Scientological

While it's clear that psychiatry and psychology are legitimate fields with real value---the Pope steers well clear of a Scientological condemnation of all psychology---it's equally clear that our society overvalues them and relies on them in an inappropriate way:

Archive 2009-08-01 John M 2009

I'm pretty convinced that the volcano/galactic tyrant business is the basis for the Scientological faith, and I'm also convinced that if this was more widely known, it would be harder to get people to take the institution and its beliefs seriously.

Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011

In this ABC video clip uploaded in 2010, Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis is asked gentle questions about his faith by the interviewer, who wants to know if it's true that a Scientological article of faith is that the human race has its origins in the strange business of energy beings strapped to volcanoes by a space-tyrant and so forth.

Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011

New York Times story profiling such mild apostates that inspired Saxton to give us the final go-ahead to publish this interview, after many weeks during which Saxton weighed the pros and cons of risking further exposure, publicity, and Scientological wrath by releasing his story to the JREF.

James Randi Educational Foundation Penn Bullock 2010

It feels too simplistic to suggest that these are a bunch of scientists taking logic to a Scientological level.

Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

And Anderson put up the money - which he never used - in the expectation that he would reach the "OT VIII" level of Scientological glory.

Planet Atheism 2010

So both Suri and Katie hurtle toward the next level of Scientological horrors and mysteries, one sadly and innocently unaware, the other searching in vain for the shatters of the soul she sold lo those four or so years ago for a shot at a movie career.

Gawker: Defamer 2009

So both Suri and Katie hurtle toward the next level of Scientological horrors and mysteries, one sadly and innocently unaware, the other searching in vain for the shatters of the soul she sold lo those four or so years ago for a shot at a movie career.

Gawker 2009

Just for pressuring two women to pay tens of thousands of dollars for spurious Scientological products and services!

BNET Articles 2009

I was about to say, and in spite of the utter absurdity of Scientological beliefs, but come to think of it, they are no more absurd than any other religion.

Stayin' Alive 2009