average life-time member rate of 50,000 (including turnover rate) It makes $60-$80 million a year. http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/realstats.htm
- venom8599, on 10/27/2009, -4/+62It was only a legal battle though, and I'd guess that Scientology's representatives in France were also mostly French, so some Frenchmen also lost a legal battle.
- stubear, on 10/27/2009, -15/+72Oh, Christians have most certainly infiltrated the highest levels of our Government and base laws and legal decisions on their belief system. They don't NEED to blackmail the U.S. Government, they ARE the U.S. Government.
- blaket, on 10/27/2009, -1/+52Good for France. Blow one against the cult. Here's to hoping more courts step in and stop their money grubbing ways.
- snagglefoof, on 10/27/2009, -3/+51Actually, apparently it's not. Scientology was a huge supporter of Prop 8 in California.
- eKalb33, on 10/27/2009, -3/+47Mom! Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet!
- TheRuler496, on 10/27/2009, -2/+37Lol @ Scientology
- venom8599, on 10/27/2009, -0/+34Yes he will, he's the bad guy in Scientology's half-baked (Okay, fully baked.) plot line.
- Fazaman, on 10/27/2009, -3/+36Sorry, it is far more ridiculous that other religions. Where as the stories of the bible are... out there, one can see how they could have been normal events that had been exaggerated and mistranslated over the years to become the fantastical stories that they are. A self described 'Space opera' about galactic overlords, soul catchers, 'body theatens', and questionable electronic devices to sense 'engrams' is another order of magnitude into the ridiculous.
- Narishma, on 10/27/2009, -3/+35What they believe in is no more ridiculous than any other religion. The problem with Scientology is that they require money from their members in order to continue to practice it, which makes it basically a business instead of a religion, and a shady one at that.
- gavroche, on 10/27/2009, -0/+30http://www.google.com/search?q=france+role+in+amer ...
- inactive, on 10/27/2009, -2/+32Because they have to determine if they are tax exempt. None of them should be.
- brickwall99, on 10/27/2009, -21/+50***** religion!
- maurovz, on 10/27/2009, -0/+28Always relevant
- AustinJambo, on 10/27/2009, -2/+30If churches want to play the game of politics, let them pay admission like everyone else [George Carlin, from the album "What Am I Doing In New Jersey?"]
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death. [George Carlin] - zip000, on 10/27/2009, -3/+30Exactly. If church charities want tax exempt status, I'm find with that - but only the charity portion should be allowed to benefit.
- MisteryMeat, on 10/28/2009, -2/+29I like turtles!
- junkwheel, on 10/27/2009, -1/+28"When a French court convicts your religion. YOUR religion. And you are a Scientologist. You just know. You just KNOW *smug look*. That NO *insane look* France isn't safe *fake serious look*. But it CAN *eyes wide open* be saved. And, of course, you know you're the only one who can help. *grade A tool look* If you haven't overdosed on vitamins, WHAT HELP IS THAT. Tell me....HOW are you going to fly? With your scientific calculator and your lemon juice? Put your books down, and go home."
Reporter: "Thanks for your time Tom. Back to you in the studio!" - hoikarnage, on 10/27/2009, -3/+29Which is to say not at all, I presume?
- gllopc, on 10/27/2009, -0/+26Well - that's if we can find and get him out of the volcano.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu
"A government faction known as the Loyal Officers finally overthrew Xenu and his renegades, and locked him away in "an electronic mountain trap" from which he still has not escaped.[7][21][17] Although the location of Xenu is sometimes said to be the Pyrenees on Earth, this is actually the location Hubbard gave elsewhere for an ancient "Martian report station".[22][23] Teegeeack/Earth was subsequently abandoned by the Galactic Confederacy and remains a pariah "prison planet" to this day, although it has suffered repeatedly from incursions by alien "Invader Forces" since that time.[5][24][25]" - BroderickG, on 10/27/2009, -3/+28***** THE MPAA!
- DChapgier, on 10/27/2009, -3/+28***** THE RIAA!
- IHaveIssues, on 10/27/2009, -0/+23I put this in the same category as Madoff's scheme. There is no religion involved in scientology.
- Supernova36, on 10/27/2009, -1/+24I wonder what Tommy has to say about this..
Presumably it will be well structured and logical. - ngregge, on 10/27/2009, -1/+24Yeah, the Pope lives in a one bedroom condo (with bunkbeds, inexplicably), and certainly doesnt have his OWN ***** COUNTRY.
- linagee, on 10/27/2009, -0/+23Southpark - What Scientologists Actually Believe
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104274 - bdurkin, on 10/27/2009, -1/+24but Nickelback really sucks. I can prove it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2b1D5w82yU
- BroderickG, on 10/27/2009, -4/+27NICKELBACK SUCKS!
- leif777, on 10/27/2009, -1/+23I think France is just trying to suck up to Anon.
- manbeef, on 10/27/2009, -1/+23***** THE... uhh... oh! DEA!
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