Spiritual symbiosis: A surprising one (Scientology Alert)

St. Petersburg Times Online ^ | October 30, 2005 | Robert Farley

[Jacob Kell]

TAMPA - It's Monday night, and 13 teenagers gather at the Glorious Church of God in Christ, a predominantly African-American church in a working class neighborhood of East Tampa.

The teens bow their heads and pray Jesus will make this a productive evening. Then one hands out pamphlets titled The Way to Happiness.

[Jacob Kell]

Does anyone have any opinions about this?

[AmericaUnited]

Yes, these people are naive and don't know what they're really yoking up with.

[Americanwolf]

yes I believe Scientology is a dangerous cult and any church tying into what they are doing for what ever reason is dangerous.

[bahblahbah]

Anything that gives creedence towards Scientology or Ron Hubbard is bad.

[TommyDale]

Yes. Scientology is not a real religion. People should run away from that group as quickly as possible.

[Riverman94610]

Funny about their outreach to blacks. During my four month sojourn through this shady group in 1968,everyone with Scientology was lily white

[Ohioan from Florida]

Does anyone have any opinions about this?

Lisa McPherson probably does, but she can't tell you about them anymore.

[GSlob]

Spirituosity level is not nearly high enough. Ought to be 86 proof, and what does one see there?

[TommyDale]

Yep, the ones I knew were the most racist bigots I had ever met.

[George Smiley]

websearch "Church of Wogs"

[beethovenfan]

All Scientologists want is converts' money. I don't see that
they're going to get much from poor black folks.

[Cenobite]

Ya Know
Hubbard started this Scientology crap as a tax dodge. You see, he was a starving science fiction writer and he had to feed his wife and kids. Then some real tin-foil hat wearers got ahold his "church" and the rest is history.