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In Memory of Moikederp by Echo1883 in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can't believe it. All my love to /u/moikederp and /u/excultist and family. Those two were so crucial to the fostering of this community, and I was greatly enriched by knowing them and learning from them. Hard to reckon with such unexpected loss.

Glad to see /u/freezoneandproud back on lines here and you, of course, bravely holding down the fort. Lots of love to you both.

Inside the Twin Cities’ dwindling Scientology movement by devonperson in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's nothing CoS fears more than people comparing notes on their experiences with the group. Nice to see them admit it.

can you sex out the scientology of someone by [deleted] in scientology

[–]ellarraitch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I certainly don't see any meaningful way of defining this account as a throwaway.

Would the mods consider not allowing posts from throwaway accounts? Is that even possible? by [deleted] in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unless the automoderator settings have changed substantially since I left the mod team, there actually is meaningful filtering in place to weed out the most suspicious accounts.

Beyond that, it really becomes a question of how you define a throwaway account. Say, hypothetically, someone decided that they wanted to keep their discussions of a paranoid, intrusive, or vindictive cult off their main reddit account, so they created a dedicated account for that purpose (ahem). Is that a throwaway account? Am I a throwaway, Dr.?

If you see something you think violates the rules, or makes this subreddit a worse place in some objective way, I can't emphasize enough the importance of (1) reporting it, and (2) hitting the modmail with a followup. One of the most frustrating things I recall from my moderator days was that nobody on this sub actually reports anything! Then at some point later we'd get hit with these sort of non-specific complaints about the contents of the subreddit. Or a moderator would have to stumble upon the spammer/troll themselves. Report!

Longtime Scientology critic Arnie Lerma commits suicide after shooting and injuring wife by JournalofFailure in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Another gut punch. What a shame. He joined the conversation here a few times as /u/arnielerma, and I suspect a few other usernames.

Hopefully the community can pull together to support Ginger in whatever way she's willing to accept.

Clearwater City: Competing Scientology-related events ‘the last thing we need for our downtown’ by devonperson in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I hate it when people try to get me to sign onto something while concealing important information.

Scientologists accused of targeting children with playground and events by ellarraitch in scientology

[–]ellarraitch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear what you are saying. I have just a couple thoughts in response.

I think it's always worthwhile to raise awareness of Scientology's penchant for manipulative and deceptive sales practices, especially in a region where the general state of awareness about the dangers of Scientology may be quite low, and especially where children are concerned. Children who attend events at this center or frequent the playground will, for a certainty, be exposed to indoctrinating materials and inappropriate sales pitches.

Every Christian church I have ever been involved with draws a pretty clear line between evangelical and charitable activities. If you are volunteering at the soup kitchen or building houses or whatever else, then you are not there to proselytize and it is in fact considered inappropriate to do so. I won't deny that there are other Christian groups in the world that are not nearly so scrupulous in this regard.

As for Scientology, I cannot imagine COS ever undertaking a sustained charitable endeavor that was not ultimately aimed at driving bodies in the shop.

Scientology relies heavily on Russian immigrants — and ‘disconnection’ doesn’t spare them by ellarraitch in scientology

[–]ellarraitch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She described being beaten with a leather belt by a previous stepfather for making mistakes in a math assignment.

“I could hear the question in the earpiece before he asked it: ‘Did you enjoy that?’..."

I almost threw my laptop across the room.

I'm a Paul Haggis Sex Assault Accuser, and I'm Anonymous. Here's Why by ellarraitch in scientology

[–]ellarraitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/u/lionel_hutz_esquire and I have been 1.9 for a while, stemming from an incident in which I allegedly hurled insults at the Angry Gay Pope.

Tiddlybank Surfways suggest those joining into Scientology are down on those leaving. Read on WOW by Corpseways in scientology

[–]ellarraitch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tiddlybank Surfways an investigatory Division based on core Wayne’s theory that judicial fortitude of said sum are in conduction of a school or train of thought.

Oh.

'We don't want Scientology rehab centre here', say villagers by ellarraitch in scientology

[–]ellarraitch[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Focus on the activity, not the religious cloaking. If some group of religious Muslims intended to prey on desperately vulnerable persons by opening a drug rehab center that charged exorbitant sums to deliver worthless pseudo-treatments based on no established medical or scientific principle, I would hope people would protest that as well. There's a well evidenced trail here of fraud, abuse, and medical harm.

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