Comments on: Scientology donation unboxing http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/ Putting the Dis back in Discourse Wed, 20 May 2009 05:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Edwards http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/comment-page-1/#comment-739 David Edwards Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:34:33 +0000 http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/#comment-739 When I was in Boulder I also wanted to go to one of the tests, and also, wanted someone to go along with me. Good call on bringing backup. When I was in Boulder I also wanted to go to one of the tests, and also, wanted someone to go along with me. Good call on bringing backup.

]]> By: Jon Hansen http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Jon Hansen Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:50:30 +0000 http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/#comment-738 I keep trying to get someone to accompany me to the "Free Personality Test", but no one will. I won't go alone, of course, because I assume that the last thing I'll see is the inside of a burlap bag and then I'll wake up somewhere, a couple of months from now, bald and wearing a short sleeve button up while weeding some massive field with a bunch of similiarly dressed, drugged and drooling captives and Tom Cruise rides around in the back of a pick-up screaming at us over a mega-phone. At least with two of us, we can fight our way out if need be. I keep trying to get someone to accompany me to the “Free Personality Test”, but no one will. I won’t go alone, of course, because I assume that the last thing I’ll see is the inside of a burlap bag and then I’ll wake up somewhere, a couple of months from now, bald and wearing a short sleeve button up while weeding some massive field with a bunch of similiarly dressed, drugged and drooling captives and Tom Cruise rides around in the back of a pick-up screaming at us over a mega-phone.

At least with two of us, we can fight our way out if need be.

]]> By: Anon http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Anon Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:57:56 +0000 http://www.culturegeeks.com/2008/03/26/scientology-donation-unboxing/#comment-737 Somebody has money to burn, because the Church of Scientology charges its members $450 for the books alone. The full package including lectures and courses is $5000. It seems they've been shipping these to everyone on their mailing lists, including former Scientologists, with a bill for the full $5000 amount. Fortunately, under US law anything unsolicited which is mailed to you is considered a gift. It's also worth noting that they continually rewrite these books and force their followers to re-purchase them. An extra bargain given that they own their own printing facilities and use unpaid Scientologist labour to make them. Somebody has money to burn, because the Church of Scientology charges its members $450 for the books alone. The full package including lectures and courses is $5000.

It seems they’ve been shipping these to everyone on their mailing lists, including former Scientologists, with a bill for the full $5000 amount. Fortunately, under US law anything unsolicited which is mailed to you is considered a gift.

It’s also worth noting that they continually rewrite these books and force their followers to re-purchase them. An extra bargain given that they own their own printing facilities and use unpaid Scientologist labour to make them.

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