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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
If you won't state the actual reasons for your objection to the ruling then all anyone can do is work on assumptions. Clearly it's not me who is trying to stifle debate, it's you.
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No.
Re-read your posts. As in the past you'd already made up your mind that my 'objections' were based on what you decided was 'religious snobbery'.
Then you asked me what my objections were. I can show you the posts in order if you like.
That's you being prejudice and narrow-minded in the way that many atheists accuse religious people of being. But hypocrisy aside for a moment.
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Once again I'll ask you Russ. What exactly are the reasons for your objection to this ruling?
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Disliking something and objecting to it (to the point of wanting something repealed/banned) are two different things to me. They may be identical to yourself but I don't work that way - the world is bigger than me and just because I may not be comfortable with something does not mean I demand it be changed.
From what I have seen of Scientology (and its effects on members AND non-members) it comes across as damaging and destructive. Now I'm sure you'll be only too happy to show some random and out-of-context biblical passage that suggests Christianity is the same however I've not seen anything in scriptures that is directly damaging in that way. For example if you or I publicly criticise Scientology then any and all methods are deemed acceptable to ruin our reputations. That's just an example of how I'm very uncomfortable with Scientology. Do I want it banned? I'm not sure I've said that. Do I think people should not follow it as a faith? Nope not said that either.
Do I consider Scientology a threat to my own faith? That's perhaps the most laughable thing you have ever alluded to on CF.
The answer's no by the way.