Church of Scientology tries to stop KRQE report about compound

KREQ TV 13 (CBS, Albuquerque) ^ | 11-21-2005 | KREQ

[Travis McGee]

WTF, over?

[Sonny M]

I knew a couple of scientologists years ago.

2 kids, nice guys.

But the biggest geeks I ever met.

I always suspected they got recruited at some kind of nerd/geek sci-fi thing.

[EricT.]

Why is it they are so secretive. My goodness they sue people over everything.

Does anyone remember the last time that the Baptists or Lutherans or Methodists sued anybody over a news story?

Me neither. Something stinks at Ronnie Hubbard's house.

[Turbopilot]

If you were running a for-profit cult that gets dirt on people through amateur-shrink "auditing" sessions and then holds it over their heads to squeeze thousands of dollars from them in exchange for hearing a third-rate sci-fi story, you'd sue to keep potential victims from hearing about it too.

[afnamvet]

The story is about a compound hidden deep in a remote part (Trementina) of New Mexico. Among other interesting features are markings in the landscape that can only be seen from the air and a vault built into a mountain side.

The vault holds Travolta's lousy movies.

[null and void]

So you have questions about Scientology...

[research99]

Another Scientology vault (near Petrolia in
Northern California) Seen here:

http://www.lisamcpherson.org/cos/petrolia.htm

Weird!!

[Squantos]

That's why they call it the land of enchaaaaaaaaaantment !.....:o)

[weegee]

Well maybe they DO have proof of alien spacecraft. It would do wonders to support their religious beliefs.

[HairOfTheDog]

I just know, my son now knows what he will buy me for Christmas...all the South Park DVDs...

Good for you! Just remember, they should not be viewed by anyone. :~D

[Michael.SF.]

Among other interesting features are markings in the landscape that can only be seen from the air

Geez, don't these guys read national Geographic?

Nazca Lines, Peru

[meanie monster]

LOL

[Cicero]

I first took up reading SF many years ago when it was mostly pulp magazines. I had read a couple of L. Ron Hubbard stories and novels, and I remember reading a letter to the editor in one of the half-cent-a-word pulps from Hubbard, saying that SF didn't pay enough, so he was quitting and intended to go into a more lucrative field: namely, starting a new religion.

He appears to have done very well by it.

[research99]

Aerial Photos of the New Mexico Scientology compound:

http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/tremcirc.jpg
http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/trement.jpg
http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/tremhou2.jpg
http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/tremhous.jpg
http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/tremover.jpg
http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/tremrunw.jpg

Weird !!

[Alia]

Publicity stunt. Free "ads" for the site, but as "news". uhuh.

[dynachrome]

Hope your son is not too young. Very rude, bordering obscene, politically incorrect, foooooking hilarious stuff. Will be quoted for years.

[Cicero]

That first one is certainly weird. The last one looks like an air strip, maybe.

[bkepley]

Paranoia and religion's a bad mix.

[SteveMcKing]

I have secret room in my house, and NOBODY MAY ENTER IT.

YOU MAY NOT ENTER MY HOME TO LOOK, EITHER!!!!!!!


There. Suddenly, a thousand people want to peek at my friggin' broom closet.

[tarawa]

The best part on that episode was the credits... John Smith, John Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, John Smith....